Human Rights
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:24
Delegates from 50 countries across Africa, Europe and the Persian Gulf came together in Brussels Monday to sign a ‘New Deal Compact’ to help rebuild Somalia, after two decades of civil war and lawlessness. The plan sets out government spending priorities and future international support.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:21
South Sudan army officials have dismissed as an exaggeration the findings of a Human Rights Watch report that accuses soldiers of killing scores of members of the Murle community in Jonglei state, most of them civilians, since December 2012.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:11
Nigeria's main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) Monday urged the federal government to move fast to curtail the activities of en ethnic cult/militia group which has been spreading terror in northern Nasarawa state.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:50
Tuesday's strike, called by the National Union of Tunisian journalists, comes a day after a journalist whose arrest caused an outcry, was freed on bail.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:30
While isolated Turkmenistan has not received the same level of attention as Uzbekistan, forced labor and child labor reportedly continue to be issues in the cotton harvest there as well.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:07
A Tunisian journalist whose arrest sparked an outcry was freed on bail Monday on the eve of a media strike to protest against press restrictions imposed by the Islamist-led government.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 00:00
The document from the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba urged authorities to bring about a political opening.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 00:00
Robertico Carcasses said he was summoned by the Culture Ministry the following day and told he was barred indefinitely from performing at state-run music venues.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 00:00
"Cuba is called upon to be a plural society - there must be a right to diversity in terms of thought, creativity and the search for truth," the letter mentioned.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 08:23
The European Union has pledged 650m euro ($860m; £540m) at a conference in Brussels to help Somalia end more than two decades of conflict.