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Source: International Criminal Court (ICC) |

Mr Al Hassan sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment

The Chamber rejected a Defence request to deduct additional time spent by Mr Al Hassan in detention in Mali since 21 April 2017

Today, 20 November 2024, Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (www.ICC-CPI.int) ("ICC" or "Court") sentenced Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud to 10 years of imprisonment following the Trial Judgment (https://apo-opa.co/4i1xWsr) in which the Chamber found him guilty of some of the charges brought against him…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
Source: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) |

Chiefs of Greater Tonj pledge improved rule of law when traditional and modern laws are better aligned

The event featured passionate discussions and thoughtful reflections, highlighting a collective determination to push through meaningful changes

In Tonj North and Tonj South, more than 60 traditional court actors recently took part in a pivotal training on ways to modernize customary laws and integrate them with the formal justice system to better protect the rights of women, children and other vulnerable community members. The event featured passionate…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Africans and People of African Descent Call on Europe to Reckon with Their Colonial Legacies

Based on experts’ interventions, participants at the workshop shared and exchanged reparations struggles they have experienced and obstacles to upholding communities’ rights

Experts from the African continent and its global diasporas called on European governments to address their colonial past and ongoing impacts at the Dekoloniale Berlin Africa Conference, a decolonial counter-version of the 1884/5 Berlin Africa Conference 140 years ago. Representatives from Africa and people of African descent came together at…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Legislative Elections in Senegal: the Heads of the African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Missions (EOMs) meet observers and carry out a series of visits

For the two officials, the aim was to find out about the conditions for organising the 17 November 2024 elections and the preparations for deploying observers throughout Senegal

In the context of the legislative elections of 17 November 2024 in Senegal, Ambassador Francis Alex Tsegah, Head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) EOM and Ambassador Aristide Calixte Mbari, Head of the African Union (AU) EOM, , met on Friday 15 November 2024 in Dakar with…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Legislative elections in Senegal: 7.3 million Senegalese go to the polls this Sunday 17 November 2024 to elect their representatives to the National Assembly

The Head of the ECOWAS EOM visited polling stations located at École Berthe MAUBERT in the Plateau district, École Hadja Wrath DIENE and École MANGUIERS II in the Médina district

This Sunday, 17 November 2024, 7 million 33 850 Senegalese are voting to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly using a voting system combining two methods: the first past-the-post and the proportional representation systems. Of the 165 seats in contention, one hundred and twelve (112) are being filled under…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda |

Uganda: ‘Increase public education on the Constitution’

Tayebwa made this call whole commissioning the virtual museum of constitutionalism

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has made a call to government and civil society to increase public education on the Constitution. Tayebwa made this call whole commissioning the virtual museum of constitutionalism. The museum was launched during the Constitution Symposium at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala on Friday, 15 August 2024.…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Libyan Minister’s ‘Morality’ Measures Would Violate Women’s Rights

Government Should Forcefully Disavow Regressive Proposals

During a November 6 press conference in Tripoli, the Government of National Unity’s acting interior minister, Emad Trabelsi, vowed to impose wide-ranging “morality” measures targeting women and girls in western Libya. The restrictions on clothing, social interactions, and travel would flagrantly violate the rights of Libyan women and girls, yet the prime…

African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR)
Source: African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) |

Press release on the death of nearly 25 migrants off the coast of the Union of the Comoros

The Commission is all the more alarmed because this is the third tragedy in recent months to have occurred in the same area and under similar conditions

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) has learned with deep regret of the death of nearly 25 migrants, including women and children, following the sinking of their boat between the archipelago of the Comoros and the island of Mayotte, which they were trying to reach via…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Sudan: Rapid Support Forces Target Civilians

Widespread Attacks in Central Region Highlight Urgent Need to Protect Civilians

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) armed group has killed, injured, and unlawfully detained scores of civilians and raped women and girls during attacks across Sudan’s Al Gezira state, Human Rights Watch said today. Given the scale and severity of the threat to civilians, it is critical for the United Kingdom to…

The Zimbabwe Advocate
Source: The Zimbabwe Advocate |

A Step Toward Stability: Nyusi’s Commitment to Peaceful Transition Sets Example for Mozambique and Africa

By pledging to transfer power peacefully, Nyusi breaks from this pattern, underscoring a culture of governance that values institutional integrity, stability, and public trust over personal ambition

In a powerful demonstration of democratic integrity, Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi has pledged to step down amid the country’s ongoing political crisis, promising a peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Daniel Chapo. This commitment, a rare decision in a region where political transitions are often marked by strife, is a…