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UN Praises Libya’s Municipal Elections Third Phase, Marked by calm and strong turnout

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on Sunday, 14 December, commended Libya for completing the third phase of its municipal elections, describing the process as largely calm and orderly, with voter turnout estimated at 69 percent. In a statement posted on X, UNSMIL, citing the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), praised the role of […]

UN Special Rapporteur calls on Algeria to release human rights activists, end harassment and repression

Ms. Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, has called on Algerian authorities to release all human rights militants imprisoned for the exercise of their freedom of expression, opinion and association. In her preliminary findings disclosed this week following her ten-day visit to the country, the UN official belied the […]

South African Court Puts Politics above Justice in Sahara Phosphate Verdict

As was expected, a high court in South Africa delivered a politicized verdict giving ownership of the 50,000-ton Phosphate cargo on board bulk carrier Cherry Blossom to the Polisario separatists. Bound for New Zealand, the ship was held in Port Elizabeth for almost a year after the Polisario challenged the legality of the transaction in […]