The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Philip Alston, is in the country for a 10 day human rights fact-finding visit. This is to assess government’s efforts to eliminate poverty and improve human rights in line with international human rights law. During his 10-day visit, the Special Rapporteur will hold … Read more
Find below unedited transcript lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu attached to his writ at the High Court on Thursday seeking injunction against the General Legal Council. AY: Mr. Sosu, you were invited here by this committee because, I think early this year on Facebook, you appeared to have advertised yourself in such a way that we do … Read more
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease “arbitrary restrictions” on internet and phone services. The organisation said state governments had imposed 20 temporary internet shutdowns in 2017. Authorities say they shut internet and telecommunications services to stop rumours during times of unrest. But the rights group said arbitrary internet shutdowns “violated India’s … Read more
The members of the United Nations Security Council say they condemn “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack of 14 June 2017 which targeted civilians in Mogadishu, killed tens of people and injured many more. The members of the Security Council expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims including members … Read more
Two Indonesian men will Tuesday be publicly caned for having sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there are concerns over mounting hostility towards the small gay community. The pair, aged 20 and 23, were last week found guilty of having broken sharia rules in conservative Aceh province — the only part of … Read more
The UN’s top court on Thursday ordered Pakistan to stay the execution of an Indian national convicted of spying, in a victory for New Delhi over its bitter rival. Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in a unanimous and binding decision that Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav must not be executed by Islamabad until … Read more
The UN’s top court was to rule Thursday on an urgent bid by India to stop Pakistan from carrying out a death sentence imposed on an Indian national convicted of spying. In an emergency hearing on Monday held only days after India lodged its case, lawyers for New Delhi called on the International Court of … Read more
UN experts urged American lawmakers Thursday to stop pushing “undemocratic” anti-protest legislation, which they warned breached US and international law ensuring rights to freedom of expression and assembly. Since the presidential election in November, lawmakers in at least 19 US states have introduced bills to restrict the rights of protesters, the United Nations rights experts … Read more
Research and education think tank, Africa Center for International Law and Accountability (ACILA) is calling for a constitutional amendment to limit the number of ministerial appointments a president can make. In a statement, ACILA said that even though the framers of the 1992 Constitution might have opted to give the president of Ghana flexibility by … Read more
More than 800 health workers have died in “acts of war crimes” in Syria since 2011, in hospital bombings, shootings, torture and executions perpetrated mainly by government-backed forces, researchers said Wednesday. The Syrian government and its ally, Russia, have turned the violent withholding of healthcare into a weapon of war, according to an analysis published … Read more
LAST week it was widely reported in the media, both social and conventional, that an alleged female thief arrested at the Kumasi Central Market was subjected to inhumane treatment by a mob who severely beat her up, undressed her and molested her in the open, to the point of passing out. THE barbaric attack on … Read more
A UN expert has called on Cameroon to restore net access to English-speaking parts of the country. Net services in the south-west and north-west regions of the nation were cut on 17 January. Cutting net services was an “appalling violation” of the right to freedom of expression, said UN special rapporteur David Kaye. He said … Read more
Yahya Jammeh signed the deal which had major input from ECOWAS, AU, UN, as well as Presidents of Mauritania and Guinea… It would be right to say that the seemingly unending drama regarding The Gambian political crisis, is finally over. Some however, do not know what exactly transpired; or what got the ousted President to finally … Read more
Security remains a cardinal principle for all citizens that they move and act in the social fabric. Our age, defined by many as postmodern, has many aspects of continuous development. Acting politically, in the spread of human rights, humanitarian International law and ensuring security, means being aware that, the context on which it plays, is … Read more
ECOWAS, the AU and the United Nations (UN) have committed to ensuring the former President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, is able to return to his country following the political crisis that saw him leave on Saturday. The international bodies indicated they will be working with the government of The Gambia to ensure that it … Read more
ECOWAS, the AU and the United Nations (UN), have committed to ensuring the former President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, is able to return to his country following the political crisis that saw him leave on Saturday. The international bodies indicated they will be working with the government of The Gambia to ensure that it … Read more
The 36-year old man Charles Antwi who attempted to assassinate the outgoing President John Dramani Mahama has been released from Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) custody. Charles who pulled a gun in a church to kill the outgoing President whilst service was ongoing stayed in the custody for more than a year after the High … Read more