Tag: crime against humanity

Gambian ex-minister Sonko on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity

January 10, 2024

The trial of Ousman Sonko, a Gambian ex-interior minister accused of crimes against humanity committed under the regime of a former dictator Yahya Jammeh from ... Read More

Africa’s growing diplomatic backlash against ‘Israeli apartheid’ amid US’ Gaza-Ukraine hypocrisy

November 16, 2023

South Africa’s top diplomat has called on Israel to stop “this real crime against humanity” unfolding in Gaza, pointing to "very clear similarities" between Israel’s ... Read More

Historic ruling: UN-backed court in CAR convicts three militiamen of crimes against humanity

November 1, 2022

A United States-backed Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday (31 October) convicted three militiamen of crimes against humanity committed during ... Read More

Mauritania: Supreme Court Frees Jailed Anti-slavery Activists

May 18, 2016

The Mauritania Supreme Court Tuesday demanded the immediate release of anti-slavery activists arrested two years ago and sentenced to two years in prison, reports say. ... Read More

Mauritania: 7 militants of anti-slavery outlawed organization arrested

January 13, 2016

The outlawed Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist movement in Mauritania (IRA) indicated security forces arrested 7 of its militants following a protest demanding ... Read More