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Muslim Women Affirm Commitment to Hijab Rights


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The Coalition of Nigerian Muslim Women has maintained its unwavering commitment to constructive engagement with various stakeholders and the Nigerian public to protect the fundamental rights of hijab-wearing women. The coalition made the…

ECOWAS Court dismisses claims of rights violations against Mali


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The ECOWAS Court has dismissed, multiple claims brought by the human rights organization Collectif Cri de Coeur pour le Mali against the government of Mali.  The case, premised on allegations of human rights violations during a conflict,…

Morocco wins vote to lead UN human rights body


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Morocco won a vote to lead the United Nations Human Rights Council after a heated showdown with South Africa, which said Rabat's human rights record made it unfit to preside over the body. The Moroccan candidate, Ambassador Omar Zniber,…

Freed Egyptian rights activist pledges to continue work


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A high-profile Egyptian activist who was released from prison after being pardoned by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi insists he will continue to work in the field of human rights. The case of Patrick George Zaki, a student at the…

Egyptian rights researcher, lawyer freed from detention


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Egyptian rights researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer were freed, a day after being pardoned by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in cases that renewed attention to Egypt's human rights record. Zaki had served 22 months in…

Day of African Child: Rights boss call for responsible use of internet


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As the world mark International Day of African Child, Nigeria Children and Africa at large have been tasked to use the internet to improve their lives positively rather than engaging in online trivialities that will distract them from their…

ECOWAS, IPU Partner On Child’s Rights Protection


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To ensure the protection of child’s rights, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) are collaborating to mitigate any form of abuse of children in the region. The Speaker of ECOWAS…

NGOs urges Burundi to release five human rights defenders


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A group of human rights NGOs urged the Burundian authorities to release five human rights defenders arrested on charges of rebellion and undermining state security "immediately" and to stop "intimidating" civil society. The activists…

Eritrean president calls Tigray rights abuse claims fantasy


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Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said Thursday that allegations of rights abuse by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray region during the two-year war there amounted to "fantasy". "This is a fantasy in the minds of those who are... in…

Malian opposition expels UN mission rights chief


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Malian ruling junta says that it was expelling the head of the human rights division of MINUSMA, the UN mission there, giving him 48 hours to leave the country. The decision comes after a Malian rights activist last month denounced the…