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MONROVIA – Campaigns to increase women’s representation in political representation to 30 percent are picking up steam again in the country with Deputy Speaker J. Fonati Koffa promising to robustly advocate with his colleagues and support the Women Legislative Caucus for its passage.
The Deputy Speaker says they will entertain argument and legislation on the floor of the House of Representatives to amend the inherent discriminatory law and legislate the Gender Equity Bill
in order to ensure to 30% women participation.
Addressing the Legislative press in the House’s first floor conference room on Wednesday, February 17, the Deputy Speaker said he believes there is inherent discrimination that must be corrected as the call for women participation in politics is not only being discussed in Liberia but being discussed Internationally.
Tehran, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday demanded that the United States return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or nuclear deal and abide by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 that protects that multilateral pact.
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[ Last Update: Monday, 15 February 2021 7:20 PM ] Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani meet in Tehran on February 15, 2021. (Photo by president.ir)
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the country will return to full implementation of its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if the United States removes all “illegal” sanctions it has unilaterally re-imposed on Tehran after quitting the accord.
Rouhani made the remarks in a Monday meeting with visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, stressing the need for the removal of all anti-Iran sanctions imposed by the US and its respect for United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorses Iran’s nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
African Union Memo
Human Rights Watch (HRW) respectfully submits this brief in contribution to the African Union’s efforts to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms on the continent. The submission draws on lessons learned from HRW research and the work of the African Commission for Human and People s Rights (ACHPR) to promote the African Charter for Human and People s Rights.
Human Rights Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
Amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 has been a turbulent year for Africa. More than a dozen countries held general elections, many of them marred by violence. Civilians have borne the human toll of the humanitarian and human rights crises across the continent, including the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Armed conflicts and communal violence continue across much of the sub-continent, in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and South Sudan. N
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