‘Deadly air’: South African court gives polluters one year to clean up act
A landmark court judgement in South Africa has struck a heavy blow against the polluters as well as sloppy government efforts to enforce legislation.
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Unethical stance on rights of Black people at the UN
After 20 years of talks and haggling, the UN has finally established its Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, but what is astonishing is who voted against the motion, says Baffour Ankomah.
Kumi Naidoo: New Amnesty International Secretary General, sets out his ‘bold and fearless’ vision
Kumi Naidoo has officially began his tenure as the first ever South African Secretary General of Amnesty International with a visit this week to his …
Human trafficking by another name
In Uganda, the government-legalised exportation of labour raises disturbing questions. By John Njoroge in Kampala. Between 2009 and 2010 a Ugandan security contractor in Iraq, Samuel …
Kigali Summit: The African Union’s watershed
As the African Union Summit Heads of State gather tomorrow for the official opening of the 27th AU Summit in Kigali with a highly anticipated …
Using technology to expose war crimes in Nigeria
With the growth of citizen journalism and the availability of new technologies, human rights investigators are able to locate and review evidence of war crimes …