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Nigeria: NYSC Holds Rally on Human Trafficking

09.07.2008 14:02    allafrica.com
A group of corps members under the auspices of 'Legal Aids', a community development association, Monday held a rally in Abuja to create awareness on the dangers and legal punishments involved in human trafficking.


West Africa: African Commission, Police Meet On Torture

09.07.2008 14:02    allafrica.com
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the African Commission), have unveiled plans to hold a workshop for Heads of Police and Prisons from across the West African sub-region.

Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Leader in Hands of International Justice

09.07.2008 14:02    allafrica.com
Last week, Jean Pierre Bemba, leader of the opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) after being arrested six weeks ago by Belgian police within the framework of an international

Zimbabwe: Crisis Threatens Peace, Says U.S.

09.07.2008 14:02    allafrica.com
The United States has characterized the situation in Zimbabwe as a threat to peace which justifies the imposition of sanctions on the country under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Uganda: Charity Teaches On Rights

09.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
THE Child Restoration Outreach, a Jinja-based charity, has started sensitising pupils and teachers in Jinja municipality primary schools on children's rights.

Somalia: Security Council Condemns Killing of UN Official

09.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
The Security Council has strongly condemned the killing of the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Somalia, who was gunned down by unidentified assailants in the strife-torn nation's capital.

Rwanda: Ex-Boss of Catholic College Claims He Has Never Betrayed His Vows

09.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
Genocide-accused former Rector of the prestigious Catholic College in Rwanda, Hormisdas Nsengimana, Tuesday himself started his own defence by claiming before the UN Court that he has never betrayed his priestly vows and that he was deeply entrenched in his

Nigeria: Plaintiffs Reject Pharmaceutical Giant's Offer

09.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
Out-of-court settlement talks between pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the Kano State government broke down at the weekend after the government and representatives of victims' families turned down an offer of $10 million compensation from the company.

Rwanda: Top Rebel Official Arrested in Germany

09.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
FRANKFURT - German police have arrested another major fugitive wanted for the 1994 Tutsi Genocide.

Angola: Huambo - INAC Reports Cases of Violence Against Children

09.07.2008 02:29    allafrica.com
The provincial management of the National Institute of Children (INAC) registered from January to June of this year, in Huambo province, seven cases of violence against children, said an official source.

Uganda: Rebel Leader Wants New Meeting

09.07.2008 02:29    allafrica.com
LRA leader Joseph Kony has expressed renewed interest in signing the final peace agreement, government sources have said.

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