Author: Martin Akuma
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Mr Godswill Akpabio to “immediately rescind the patently unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the purported suspension is based solely on the peaceful exercise of her constitutionally and internationally recognized right to freedom of expression.” SERAP said, “The Senate should immediately reinstate Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan, and revise parliamentary procedures that unduly restrict senators’ human rights.” The Senate last week suspended Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, after she reportedly ‘spoke without permission’ and ‘refused her new seat in the upper legislative chamber.’ Her salary…
On International Women’s Day, the Taliban issued a statement claiming their dedication to safeguarding the rights of Afghan women, despite ongoing international criticism of their policies. Chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid took to his official X (formerly Twitter) account, asserting that the “Islamic Emirate” takes full responsibility for ensuring the rights of Afghan women. While he did not directly reference International Women’s Day, Mujahid emphasized that the dignity, honor, and legal rights of women remain a priority for the Taliban government. He further claimed that Afghan women “live in security, both physically and psychologically,” and that their “fundamental rights,” including autonomy…
Posted: 4 March, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Saniamu Ngeywa | Tags: abductions, art, cartoonists, cartoons, democracy, freedom of expression, governmental persecution, increased taxes, Kenya, lawless treatment, print media, rights of all to receive information, tools for creatively, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, violence | Author: Saniamu NgeywaLLM, University of Groningen, Netherlands No Laughing Matter Retrogressive times and events have taken Kenya back to an all-too-familiar phase, rendering citizens, funny guys, dissidents, and rights defenders shivering. Social media enthusiasts banter that political positions should have an undisputed requirement that the applicant must be able to take a joke,…
Posted: 2 January, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Akot Makur Chuot, Yeabsira Teferi | Tags: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter), basic human right, Child Act, child marriage, contraceptives, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), customary courts, gender-based violence, girl-child, girl-child’s right to health, Harmful practices, international human rights law, international instruments, lack of knowledge, legal obligation, Maputo Protocol, Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women’s Rights in Africa, right to health, right to life, sexual and reproductive rights, South Sudan, Transitional Constitution of the Republic…
Posted: 9 January, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Mary Izobo | Tags: accountability, African Union, African Union Transitional Justice Policy, capacity-building workshop, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, contested elections, CSVR, cultural heritage, fragile governance, governance challenges, healing, holistic policy framework, justice, Kingdom in the Sky, mental health, military coups, political crises, political instability, psychosocial support, reconciliation, stability, under-resourced | Author: Mary Izobo Advocacy Manager, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Introduction Lesotho, a small mountainous nation nestled in the heart of Southern Africa, stands at a pivotal moment as it charts its path…
Posted: 16 January, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Lesego Sekhu, Namatirayi Ngwasha | Tags: conflict-related sexual violence, gender-based violence, human rights violations, humanitarian crises, intimate partner violence, IPV, militia, Palestine, peacebuilding efforts, post-conflict IPV, rebels, sexual violence, soldiers, South Sudan, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Transitional Justice, Uganda, Ukraine | Author: Lesego Sekhu Research Assistant, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Given the severity of conflict-related sexual violence during intra-state and inter-state conflicts in the last decade, transitional justice and peacebuilding efforts have directed resources to investigating this form of…
Posted: 23 January, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Hlengiwe Dube | Tags: abuse in data usage, accessible data, ACHPR, advancing human rights, Africa, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, data access, digital age, digital transformation, discrimination, economic growth, education, election processes, gender equality, governance, harnessing data access, health, human progress, poverty eradication, Privacy Concerns, privacy violations, Resolution ACHPR/Res.620 (LXXXI) 2024, sustainable development, The Africa We Want, unequal access to information, United Nations’ SDGs | Author: Hlengiwe DubeCentre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria In a world increasingly shaped by the digital revolution, data has become one of…
Posted: 31 January, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Michael Aboneka | Tags: abduction, adequate nutrition, Boko Haram, conflict, Convention on the Rights of the Children, DRC, education, Ethiopia, forced displacement, gross human rights violations, Israel-Hezbollah, livelihood, property, right to food, sexual violence, Somalia, Starvation, starvation tactic, Sudan, violence against children | Author: Michael AbonekaAdvocate of the Courts of Judicature of Uganda There is a new shift from the conventional war of state-to-state confrontations to new forms of conflict with no clear boundaries between military and civilian spheres.[1] According to the Alert 2024 Report, 2023 recorded 36 armed conflicts…
Posted: 7 February, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Pawi Fortune, Soita Shitanda Elvis | Tags: Jackson Mwangi Kariuki v Republic, Kenya, Kenyan Penal Code, law, legal remedies, mental well-being, morality, outdated legislation, public humiliation, self-destruction, self-harm, sexual orientation, suicide, suicide criminalisation | Author: Pawi FortuneFederation of African Law Students, Kenya Author: Soita Shitanda ElvisKabarak University Law School ‘Austin taught that the only force behind the law was physical force, and Mill declared that the only purpose for which that force could rightfully be used against any member of the community was to prevent harm to others; his own…
Posted: 11 February, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Andrew Songa | Tags: advocacy for reforms, African Union Transitional Justice Policy, civil society, democratic transformation, divisions, human rights violations, inequalities, institutional reforms, National Council for Administration of Justice, past violations, public opinion, public pressure, public symposiums, reform processes, socio-economic transformation, Transformative Institutional Reforms, Transitional Justice | Author: Andrew SongaStrategic Advisor, Alt Advisory If institutional reforms are meant to positively and fundamentally transform our state structures and society, then civil society must play a key role in developing, implementing and monitoring them. In defining transitional justice as policy measures and…