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Nigeria: Court remands Bishop over alleged rape of church members

A Nigerian Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court siting in Lagos and

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

For Kenya's lesbians and gays, a supreme court ruling allowing the rights

Juvenile offenders in Ghana aren’t prepared for rejoining society – how the system is failing them

Globally, about one million children are held in police custody annually; 410,000

Uganda’s failure to jail child rapists as teen pregnancies soar

The shocking rise of sexual abuse of young girls in northern Uganda

US Agency cites human right abuses in Ghana

The United States (US) has indicted various Ghanaian state authorities, including security

Moroccan court increases jail terms in controversial child rape case

A Moroccan court has sharply increased the jail sentences handed down against

Kenya: Protesters carrying dead body demand justice for murdered man

Drama ensued in Chuka town in Tharaka Nithi County on Saturday after

Ugandan security kills notorious warrior in Kotido 

Joint security forces, the Police and Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) on Thursday

Ugandan LGBTQ activist readies for the fight of his life

When Frank Mugisha came out two decades ago, being gay in Uganda

Dozens raped as Angola expel migrant workers to Congo

A number of Congolese women and children have been raped and subjected