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Zimbabwe abolished its death penalty almost 20 years after the country's last execution. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who faced the death penalty himself dur Read more »
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The Moroccan justice and Islamic affairs ministers have proposed major changes to Morocco's family law. Women's rights activists have long advocated revising Morocc Read more »
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Lawyers representing prominent Ugandan politician Kizza Besigye had sought the intervention of the country's Supreme Court to prevent him from being tried in a military court Read more »
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Ghana's Supreme Court has rejected two legal bids to block a controversial bill that punishes the country's LGBTQ+ community for engaging in sex Read more »
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Chad's electoral commission has requested military assistance to protect election officials and candidates ahead of the country's parliamentary, local council, and regional e Read more »
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Kenyan photographer Jacktone Odhiambo has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for murdering his housemate, LGBTQI+ activist Edwin Chiloba nearly two years ago. Jud Read more »
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Human Rights Watch has accused armed groups operating in Mali, including the country's national army, of committing atrocities against the civilian population. In its Read more »
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The president's announcement came in the same week as the Botswana government allowed the Bushmen to bury Pitseng Gaoberekwe who died in December 2021 on the group's ancestral ... Read more »
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The Eldoret High Court has convicted Jackton Odhiambo after the prosecution, led by Mark Mugun, presented enough Read more »
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Amnesty International has said that more than 1,200 protesters were arrested and kil Read more »
