Call for ceasefire in African conflicts amid COVID-19 May 26, 2020 THERE must be an “immediate continent-wide ceasefire and cessation of hostilities [that would be] crucial for the well-being of citizens” in Africa during the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Ethiopian Ambassador to South Africa, Dr Shiferaw Teklemariam, has urged. He said corona-virus would lead to […]
Rights group condemns ‘abduction’ of women politicians in Zimbabwe May 18, 2020 LAST week’s “abduction” of three women members of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Zimbabwe has been condemned by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC). MDC MP Joana Mamombe and Young Assembly leaders Cecelia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova were allegedly […]
‘COVID-19 emergency powers create human rights challenges’ May 3, 2020 WHILE governments around the world moved swiftly to counter the coronavirus, the emergency powers that were handed over to the various security forces are being seen as a threat to human rights. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has published a report on the need to make […]