Human Rights
#RejectFinanceBill: Protest Turns Bloody as Kenyans Storm Parliament Building
Kenyan protesters have stormed the Senate chambers inside the Parliament building, voicing their vehement opposition to the proposed Finance Bill 2024. The chaotic...
Kenyan Influencer Billy Simani, Freed After Detention By DCI
Billy Simani, a Kenyan digital influencer/protester, was released yesterday evening following an alleged abduction earlier in the day by the Directorate of Criminal...
Cuba Joins South Africa’s ICJ Lawsuit Against Israel Over Gaza
Cuba has officially announced its decision to participate in South Africa’s legal action at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel, concerning...
‘7 Days of Rage’: Kenya’s Gen Z Protesters Declare #TotalShutDown Over Tax Hikes
Kenya’s Generation Z has declared a week-long protest to express their undying determination to oppose the Finance Bill 2024 despite passing its second...
Namibian Court Rules Against Laws Criminalising Same-sex Relationships
A top Namibian court on Friday ruled against the country’s colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex relationships, marking a win for the LGBTQ community....
Kenyan Police Release Journalist Arrested for Sharing Senator Orwoba’s Number on X
The Kamkunji Police Division in Kenya has released a Nairobi-based journalist, Edgar Wabwire, who was arrested for reposting the number of a House...
Peter Obi Calls For Support For Displaced Nigerians On World Refugee Day
In recognition of World Refugee Day, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has highlighted the plight of refugees and internally...
Kenyan Women Accuse British Soldiers Of Decades Of Rape, Sexual Violence And Abandonment
Kenyan women have accused soldiers from the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) of rape, sexual violence, and abandoning their mixed-race children without...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Calls For Recognition Of Independent Palestinian State
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has reiterated the kingdom’s support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem...
Over 10 Million Displaced In War-torn Sudan – IOM
More than 10 million people have been displaced in war-torn Sudan, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said. Since the war began...
EFCC Operatives Allegedly Looted, Vandalised Properties In Akure Night Raid
Oluyemi Fasipe, a former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Honourable Tajudeen Adefisoye and Youth Advocates in Nigeria, has alleged that the...
13-year-old Boy Commits Suicide After Neighbour’s Soldier Boyfriend Brutalise Him, Parents Demand Justice
The family of Saul Hashimu from Angwan Maigero Community in Chikun LGA, Kaduna, have been thrown into mourning following the death of their...