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OSCE trains over 650 police cadets in Serbia on responding to violence against women and girls

From 8 to 12 September 2025, in Sremska Kamenica (Serbia), the OSCE Transnational Threats Department/Strategic Police Matters Unit (TNTD/SPMU) organized…

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UN rights chief criticizes Türkiye justice reforms over potential life sentences for children – JURIST

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday criticized recently adopted changes to Türkiye’s juvenile justice system that…

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Human rights must be a core issue at the 2nd Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Conference

– Thanks to civil society mobilisation, the 1st International Conference to Transition Away From Fossil Fuels - held by Colombia and…

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Durban police brutality case: trial date finally set but only for December

Regan Naidoo’s family sit in the gallery at Durban Magistrates Court where a trial date has been set down for…

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Okolo confirmed West African regional director International Human Rights Protection Service

Hon. Dr. Jim Chimezie Okolo has been officially confirmed as the West African Regional Director for Inter-Governmental Affairs at the…

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Human rights groups challenge Trump’s attack on the ICC

Four US human rights groups are challenging Trump administration sanctions they say criminalise cooperation with the International Criminal Court and…

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Amapiano takes Africa and the African Diasporas by storm

DBN Gogo Photo: Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images Amapiano artists charge as much as R200 000 for a single show in…

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International Day for People of African Descent — August 31, 2026

History of International Day for People of African Descent The International Day for People of African Descent was created only…

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Syrian Justice Ministry Establishes Interpol Extradition Committee and Rebuts Amnesty International Criticism

Syria’s Deputy Minister of Justice, Mustafa al-Qasim, announced on Wednesday, August 12, the creation of a specialized committee tasked with…

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Human rights groups sue US government over Hague court sanctions

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