Marcellis Blackwell, a 36-year-old former officer with the North County Police Cooperative in St. Louis, has pleaded guilty to 18 counts of deprivation of rights […]
Category: Human Rights
South Africa: Payment dispute turns deadly, young woman arrested for client’s murder
A 23-year-old woman, Mudau Rothe, has been accused of murdering a 34-year-old man following a dispute over payment for sexual services in Thohoyandou, South Africa. […]
SOUTH AFRICA: South African Lawyer Sentenced to Life for Murder of Girlfriend
A South African attorney has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend and burning her body inside her car in Johannesburg. On […]
Trump Says U.S. Forces Launched Deadly Strike on IS Fighters in Nigeria
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that American troops had carried out what he called a “strong and deadly” attack on Islamic State militants […]
Turkey’s President Erdogan Raises Alarm Over Sudan War in Talks With al-Burhan
During a crucial high-level meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held discussions with Sudanese leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on the worsening conflict in Sudan. The […]
SOMALIA: Mogadishu Holds Landmark One-Person-One-Vote Election After 55 Years
For the first time in more than five decades, residents of Somalia’s capital will head to the polls on Thursday in a highly contested local […]
US Doubts M23 Withdrawal as Fighting Continues in Eastern Congo
Washington says it is unconvinced that Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have fully pulled out of a key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite claims […]
DRC Violence Forces Thousands Into Burundi Camps as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
Fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has pushed tens of thousands of people into overcrowded refugee camps in neighbouring Burundi, where aid groups […]
KENYA: Nairobi Approves Paid Period Leave for Female Workers, Sparks Debate
Nairobi County is drawing widespread attention after taking a bold and controversial step: female employees working for the county can now take two paid days […]
NIGERIA: Gunmen Kidnap 28 Travellers on Their Way to Islamic Gathering
At least 28 people heading to a yearly Islamic gathering in Nigeria’s Plateau State were kidnapped by armed men, local sources have confirmed. The victims, […]