Ivory Coast ‘festival’ focuses on sexual consent
In a hall at Abidjan university, around 20 people are getting dance therapy, part of an innovative event designed to ...
Tag: Rights
Ethiopian forces burned Tigrayan man alive: rights body
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on Sunday that government forces were responsible for burning a Tigrayan man to ...
‘Nightmare’ of underage marriage for Moroccan girls
Nadia was just 16 when she was married off to a violent husband old enough to be her father -- ...
Abused refugee in Greece says ‘no longer afraid to speak up’
For Congolese asylum-seeker Ruth, the fact her husband beat her was something she used to keep a tightly guarded secret. ...
Author who fled ‘torture’ in Uganda arrives in Germany
An award-winning Ugandan author who fled the country after being charged with insulting President Yoweri Museveni and his son has ...
Mali security improves, freedom of expression worsens: UN expert
Security in Mali has improved but freedom of expression has worsened, an independent UN expert said Tuesday, in the latest ...
Tigray rebels gang-raped women and girls in Ethiopia war: Amnesty
Tigrayan fighters deliberately killed civilians and gang-raped dozens of women and underage girls in two towns in Ethiopia's Amhara region ...
Central African army and Russian paramilitary spark panic in two villages: UN source
The Central African Republic's army, accompanied by a Russian paramilitary group, sparked panic earlier this week in the center of ...
HRW urges Uganda to investigate author’s torture claims
Uganda should drop all charges against a prominent author who has fled into exile and instead investigate claims he was ...
Burundi rights groups angry after EU restores aid
Burundian civil society groups on Wednesday angrily reproached the EU over its decision to resume financial aid to the country, ...
Ugandan author accused of insulting ruling family freed: lawyer
A prominent Ugandan author accused of insulting the country's ruling family was freed on Wednesday after being detained despite a ...
Tunisia president says freedoms ‘guaranteed’
Tunisian President Kais Saied assured Thursday that the country's freedoms are "guaranteed" after rights groups warned of a threat signaled ...
Tunisia freedoms at risk after protest crackdown: rights groups
Freedoms are imperiled in Tunisia after the violent suppression of protests against President Kais Saied last week, rights groups warned ...