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- Ailing Western Saharan Human Rights Activist Aminatou Haidar Demands Moroccan Authorities Allow Her Return to Occupied Homeland 1 Dec 2009 16:31 GMT
... Ailing Western Saharan Human Rights Activist Aminatou Haidar Demands Moroccan Authorities Allow ... Western Sahara, a disputed territory in North Africa bordering Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria. Formerly controlled by Spain, Morocco has occupied ...
- UN denies complicity in Congo human rights abuses after leaked report 1 Dec 2009 07:25 GMT
... UN denies complicity in Congo human rights abuses after leaked report The United Nations ... report charges that government officials in several African countries were working hand-in-hand with the rebels. ... Great Lakes of Africa, former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, gave an indication of where ...
- Human Rights Group Pursues Rights of Girl Child [document] 1 Dec 2009 16:15 GMT
... During the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Rights held in ... the 11 to 25 November 2009 different Human rights organisations presented their statement at the conference. ...
- Human Rights Defenders Under Siege in Ethiopia 1 Dec 2009 01:23 GMT
... Human Rights Defenders Under Siege in Ethiopia Soon to ... Most Restrictive of its Kind in Sub-Saharan Africa; Law Draws Inspiration from Similarly Repressive Laws ...
- Citizens in Sweden Form Human Rights Group 1 Dec 2009 16:10 GMT
... Gambians in Sweden have formed a human rights group called HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL (HUMRA) ... abuses and violations in the Gambia and Africa as a whole. The group indicated that ...
- UN: Minaret vote weakens Switzerland's human rights stance 1 Dec 2009 12:31 GMT
... Cologne, Germany - Police caught on Tuesday the ... about 30 kilo... Paris - A 39-year-old Algerian who was imprisoned for seven years in ...
- Egypt kills man on Israel border 1 Dec 2009 15:54 GMT
... An African migrant has been shot and killed by Egyptian police as he tried to illegally cross ... killed at the Egypt-Israel border in 2009. Human rights activists have previously criticized Egypt for the ...
- 2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo arrive in Italy, to be tried on terror charges 1 Dec 2009 02:33 GMT
... ROME - Two Tunisians who had been detained at Guantanamo arrived ... in France." Lahmar is one of six Algerians who were detained in Bosnia in 2001 ... The slow pace of transfers has disappointed human rights groups who had hoped Obama would follow ...
- Country Elected As Member of the African Commission of Human and Peoples' Rights 1 Dec 2009 14:56 GMT
... Tunis — Tunisia has been elected in the person of ... Mohamed Béchir Khalfallah as member of the African commission of peoples' and human rights. The oath-taking ceremony was held during the ...
- Zambia Should Act On Genocide Suspects - NGO 1 Dec 2009 12:39 GMT
... continental Non Governmental Organisation has demanded that Zambia acts expeditiously in apprehending Genocide suspects who ... haven. Joseph Chilengi, the Executive Director of Africa Internally Displaced Persons' Voice (Africa IDP Voice) ... ongoing training workshop on equal status and human rights of Women in East Africa in Mombasa, ...
- EU extends Niger talks deadline - sources 1 Dec 2009 18:12 GMT
... extension to deadline in constitutional crisis * Niger envoy now due in Brussels by Dec. ... gave Niger for talks about the northwest African country's constitutional crisis, political sources in the ... Amadou, a spokesman for the opposition and human rights activist. A delegate is now due in ...
- Tunisia observes World Aids Day 1 Dec 2009 15:56 GMT
... Under the theme “human rights and access to treatment”, Tunisia is observing on December 1, 2009, World ... the virus has decreased by 15% in Africa, 25% in East Asia and 10% in ...
- UN demands for more action to help African women access HIV treatment 1 Dec 2009 00:44 GMT
... ensure that women and girls across sub-Saharan Africa access comprehensive HIV prevention, care and support. ... Mataka, who is executive director of the Zambia National AIDS Network (ZNAN), a local organization ... quality evidence and should be grounded in human rights principles, which empower men, women and girls ...
- UN demands for more to help African women access HIV treatment 1 Dec 2009 02:40 GMT
... "In 2008, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 91 percent (of the 1.4 ... Mataka, who is executive director of the Zambia National AIDS Network (ZNAN), a local organization ... quality evidence and should be grounded in human rights principles, which empower men, women and girls ...
- Algerian Guantanamo detainee transferred to France 1 Dec 2009 07:22 GMT
... 2009; 2:31 AM PARIS (Reuters) - An Algerian man who had been detained at the ... by U.S. critics as a place where human rights were routinely violated. "We have chosen to ... Monday, U.S. and Italian authorities said two Tunisian detainees had been transferred to Italy, where ...
- Religious Institutions in Egypt condemn Swiss ban of minarets 1 Dec 2009 17:18 GMT
... Dec 1 (KUNA) -- Religious Institutions in Egypt consisting of Al-Azhar, Ministry of Awqaf and ... organizations condemned this ban, as it violated human rights and freedom of religion. Amnesty International also ...
- Child Rights Experts Seek Closer Bond With African Commission 1 Dec 2009 16:15 GMT
... The 46th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights witnessed ... the presentation of statements by different international Human Rights NGOs and State parties during its proceedings ...
- African bishops send World AIDS Day message: 'the Church is second to none in facing HIV in Africa' 1 Dec 2009 10:16 GMT
... Day, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) released a statement in ... 1. This year's theme, "Universal Access and Human Rights, seeks to challenge discriminatory laws, practices and ...
- Sth Africa rolls out new AIDS plan 1 Dec 2009 21:10 GMT
... Sth Africa rolls out new AIDS plan Calls for ... a petition on Tuesday with South Korea's human rights watchdog, saying the policy breaches the rights ...
- Florida's Eckerd College to Launch Yearlong Africa Initiative in January 2010 1 Dec 2009 12:40 GMT
... of Students (ECOS) student government and Eckerd's African Interest Group have been at the helm ... explore issues related to war crimes and human rights, environment and human health, foreign policy and ...
- Same-sex marriage debate reveals rift in African-American community 1 Dec 2009 21:12 GMT
... the National Black Church Initiative. "The great human rights question is what we're doing with the ... debate is revealing a rift in the African American community, pitting some older residents whose ...
- Gunilla Carlsson presents EU declaration on HIV/AIDS in South Africa 1 Dec 2009 10:54 GMT
... presents EU declaration on HIV/AIDS in South Africa Today Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla ... and AIDS requires full respect for all human rights. The right not to be subject to ...
- Rise in HIV and AIDS cases among older Africans 1 Dec 2009 15:10 GMT
... in HIV and AIDS cases among older Africans Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for ... AIDS Day 2009 is universal access and human rights. Despite the target of universal access, the ...
- Human Trafficking Ensnares Hundreds of Thousands 1 Dec 2009 13:04 GMT
... to stories like that of Ms. Aikpitanyi, African governments are stepping up efforts to combat ... trafficking, estimates vary widely, notes the UN human rights commissioner's special rapporteur on human trafficking, Joy ... smuggle 15 children, including a 10-year-old, into Zambia for use in seasonal farm labour. In ...
- Gitmo Detainees Arrive In Italy For Trial 1 Dec 2009 00:41 GMT
... Two Tunisians who had been detained at Guantanamo arrived ... Press. In addition to the Tunisians, an Algerian detainee, Saber Lahmar, was heading to "rebuild ... The slow pace of transfers has disappointed human rights groups who had hoped Obama would follow ...
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