Gender
Sudan: UN condemns spike in violence against women and girls
Top UN officials call for an immediate end to the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, want perpetrators held accountable
Op-Ed
Two years after the killing of George Floyd, urgency to end racial inequalities and discrimination beckons
Op Ed by the United Nations Senior Officials of African Descent Group (UNSAG)
Human Rights
“It is worth fighting for even one child’s life”
— Mrs. Marianna Vardinoyannis, Mandela Prize Laureate 2020
Human Rights
“I will continue fighting FGM to protect women and girls”
— Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté, Mandela Prize Laureate 2020
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Annan asserts primacy of human rights
'Human rights are African rights, not an imposition or plot by the industrialized West'
Cover Story
North African women on the barricades
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights
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African gays and lesbians combat bias
An ‘invisible’ minority seeks legal safeguards, acceptance
Cover Story
‘Indigenous’ people fight for inclusion
Press for an end to discrimination and marginalization
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Getting to the heart of the matter
An interview with Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai