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UN Warns Ghana Over Threat of Mercenaries, Vigilante Groups

Ghana’s peace may be threatened by the influx of private security companies, a UN expert group on mercenaries has...

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ACILA Urges Gov’t To Pass ICC Bill

Research and education think tank, Africa Centre for International Law and Accountability (ACILA) has urged the...

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US Opposes Seat For DRCongo At UN Rights Council

The United States on Wednesday berated African countries for backing a bid by the Democratic Republic of Congo to win a...

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Switzerland Supports Ghana With $80 Million

The Federal Republic of Switzerland has earmarked an amount of $80 million to support the enhanced competitiveness of...

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US Envoy Haley In Jerusalem Vows To Defend Israel At UN

US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hailed a "new day" for Israel at the global body Wednesday as she held...

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Get Abusive Regimes Off UN Rights Council

US envoy Nikki Haley on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to throw out abusive regimes and end what...

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UN Rights Council No Place For Abusive Regimes

US envoy Nikki Haley on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to throw out abusive regimes and end its...

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US Urges UN To Investigate DRCongo Murders

The United States on Monday urged the United Nations to establish a special investigation into the murder of two UN...

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US Ambassador Haley To Travel To Israel, UN Rights Council Meeting

US Ambassador Nikki Haley, who has accused the United Nations of anti-Israel bias, will travel to Israel next week and...

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The Middle East Forced Labour Bandits and the Polemic of Slavery Conventions

The Middle East forced labour bandits and the polemic of slavery conventions The recent countless images and voice...

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15-Day-Old Baby Among the 30 Rohingya Refugees Rescued By Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's coastguard have detained an Indian boat which illegally entered the island's territorial waters and rescued...

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Sri Lanka Rescues 30 Rohingya Aboard Indian Boat

Sri Lanka's coastguard Sunday detained an Indian boat which had illegally entered the island's territorial waters and...

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Israel Cuts UN Contribution Due To ‘discrimination’

Israel announced Wednesday a $2-million cut in its contribution to the United Nations budget because of constant...

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‘Civil Society Organisations Must Demand Accountability’- CHRAJ Director

Civil society and non-governmental-organisations have been encouraged to demand accountability from various...

International

UN’s South Sudan Inquiry Gets Wider Powers To Pursue Abuses

The United Nations commission of inquiry for South Sudan now has broader powers to pursue human rights abuses in the...

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UN Team Urges Probe of South Sudan Abuses

UN human rights experts called on Monday for an international investigation into horrific abuses committed in South...

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With Trump At Helm, US Takes Seat At UN Rights Council

The United States will on Monday claim its seat at the UN Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald...

Opinion

Musings Of A Naïve African

Africa or African states largely have reasonable cause to reconsider their membership of the International Criminal...