Niger
Politics | Society | Gender - Women | Human rights
Niger sued over slavery laws
afrol News, 7 April - The government of Niger has been dragged to the Community Court of Justice of ECOWAS [the Economic Community of West African States] in Nigeria over its failure to implement laws against slavery introduced in 2003.
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Liberia
Economy - Development | Politics | Society | Gender - Women | Human rights
UN details Liberia violations
afrol News, 3 April - United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has released a report on the human rights situation in Liberia, focusing on violations on economic, social, political, sexual and gender-based rights. Read more
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Southern Africa
Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Gender - Women | Human rights | Society
'Eliminate harmful cultural practices'
ZANIS/Times of Zambia News , 3 March - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for concerted efforts in harmonizing customary and common laws to eliminate harmful cultural practices.
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Africa
Politics | Human rights | Society | Gender - Women | Health
Renewed fight against FGM
afrol News, 5 February - A round table conference, aimed at addressing the age-old culture of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM), will be held in Geneva on Tuesday. Read more
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» 05.04.2007 - Eritrea criminalises FGM
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» 13.02.2007 - Slow progress stopping FGM in Mali
» 02.11.2006 - Ethiopian women reject genital cutting (FGM)
» 15.09.2006 - Guinea-Bissau to ban female genital mutilation
» 06.09.2006 - Ghana MPs want tougher penalties for female genital cutting
» 02.06.2006 - "Female genital mutilation increases babies' mortality"
» 09.11.2005 - Islam united to stop female genital mutilation
» 31.05.2005 - Half of Nigeria's women experience domestic violence
» 17.03.2005 - Female genital mutilation a vote-winner in Sierra Leone
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» 15.06.2004 - FGM in Mali connected to pre-Islamic traditions
» 11.02.2004 - Nigerian govt wants debate on female genital mutilation
» 10.02.2004 - Nigeria adopts anti-Female Genital Mutilation day
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