AllAfrica News: Human Rights

Africa: Governments Exploited Covid-19 to Crack Down on Human Rights - Report

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:15:26 GMT

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Covid-19 and the emergency measures taken to combat it have affected the poor in Africa particularly badly, and some governments have exploited the pandemic to restrict human rights, says a leading rights expert on Africa.

Somalia: Little Progress With Security, Judicial Reforms

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:09:08 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Somalia from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Guinea: Conde's Forces Enjoy Impunity for Abuses

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:06:23 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Guinea from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Cameroon: Govt, Militia Forces Continue to Abuse Human Rights

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:53:44 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Cameroon from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Burundi: Rights Abuses Continue Despite Transition

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:50:25 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Burundi from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Mozambique: Conflict in North Worsens Human Rights Situation

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:13:46 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Mozambique from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Zimbabwe: Abductions, Torture, Arbitrary Arrests Continued in 2020

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:12:46 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Zimbabwe from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Rwanda: Govt Continues to Target Critics, Flout Human Rights - Report

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:11:58 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Rwanda from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Ethiopia: Human Rights, Security Erode as Govt Struggles to Keep Order

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:11:04 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Ethiopia from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Central African Republic: CAR's Troubled 2020 Human Rights Record

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:10:33 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on the Central African Republic from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Sudan: Transition to Democracy Challenged by Economy, Protests, Covid-19

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:09:33 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Sudan from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Congo-Kinshasa: Human Rights Take a Downturn - Report

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:08:13 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on the DR Congo from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Kenya: Electoral Reforms Still Needed, Says New Report

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:07:18 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Kenya from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Nigeria: Nation's Human Rights Record in 2020

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:06:54 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on Nigeria from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

South Africa: Xenophobic Attacks Continued in 2020 - Rights Report

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:04:18 GMT

[allAfrica] An excerpt on South Africa from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Southern Africa: Lessons in Lockdown - Love & Light in the Time of Corona

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:03:45 GMT

[Gender Links] Johannesburg, 20 January: As the saying goes, "life is what happens while you are planning the next move." 2020 proved this in the most dramatic way possible as the COVID-19 pandemic changed every plan; thrust us into lock down, confusion and moments of despair.

Nigeria: Nigeria's Out-of-School Children Figure Drops to 6.9 Million

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:04:02 GMT

[Leadership] The federal government has revealed that the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria has reduced from 10.1million in 2019-2020 down to 6,946,328 million following the introduction of Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA) in some affected states.

Nigeria: Activist Solicits Youth Development Policy in Nigeria

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:36:07 GMT

[This Day] Child Advocate, founder and project director of Regalo Hope Foundation, Chinenye Onuorah has said that there is a need for federal government to formulate and implement a compressive youth development policy.

Nigeria: Out-of-School Children Drops to 6,9 Million - Govt

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:55:15 GMT

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government yesterday stated that Nigeria's out- of-school-children (OSC) has dropped to 6.946 million from 10.1 million.

Africa: How African Body Markings Were Used to Construct the Idea of Race in Colonial Brazil

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:46:58 GMT

[The Conversation Africa] In the 1700s, the gold rush in southeast Brazil created a high demand for mining labour. The Minas Gerais region became one of the main destinations for African slaves. For the first half of the century, demand was met by a trade circuit connecting the ports of the Bight of Benin to Salvador in Bahia.