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Justice dept mulls Rwanda general’s extradition ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

Justice dept mulls Rwanda general’s extradition

The Department of Justice was investigating whether South Africa should consider an extradition request for former Rwandan army chief of staff, General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. Justice department spokespersn Tlali Tlali…
Staff Writer
23 June 2010
SA urged to probe jailing of Zim activist ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-Economic Rights Extractives ArticlesSocio-economic Rights NewsSouth AfricaZimbabwe

SA urged to probe jailing of Zim activist

The Mail and Guardian learned on Tuesday that detained Zimbabwean human rights defender Farai Maguwu had been removed from the notorious Matapi police cells in Harare. "Sometime on Saturday, he…
Staff Writer
15 June 2010
HIV-positive women sterilised against their will ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health ArticlesEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women ArticlesNamibiaSouth Africa

HIV-positive women sterilised against their will

By City Press International law recognises the widespread and forced use of this practice as a crime against humanity Anna-Maria Lombard At least 12 South African women, sterilised against their…
Staff Writer
7 June 2010
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Grave threat to rights of all in Malawi ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ ArticlesEquality Rights NewsMalawi

Grave threat to rights of all in Malawi

The Business Day By Priti Patel LAST week, a magistrate in Blantyre, Malawi, sentenced Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza to 14 years in prison — the maximum penalty — for…
Priti Patel
24 May 2010
Gay sentence ‘an outrage’ ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ ArticlesEquality Rights NewsMalawi

Gay sentence ‘an outrage’

Human rights groups speak out against Malawi court’s finding Sapa-AP A 14-year jail sentence with hard labour for a Malawian gay couple convicted of violating "the order of nature" after…
Staff Writer
21 May 2010
Being gay in Africa, a life-threatening situation ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ ArticlesEquality Rights NewsMalawi

Being gay in Africa, a life-threatening situation

New York Times In what may appear shocking to the progressive people of the world, a Malawian gay couple, Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza, was found guilty on Tuesday of…
Staff Writer
21 May 2010

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