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Morocco: International Pressure Increases on Morocco to Cease Repression in Occupied Sahrawi Territories

[SPS] Brussels -- Morocco is facing mounting pressure over its crackdown on civilians and human rights activists in the occupied Saharan territories, the International Crisis Group has affirmed. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Hate Speech Law to Be More Clearly Defined

[New Frame] While the Constitutional Court has agreed that certain sections of the Equality Act are unconstitutional, it has decided the issue of whether Jon Qwelane was guilty of hate speech. (AllAfrica)


Africa: Olympics - Namibia's Sprinters Highlight a Flawed Testosterone Testing System

[The Conversation Africa] Namibian athletes Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi began to make headlines in 2021 for their exceptional 400-meter sprint times. In July, it was confirmed that the 18-year-old athletes had been barred from the 400m event at the Tokyo Olympics because of too-high natural testosterone levels according to World Athletics' track and field rules. (The rules don't apply to the 200-meter sprint and they both qualified for this, with Mboma finishing second.) This ongoing 'sex testing' controversy also dashed (AllAfrica)


Egypt: 'Deeply Disturbing' Propaganda Video Shows Military Killings - Amnesty International

[AI London] Celebratory footage of Egyptian military's North Sinai operations shows 'cold-blooded killings', with one man shot at close range while sleeping in a tent Call for Egypt's Public Prosecutor to investigate 'The harrowing scenes in this video serve as a chilling reminder that the Egyptian authorities hold international law in contempt' - Philip Luther (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Twitter's Suspension in Nigeria Worrisome, Media Must Remain Vigilant - U.S.

[Vanguard] The United States, US, Consulate in Lagos has described as deeply worrisome, the suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government. (AllAfrica)


Namibia: Where We Belong - Inside the Reckoning for Queer Rights in Namibia

[African Arguments] Meet some of the activists fighting to live and love in Namibia. (AllAfrica)


Zimbabwe: Ensure Justice for Zimbabwe's Child Brides

[HRW] Investigate Girl's Murder, Protect Children from Abuse (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Nigerian Lawyer Wins American Bar Association's International Human Rights Award

[Premium Times] The award was given to Mr Oyinlade in recognition of works advancing human rights solutions in Africa. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: SARS - Oyetola Receives Judicial Panel's Report

[This Day] Osogbo -- The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has expressed his administration resolve to rid the state of all forms of injustice against and oppression of the weak. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Physically Challenged Woman, Others Named Kwara Sports Commission Members

[Leadership] A physically challenged woman, Mrs Balikis Abolore AbdulKadir has been appointed as a member of the newly established Kwara State Sports Commission. (AllAfrica)


Sudan: Carter Center's Report On Sudan's Youth and the Transition

[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Sudan's youth led the movement that ended the al-Bashir regime and began the current transition to peace and democracy. (AllAfrica)


Africa: NSO/Pegasus - 17 Journalists From 7 Countries Join RSF's Complaint in Paris and Before the UN

[RSF] Seventeen journalists from seven countries who were listed as potential or actual victims of Pegasus spyware have filed complaints with prosecutors in Paris, against NSO Group and all other persons the investigation will identify. Their complaints complement the one Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and two journalists with French and Moroccan dual nationality already filed on 20 July. RSF has also referred their cases to the United Nations. (AllAfrica)


Algeria: Three-Year Jail Term Sought for Story About Tuareg Protest in Southern Algeria

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates its call for the withdrawal of all charges against , Rabah Karèche, the newspaper Liberté's correspondent in Tamanrasset, a city 2,000 km south of Algiers, after a prosecutor today (5th August) sought a three-year jail sentence for his coverage of a demonstration. (AllAfrica)


Tanzania: Provide Evidence to Back-Up Charges or Release Political Opposition Leader

[Foroyaa] Tanzanian authorities must promptly provide evidence to substantiate charges against opposition leader Freeman Mbowe, or else release him, said Amnesty International ahead of his appearance in a Dar es Salaam court tomorrow. At the time of releasing this statement, police had on 3 August arrested several members of the opposition Party of Democracy and Progress (Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo in Swahili), officially known as Chadema, and a lawyer ahead of planned protests on 5 August against the arrest (AllAfrica)


Ethiopia: Ethiopia Rejects Sudan's Mediation Plan on Tigray Conflict

[Nation] Ethiopia has rejected efforts by neighbouring Sudan to mediate between Tigrayan rebels and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government. (AllAfrica)


