Tag: Human rights
France is preparing to become the first country in the world to include the right to abortion in its Constitution
France will become the first country in the world to explicitly include voluntary termination of pregnancy in its constitution, sanctifying a procedure which was at the heart of the battle…
numerous reactions after the results of the autopsy of Chérubin Okende
In the DRC, the conclusion of the Congolese public prosecutor’s office affirms that Chérubin Okende died by suicide, the night of July 13 to 14, 2023, in Kinshasa. After seven…
In Ghana, a new law against LGBTQ people adopted by Parliament
The penalty incurred is up to three years in prison for people recognized as belonging to the LGBTQ community, up to five years for anyone who supports these communities. A…
opposition increasingly mistreated, dissident Oleg Orlov sentenced to two and a half years in prison
Russian power continues to stifle all voices that criticize the offensive in Ukraine. Dissident Oleg Orlov has just been sentenced to two and a half years in prison to be…
families of political prisoners organize silent march
In Tunisia, this Sunday marks the 14th day of the hunger strike of five political opponents imprisoned for more than a year in a case of alleged conspiracy against state…
Last resorts for Julian Assange, threatened with extradition to the United States
The founder of WikiLeaks, accused of espionage by Washington for making hundreds of thousands of military documents public in 2010 and 2011, has been detained for five years in the…
Israel’s response to South Africa’s new demands before the ICJ
Israel responded to South Africa’s new demands before the International Court of Justice. Pretoria accuses Israel of violating the Genocide Convention and has asked judges to issue new emergency measures.…
Burkina Faso lawyers on strike to contest the arrest of their colleague Guy-Hervé Kam
This figure of the Burkinabè bar has been kidnapped and kept in secret since January 24, for no apparent reason. Arbitrary arrest which follows numerous others in the country. 2…
“Your name must be inscribed in the Pantheon” says Emmanuel Macron
It was today that France paid a final tribute to Robert Badinter. The lawyer and former Minister of Justice who initiated the abolition of the death penalty died on February…
France: “With Robert Badinter, we were convinced of the necessity” of abolishing the death penalty
This Wednesday, February 14, a national tribute is paid in Paris to the former Minister of Justice, Robert Badinter, who died on February 9. The family did not want the…