Guinean Ex-President, Ministers Found Guilty (Brussels) – A Guinean court on July 31, 2024, convicted Guinea’s former self-declared president Moussa Dadis Camara, and seven others, in a landmark trial for rapes and killings of protesters in 2009, Human Rights Watch said today. The court also decided to reclassify all of the charges from ordinary crimes […]
NAIROBI, Jul 31 2024 (IPS) – International African Women’s Day on July 31 recognizes the contribution of African women toward political, social, and economic freedom on the continent. But gender equality is still not a reality for most African women. Many countries still have regressive laws, and even the more progressive laws in other countries […]
Today, 31 July 2024, the African community celebrates African Women’s Day. This day provides African women with an opportunity to discuss with their governments the major constraints on their social and economic well-being and on the continent’s development. WiLDAF-AO joins the African community in celebrating the achievements, resilience and ongoing struggles of women across the […]
Among adolescent girls who have been in a relationship, nearly a quarter (24%) – close to 19 million – will have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20 years old, as highlighted by a new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) published today in The Lancet Child & […]
Rapid Support Forces Main Perpetrators; Attacks on Aid, Health Care Harm Survivors Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have committed widespread acts of sexual violence in areas of Khartoum over which they exercise control, acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. Both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have attacked healthcare […]
15 Years On, Victims Deserve Justice (Brussels) – A domestic court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on July 31, 2024, in the landmark trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the country’s horrific 2009 stadium massacre, Human Rights Watch said today. The organization has released an updated […]
Questions and Answers What happened on September 28, 2009, and the following days in Conakry, Guinea? When did the landmark trial for the crimes start and why is the trial so significant? How many accused are on trial, who are they, and what are they charged with? What is the current political situation in Guinea, […]
TESSAOUA DEPARTMENT, Niger – “Every young girl must have an economic activity. It’s humiliating to ask for money: You have to look out for yourself,” said 17-year-old Maimounatou, who lives in Tessaoua, in Niger’s south-central Maradi region. A rural and generally calm area, Tessaoua is frequently hit by intense flooding. As many in the community […]
BALTI, Republic of Moldova/TAIZZ, Yemen/Port-au-Prince, Haiti/UNFPA, New York – “I caught the last evacuation train, and the next day the train station was bombed,” Katya told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Seven months pregnant and suffering from kidney stones, she fled Ukraine for Moldova. There, she received UNFPA-supported maternity services and gave […]
DARFUR/KHARTOUM, Sudan – Aisha* lost both her parents last year, aged just 17. “I was left alone at home. I couldn’t reach out to any of my relatives because the situation was extremely tense,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. “Then an armed militia took over my neighbourhood [in Khartoum], turning […]
