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As Sierra Leone prepares for its next national election in 2028, political parties across the country have begun setting strategies and preparing to select their candidates. However, persons with disabilities say they remain poorly represented and are calling on political parties to nominate them as candidates ahead of the election. Samuel Alpha Sesay, a person […]
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Accountability Also Needed For Government Forces On March 3, Belgium’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced the arrest of four individuals—three of whom remain in detention—as part of an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity by an armed separatist group in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions. The investigation focuses on individuals in Belgium suspected of holding leadership roles […]
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A new exhibition at the Apartheid Museum titled: ‘Grave Injustice: The Unfinished Business of the TRC’, will open to the public on 24 September and highlights the ongoing struggle for justice and reparations since the conclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 2003. Curated by the Apartheid Museum in partnership with the Foundation for Human Rights, […]
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Crucial that Talks Include Accountability for Grave Abuses United States-led efforts to end the current armed conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes region appear oblivious to one of the key drivers of the hostilities: the region’s history of failing to punish those responsible for atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. So far, talks have resulted in […]
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They are leading powerful campaigns to address gender-based violence and human rights International Men’s Day (November 19) is celebrated globally to honour the positive contributions men make to the world, their families and their communities. These role models are significant in raising awareness about men’s roles in promoting human well-being through interventions in various social […]
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Joint Statement Urges More Aid, Solidarity, Attention to the Crisis We, the heads of over 50 human rights and humanitarian organizations are coming together to sound the alarm about Sudan, where a disaster is unfolding before our eyes. With fighting continuing across the country, brutal sexual violence rising, widespread deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilians, and […]
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Abdoulaye Hissène Charged by Special Criminal Court By Lewis Mudge | Director, Central Africa | Human Rights Watch This week, the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic announced charges against Abdoulaye Hissène for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in 2017 as leader of the group Popular Front for the Rebirth of the Central African Republic (Front Populaire pour […]
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