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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Switzerland’s intended deportation of a homosexual Gambian man, saying Switzerland has not properly examined the risks to which the man would be exposed.  In a decision handed down on Tuesday, the…

Countries will review Liberia’s human rights record during the 36th session of the Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations Human Rights Council on November 2, 2020.  Liberian officials will participate in the review. Ahead of the review, Liberian, regional,…

France has reaffirmed its support for the authorities of the political transition in Mali. The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has been in Mali since Sunday.  On his agenda are tête-à-tête meetings with the President of…

The United Nations has condemned plans to castrate rapists and paedophiles in Nigeria and called the measures 'draconian'. Recall in September, the governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state signed a law saying men convicted of rape would be subjected to surgical…

While the governments of Senegal, Mauritania and the Gambia have been distributing emergency food kits to local communities in the wake of the Covid19 pandemic, a new Greenpeace report details how these same governments have continued to allow the systematic…

The World Trade Organisation members have selected two final candidates to advance to the final round in the race to lead the Geneva-based trade body. Quoting sources familiar with the matter, the  Bloomberg said Wednesday, the candidates are Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and…

Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Thursday called on the Government of Cape Verde to protect the life of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was detained in that country in June.  On his Twitter account, the foreign minister said that his…