May 20, 2013
News in 'Human Rights' section
Ivory Coast: HRW urges end to rising crimes in ex-rebels HQ
March 5, 2012A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says 22 people have allegedly been murdered in central Ivory Coast, during attacks on passengers travelling on motorbikes or in commercial vehicles, since December 2011.
Taylor judgment set for 26 April at war crimes court
March 1, 2012The long awaited judgment in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor will be delivered on 26 April 2012, in line with a Scheduling Order issued Thursday by the UN backed Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Kenyan becomes Sierra Leone Special Court Appeals judge
February 28, 2012Justice Philip Waki, a prominent Kenyan jurist, has been sworn in as an alternate judge of the Appeals Chambers of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), which is yet to hand down verdict in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
ICC judges expand Ivory Coast probe to cover 2002-2010
February 24, 2012The Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to expand its authorisation for the investigation in Côte d’Ivoire to include crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court allegedly committed from September 2002 to November 2010.
CPJ says world’s media 'under siege,censorship widens'
February 21, 2012A yearly survey conducted by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) shows that local censorship has gone global and the world’s media are under siege, with the watchdog role of a free press being publicly tarnished and critical reporting deemed anti-patriotic.
Liberia rights commission to begin implementing TRC report
February 20, 2012The Independent National Human Rights Commission (INHRC) in Liberia has said it would soon begin implementing recommendations of the defunct Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
Mali war creates 44,000 refugees,‘’worst rights crisis in 20 yrs’’
February 18, 2012Amnesty International has described the ongoing fighting in northern Mali as the worst human rights crisis there for 20 years.
Senegal : Political dialogue vs. further street protests
February 15, 2012Supporters of Senegal’s M23 coalition of some opposition and civil society groups on Wednesday clashed with riot police, who used tear gas in the capital, Dakar.
But WADR's reporter covering the demonstration said there were no injuries. The protestors chanted anti government slogans.
Guinea govt says mass action not heeded but…
February 14, 2012The Guinean government has said the opposition’s call for mass stay home action was not heeded on Monday.
UN, INTERPOL to work on drugs, weapons in West Africa
February 13, 2012A top United Nations official and the Secretary General of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), Ronald Noble, have agreed to work jointly against transnational crimes in West Africa.
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