Tag: human rights
Inclusivity promises to unlock power of LGBTQ, disabled entrepreneurs
Local LGBTQ entrepreneurs struggle to keep their fashion brands, art stores and other businesses afloat even as they grapple with stigma and hate speech directed at them on and offline.
Non-ratification of AU treaties slows down continental flagship projects' implementation
Several treaties negotiated and agreed upon at African Union (AU) level cannot be enforced as member States continue to drag feet on ratifications. The commission now banks on the on-going monitoring and evaluation exercise to determine status of implementation of decisions adopted over the past 10...
US diplomats end Africa trip with accent on peace, rights, trade with Russia
The diplomats tackled a wide range of issues from security, cooperation with regard recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis, and the push to have African countries halt oil purchases from Russia even as they emphasize governments are free to decide who to trade, partner with and their...
Nine of 14 Rwanda prisons 'full to the brim' - REPORT
New report puts the overall prison occupancy rate at 124.1 per cent considering that all the 14 prison facilities in the country were found to house 76,099 people yet they were designed to accommodate 61,301 people. Occupancy rates reaching over 200 per cent in some prisons.