Ethiopia: Tigray - USAID Boss Samantha Power Calls for Dialogue in Ethiopia War

[Nation] The head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, has called on all parties to the conflict in Tigray to immediately ceasefire and begin dialogue. (AllAfrica)


Ghana: LGBTIQ+ Bill Would Threaten Fight On HIV/Aids, Says UNAIDS

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- If passed, this legislation will drive LGBT+ people further away from HIV prevention, care and treatment services and endanger the advances made against the HIV epidemic in the last decade, says UNAIDS. (AllAfrica)


Central African Republic: UN Report Calls for Urgent End to Mounting Human Rights Abuses and Violations

[OHCHR] A UN report published today details the dire and worsening human rights situation over the past year in the Central African Republic (CAR), where armed groups carried out a violent bid to disrupt elections. In response, the country's defence and security forces launched military operations to retake territory from them. (AllAfrica)


Somalia: Call for Safety of Journalists As Two-Day Training On Professionalism and Access to Information Focuses On Upcoming Elections

[IFJ] The training, financed by the Lord Deedes of Aldington Charitable Trust, focused on essential survival skills for journalists working in dangerous environments, professional responsibility of media during the elections and the importance of access to information for effective reporting. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Nigeria - At Least 115 Killed By Security Forces Within Four Months in Country's Southeast - Investigation

[AI London] Nigerian security forces have committed a catalogue of human rights violations and crimes under international law in their response to spiralling violence in Southeast Nigeria - carrying out a repressive campaign since January which has included sweeping mass arrests, excessive and unlawful force, torture and other ill-treatment, said Amnesty International. (AllAfrica)


Morocco: Jailed Moroccan Editor Requests Hospitalisation After Ending Hunger Strike

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) supports imprisoned Moroccan newspaper editor Souleiman Raissouni's request for hospitalisation to receive the treatment he urgently needs after announcing his decision to end the hunger strike he pursued for 118 days. (AllAfrica)


Namibia: Surrogate Child's Citizenship Judgement On Ice

[New Era] The High Court yesterday postponed a ruling for a case in which Phillip Lühl, a Namibian citizen, is seeking citizenship for his son, born via surrogacy in South Africa in 2019. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Court Orders Church to Pay Transgender Woman R600,000 in Damages

[GroundUp] International Pentecost Holiness Church members undressed Karabo Ndlovu to conduct a gender test (AllAfrica)


Liberia: Mufti Sumaworo Holds Talks With Embassy

[New Republic] The Grand Mufti of the Supreme Council of Fatwa in Liberia and his delegation have completed talks with the Ambassador of the United States to Liberia, Michael A. McCarthy at the invitation of the Ambassador at the US Embassy near Monrovia. (AllAfrica)


Morocco: Cndp Takes Up Issue Relating to Allegations of Presumed Privacy Invasion On Telephone Devices

[MAP] Rabat -- The National Commission for Personal Data Protection (CNDP) announced, on Wednesday, that it is taking up the subject relating to allegations of presumed actions of intrusion and invasion of privacy on telephone devices. (AllAfrica)


Sudan: Administrator Samantha Power's 'A New Generation of Giving' Speech to the University of Khartoum

[SudaNow] Khartoum -- The visiting USAID Administrator Samantha power delivered a lecture at the Sharga Hall, the University of Khartoum, attended by dozens of civil rights and civil society groups and activists. Following is a full text of the lecture she delivered at the end of her official visit to the Sudan, Tuesday 3rd of August 2021: (AllAfrica)


Kenya: Vihiga Disabled Yearn for Special Colleges, Empowerment Kitty

[Nation] Samuel Nderetera, 63, has been stuck at home since he was born, relying on relatives for support. (AllAfrica)


Ethiopia: Horror of 50 Bodies in River Fuels Push for Humanitarian Corridor

[Nation] Washington's aid chief Samantha Power is expected in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to push for a special corridor for humanitarian assistance to civilians in the troubled Tigray region by one of Ethiopia's biggest donors. (AllAfrica)


Mauritius: Protection of Human Rights - Nine Human Rights' Themed Videos Launched

[Government of Mauritius] Nine short themed videos based on Human Rights were launched, today, at the Le Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel, in Port Louis, by the Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Alan Ganoo. This initiative is in line with Government's strong political commitment towards the protection and promotion of Human Rights. (AllAfrica)


Zimbabwe: LGBT People Shun Public Covid-19 Vaccination Sites

[New Zimbabwe] THE Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) says its members are avoiding public Covid-19 vaccination centres because of discrimination. (AllAfrica)


A Year of Dismantling Civil Society in Belarus (Human Rights Watch)