Tag: human
Diplomatic test in Egypt for French president
When French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Paris in October 2017, five months after taking office, he handed him a list...
Human trafficking reaching “horrific dimensions†– UN
A new UN report shows human trafficking is on the rise and taking on "horrific dimensions", with sexual exploitation of victims the main driver.
Children...
Egypt launches human rights committee
Egypt is forming a committee tasked with responding to censure of its human rights record - but critics say it will do...
US on Tanzania human rights and civil liberties restrictions
The United States has spoken out against Tanzanian moves to cut back human rights and civil liberties, including arrests and harassment of...
Human rights in Morocco deteriorate
Morocco's most influential rights group AMDH deplored what it said was a surge in political and arbitrary detentions of human rights campaigners,...
Egyptian human rights lawyer “forcibly disappeared”
An international rights group accused Egyptian authorities of "forcibly disappearing" a prominent human rights lawyer due to be released from prison last...
Egypt systematically targets rights activists – UN
Seventeen UN human rights experts criticised Egypt for its use of anti-terrorism laws to detain activists fighting for women's rights and against...
Human trafficking: 100 victims rescued in Sudan
Sudan police rescued nearly 100 victims of human trafficking and migrant smuggling in an Interpol co-ordinated operation.
Operation Sawiyan in August involved 200...
Eritrea human rights record a concern – US diplomat
The top US diplomat for Africa welcomed a rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea but said concerns over Eritrea's human rights record hindered...
Migrant smuggling kingpin arrested
Tunisia arrested the kingpin of a migrant smuggling operation after at least 87 people drowned when their boat sank off the southern...
IATA acknowledges it has a role in combatting human trafficking
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) acknowledges it is in the business of freedom and at the same time knows the global...
Trafficking probe launched in Nigeria
Nigeria's immigration service launched an investigation after two staff members were arrested on suspicion of trying to traffic girls out of the...
Human traffickers arrested in West Africa
Forty people were arrested and 500 people rescued after a swoop on human trafficking across West Africa, international police organisation Interpol said.
The...
France tells Libya to act over crimes against humanity
France demanded an urgent UN Security Council session on human trafficking in Libya and raised the possibility of sanctions after a video...
Sudan regrets US putting it on trafficking list
Sudan regrets the United States placing it on a list of states not doing enough to combat human trafficking, the foreign ministry...
Human smuggling groups seeks legitimacy with Tripoli
An armed group, known for smuggling people from Libya, is seeking legitimacy and state security jobs from the Tripoli government in exchange...
Kenya government says it will close human rights organisations
The Kenyan government is trying to shut down a rights group and a pro-democracy organisation who raised queries over last week's disputed...
Accountability for human rights abuses in South Sudan more important than...
A lack of accountability for crimes perpetrated during ongoing conflict in South Sudan remains one of the country's "biggest challenges," the Human...
UN hears of human rights violations amid fighting in Libya
Fighting in Libya's oil coastline region this month has been marked by human rights violations while attacks are likely to worsen in...
AU, South Sudan stalling on human rights court: UN
The African Union and South Sudan are failing in their joint responsibility to set up a court to prosecute atrocities in the...
Human trafficking investigation techniques presented at UNODC course in Puntland
Earlier this month the regional office of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in east Africa hosted an investigation technique...
Human remains recovered at EgyptAir crash site
A search vessel contracted by the Egyptian government has recovered all mapped human remains under water at the crash site of EgyptAir...
