Day: June 18, 2021
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Awareness on ills of early marriages and children in armies in focus when UNMISS celebrated day of the African child
Early, and often forced, marriages are alarmingly common in South Sudan. What, then, could be a better way to mark…
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Precarious situation in the Sahel, urgent action needed to face the lean season
The humanitarian context continues to deteriorate further each year in the Sahel, with insecurity already underpinned by numerous deadly incidents…
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Press Statement on the official launch of the Commission of Inquiry on the Tigray Region in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), in accordance with its mandate of promotion and protection of…
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AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa
ADDIS/ABIDJAN– The African Union, International Labour Organization and UNICEF hosted a virtual continental event to mark the World Day against…
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African Union launches probe into alleged rights abuses in Tigray
ADDIS ABABA— The African Union (AU) has launched a commission of inquiry into alleged human rights violations in Ethiopia’s northernmost…
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