Tag: human rights
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🇨🇭 Swiss Supreme Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence for Former Liberian Rebel Commander
Switzerland’s highest court has upheld Alieu Kosiah’s 20-year prison sentence for war crimes committed during Liberia’s civil war, while overturning his separate crimes-against-humanity conviction because the relevant Swiss law could not be applied retroactively.
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🇬🇭 A Ghanaian Politician wants inmates to have sex with spouses once a month
Ghana is debating a controversial prison-reform proposal after former NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, called for regulated conjugal and family visits for inmates. Here is what he actually proposed, what Ghanaian law currently permits, and the bigger debate over rehabilitation, family bonds and prison reform.
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🇨🇺 “They Told Us Miami”: Cuban Women Describe Shackling, Confusion and Abandonment After Deportation to Central African Republic
Cuban women deported from the United States to the Central African Republic say they were misled about their destination, shackled during a lengthy flight and left in Bangui without passports, phones or adequate resources. Their accounts highlight growing concerns over America’s expanding third-country deportation policy and the role African nations are being asked to play…
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The Woman Who Held Malcolm X — Yuri Kochiyama
Who was the Japanese American woman photographed cradling Malcolm X after his assassination? Her name was Yuri Kochiyama. From wartime incarceration to Harlem activism and her friendship with Malcolm X, her extraordinary life became a bridge between Black liberation, Asian American activism and the international struggle for human rights.
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🇳🇬 33 Young Miners Die in Nigerian Detention Cell as Probe Blames “Cruel and Inhuman” Conditions
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An investigation into the deaths of 33 people arrested over suspected illegal gold mining in Nigeria has blamed severe overcrowding, inadequate ventilation, heat stress and dehydration. Fourteen victims were reportedly minors, with investigators describing the detention conditions as cruel, inhuman and degrading.
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🇱🇷 U.S. Embassy Officials Visit Liberian War Crimes Investigators Amid Security Threats
Two U.S. Embassy officials visited Liberia’s leading war-crimes investigation group following renewed death threats against investigators, highlighting growing security concerns as the country moves toward establishing a War and Economic Crimes Court.
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🇱🇷 Liberia’s Army Dismisses Two Soldiers After Viral Assault Video Sparks Public Outrage
Liberia’s Armed Forces has dismissed two soldiers following the circulation of a viral video alleging an assault on a young woman in Paynesville. The action has renewed debate over military discipline, civilian protection and accountability within Liberia’s security institutions.
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Restores the Death Penalty as Sahel Security Crisis Drives Tougher Laws
Burkina Faso has restored the death penalty after abolishing it in 2018, with terrorism, espionage, high treason and other serious offenses now potentially carrying capital punishment. The policy follows years of jihadist violence and reflects the military government’s broader emphasis on security, sovereignty and stronger state authority.
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🇷🇼 Rwandan Government Critic Found Beheaded in Uganda
Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan soldier and critic of President Paul Kagame, has been found beheaded in Uganda. Police are investigating the killing, while allegations of political involvement remain unverified.
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🇯🇵 JAPAN MOVES TO ADDRESS RELIGIOUS COERCION AS PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN
Japan’s December 2022 child-abuse guidance recognizes that using threats of hell, divine punishment, or religious consequences to frighten and control children can constitute psychological abuse. The policy does not ban religious education; it draws a line between legitimate instruction and coercive psychological control.