Appeal for AU Action in Zambia Lead Poisoning Case

Accountability Needed for Decades-Long Violations of Children’s Rights Zambia should provide accountability for its failure to clean up a contaminated mine site that is responsible for the ongoing lead poisoning of children, Human Rights Watch said today in supporting a request for African Union action to require the government and others involved to clean up […]

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Sahel Region: African Union Appoints Special Envoy

Opportunity to Boost AU Engagement, Promote Human Rights The African Union’s (AU) appointment of Burundi’s president as its special envoy for the Sahel region strengthens the AU’s capacity to address the most pressing human rights challenges facing Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to President Evariste Ndayishimiye. The […]

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