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Burundi charges 24 people with ‘homosexual practices’

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Burundi charges 24 people with 'homosexuality' in anti-gay crackdown
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Equal Education challenges new Western Cape act in court

By Ground Up06-11-2022 00:43

Concern about the establishment of donor schools, collaboration schools, and intervention facilities in the education sector.

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DENOSA reflects on treatment of women on Women’s Month

By Siso Naile21-08-2022 16:25

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) has reflected on how Women’s Month turned out for women in SA

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By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele03-08-2022 07:12

Independent body seeks to address injustices within the legal profession so that all citizens are treated ethically.

Troubled DR Congo scares embat
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Troubled DR Congo scares embattled rappers fight to speak out

By Agence France-Presse07-02-2022 13:10

“I don’t sing to avenge my family, but because other innocent people who know nothing about politics continue to die,” says imprisoned Congolese rapper Idengo.

Japan’s ‘invisible’ disabled a
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Japan’s ‘invisible’ disabled artisans fight for spotlight

By Agence France-Presse18-01-2022 08:14

In a trendy Tokyo neighbourhood, customers browse the wares at Majerca, a shop stocked with handmade items from scarves to glassware, all produced by people with disabilities.

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In Cuba, 20-year sentence for filming protest

By Agence France-Presse13-01-2022 09:29

Three members of the Beirut family spent Christmas behind bars in Cuba, locked away for taking part in unprecedented protests against a communist regime notoriously intolerant of dissent.

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Morocco jails lecturer for two years over ‘sex for grades’

By Agence France-Presse13-01-2022 08:52

A Moroccan court Wednesday sentenced a university lecturer to two years in jail over accusations he traded good grades for sexual favours, local media reported.

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Rights court throws out UK gay wedding cake case

By Agence France-Presse06-01-2022 14:26

The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday rejected a case brought over a UK bakery’s refusal to bake a gay wedding cake, saying British legal options had to be exhausted before it would get involved.

Morocco court approves Uyghur
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Morocco court approves Uyghur extradition to China: Lawyer

By Agence France-Presse16-12-2021 14:15

A Moroccan court has ruled that a member of China’s Uyghur Muslim minority, Yidiresi Aishan, can be extradited to China for alleged “terrorist acts”, his lawyer told AFP on Thursday.

Record number of journalists j
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Record number of journalists jailed in 2021: CPJ

By Agence France-Presse09-12-2021 12:15

The report noted restrictive environments for journalists around the world, including laws used to target reporters

Botswana loses court bid to re
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Botswana loses court bid to revoke gay rights

By Agence France-Presse30-11-2021 18:20

Homosexuality had been banned since 1965 in conservative Botswana, where offenders could face up to 7 years in prison, the 2019 judgement

Tanzania lifts ban on teen mot
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Tanzania lifts ban on teen mothers attending schools

By Agence France-Presse24-11-2021 18:24

Wednesday, Tanzania Education Minister said that “pregnant school girls will be allowed to continue with formal education after delivery.”

SAHRC: Dignity and equality for women remains an aspiration
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SAHRC: Dignity and equality for women remains an aspiration

By Corné van Zyl09-08-2021 13:37

“Our society is beset by numerous scourges targeted at women such as rape, sexual violence, femicide, and gender-based violence. Women grapple with feeling vulnerable and unsafe in our society.”

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