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There are approximately over 308 million girls below 18 years on the African continent. While the African Union’s legal and policy framework does refer – patchily – to the rights, interests and plight of girls; continental bodies and national …
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There are approximately 308 million girls below 18 years on the African continent. While the African Union’s legal and policy framework does refer – patchily – to the rights, interests, and plight of girls; continental bodies and national governments …
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Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world. In Kenya, more than 47 percent of women are victims of physical and sexual abuse. This rate is higher than the world average; 25 percent of …
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The following is the video and transcription of African Liberty’s contributor, Scott Morgan before the Canadian Parliament on Thursday, Jun 13, 2019, 12:05 PM – 1:58 PM
Good Afternoon. My name is Scott Morgan, and I am the Chair of …
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In September 2018 the Constitutional Court of South Africa passed down a landmark ruling that decriminalised the private use of cannabis. This means that people can grow and use cannabis in the private comfort of their homes. In the aftermath …
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A few days ago, The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERS), a Nigeria-based non-profit organization working to protect and promote the human rights of sexual minorities nationally and regionally” posted a video on Youtube as part of its #UntoldFacts discussion …
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South Africa’s highest court has legalised the private use of marijuana, upholding a lower court’s ruling that found …
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In a manner the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump dishes out his anti-media rhetoric, authorities in Egypt are taking aim at an alleged barrage of “fake news” they say is meant to sow division and undermine the rule of …
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At a period the Nigerian government was complaining about the excessiveness of a abusive unit in its police force codenamed “Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)”, the same police unit was forcing a journalist with a Nigeria-based online newspaper, Premium Times, …
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