‘Abominable Acts Of Violence Against Women Must Cease’
Today, around the world an annual call is renewed to end the horrific reality of violence against women. It is unacceptable, not least in the 21st century that women and girls in every corner of the globe continue to face the prospect of violence. Among the chilling range of violence committed against them are sexual […]
Manana To Face Parliament Ethics Probe Over Sexual Assault
Embattled ANC MP Mduduzi Manana will appear before a joint ethics sub-committee in Parliament on Wednesday over his involvement in an assault at a Cubana nightclub in Fourways last year. Ethics committee co-chairperson Aumsensingh Singh told News24 that they had a number of witness statements about the 2017 incident, which would be put to Manana […]
Rwigara Family Members Face Charges of Inciting Insurrection
Prosecution has filed a petition to court seeking a 30-day remand for Diane Rwigara, Anne Rwigara and their mother Adeline Rwigara, according to the body’s spokesperson, Faustin Nkusi. Speaking to The New Times today, Nkusi said that the suspects are likely to be produced before court in the next 72 hours and will be charged […]
Ethiopian Opposition Politician Convicted Of Encouraging Terrorism
An Ethiopian court has convicted an opposition politician of encouraging terrorist acts after he criticised the government’s response to protests in Facebook posts. Rights group Amnesty International said the case of Yonatan Tesfaye, a former spokesperson for the opposition Semayawi Party who was arrested in 2015, was a miscarriage of justice. Yonatan was charged with […]
El-Rufai Vows To Prosecute Perpetrators Of Southern Kaduna Crisis
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has vowed to prosecute those behind the pogrom in southern Kaduna, just as he exonerated himself of any complicity, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The governor, who spoke while receiving the Kabiru Gaya-led Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Southern Kaduna yesterday at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, described his accusers as […]
Kano Prosecutes 11 Women For Drinking, Smoking Hemp
The Fagged Outpost of the Kano State Hisbah Board (Sharia Police) yesterday said it had commenced the prosecution of 11 women for allegedly engaging in social vices. The Commander, Special Services of the board, Salisu Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano that the suspects were apprehended around the Sabongari area in the […]
Bensouda Studying Ruto, Sang ICC Verdict to Decide Next Move
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecution is reviewing the decision of the Trial Chamber which found that Deputy President William Ruto and journalist Joshua arap Sang have no case to answer. According to ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, the judges have not blocked the prosecution from pursuing Ruto and Sang “with the same charges in future, […]
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