Challenges before people with disabilities in 2023 general election
By: Sikiru Obarayese People with Disabilities (PWDs) have always been affected by years of marginalization. Sikiru Obarayese writes about what
Source: tribuneonlineng.com
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UN detainee torture prevention committee cancels recalcitrant Australia
The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture has again had to pull out of a planned inspection after NSW and Queensland refused it access to facilities. Paul Gregoire reports.
Northern Territory New South Wales Australian Capital Territory Steven Caruana Rosalind Croucher Don Dale
Source: greenleft.org.au
AD612: Ensuring children's welfare remains a challenge in Namibia, especially for the poor – Afrobarometer
At the end of April 2020, Namibian police, acting on a request for assistance from the Netherlands police, arrested a 51-year-old former Namibian policeman on 75 charges of child abuse,...
Ministry Of Gender Equality Ministry Of Health Namibia Statistics Agency Un Convention Youth Survey Optional Protocol
Source: afrobarometer.org
Morocco Renews Commitment to Resolve the Sahara Issue
Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
United States Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi National Mechanisms For Implementation Human Rights Council Global Forum Of The Alliance Civilizations International Covenant On Civil
Source: aawsat.com
UN's torture prevention body to visit SA prisons
The UN subcommittee on the prevention of torture (SPT) will conduct confidential interviews in various places of deprivation of liberty across the country."This is the SPT's first visit to S...
South Africa South African Abdallah Ounnir African Human Rights Commission Optional Protocol South African Human Rights Commission
Source: ofm.co.za
Bato tussles with Europe parliamentarians on ICC
Visiting lawmakers from the European Union got some pushback from senators on the move of the International Criminal Court to investigate the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, as Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa drew from historical wounds inflicted on the Philippines to deny foreign interference in the country’s domestic affairs.
Source: philstar.com
UN torture prevention body cancels visit to Australia after access to facilities blocked
Rwanda is the only other country to have had a visit cancelled, with Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner calling decision ‘disappointing’
Source: theguardian.com
International Community Commends Liberia's Council of Chiefs and Elders for Declaring FGM Ban in All Parts of Liberia's 15 Counties – FrontPageAfrica
MONROVIA – The international community in Liberia has welcomed the ban on the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Liberia, as declared by the Chairperson of the National Council of Chiefs and Elders of Liberia (NACCEL), Chief Zanzan Karwor
Montserrado County Zanzan Karwor Francisg Boayue International Day Of Zero Tolerance International Community Chairperson Of The National Council Chiefs
Source: frontpageafricaonline.com
CAMPAIGN TRACKER: PwDs suffer marginalisation as Nigeria goes to 2023 polls
By Sikiru Obarayese PEOPLE with disabilities are one of the most marginalized groups in Nigeria and even within the global society. Disabled people have
Source: tribuneonlineng.com
Hassan al-Rabea's extradition constitutes a grave violation of…
To the Prime Minister of Morocco, Mr. Akhannouch: We, the undersigned human rights organisations, write to express our grave concern for the fate of…
Source: omct.org