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Ugandan Parliament Debates Anti-Homosexuality Law

The Ugandan parliament, on Tuesday March 21, 2023 started debate on a

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stresses importance of continuing to promote women’s rights

El-Sisi's remarks came during the celebration on Monday of Egyptian Women's Day.

Museveni says West ‘wasting time’ over gay rights push

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has accused Western countries of imposing gay rights

European Parliament condemns Tunisia’s crackdown on press freedom, calls for journalist’s release

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hails the European Parliament’s approval of an emergency

South Africa requests twitter to delete alleged hateful video

South African authorities have requested Twitter to take down a video that

The US promises to “stand up” for LGBTQ+ rights in Kenya

The US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman has said the United States

Djibouti Authorities Deports FIDH Human Rights Campaigner Deswaef

Authorities in Djibouti have deported the vice-president of the International Federation of

Morocco: Benkirane Asks PJD Members not to comment on Royal Cabinet’s Palestine Statement

Head of the former ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD) Abdelilah Benkirane

UN experts call on South Africa to create torture prevention body

South Africa must swiftly set up a watchdog mechanism to examine prisons,

Child victims of sexual violence aren’t heard or understood: Nigerian study

Violence against children is a global problem. A 2020 Global Status Report