Africa by Luisa Arely López Torres https://padlet.com/a01570012/v601cenqgcfh Made with a warm hug en-us 2016-09-26 15:10:39 UTC 2026-01-16 09:37:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Human Rights ‘Backsliding’ in Southern Africa, Activists Say a01570012 https://padlet.com/a01570012/v601cenqgcfh/wish/126403690 Written by: Arely López

The Human Right Watch says that governments for South Africa are backsliding on human rights, this means they are repeatedly violating basic human rights opposing their constitution. 

This is clearly happening since Swaziland, who have an absolute monarchy, takes over as chair of the Southern African Development Community. All this violation of rights are turning heads around the region, most recently in Zimbabwe where the protests have increased because of the autocratic government of President Robert Mugabe, who has police beating and arresting demonstrators. 

Human Rights Watch Senior Africa Researcher Dewa Mavhinga says Zimbabwe should be at the top of the agenda of the leaders meetings and that SADC leaders are not appreciating the seriousness of this situation. He also says to the leaders “You cannot behave like the ostrich and bury your head in the sand when Zimbabwe is burning,” He wants to quickly develop human rights monitors so everyone can know for themselves what is happening and for them to take action, before it’s too late.

Original story from:
August 30, 2016 5:55 PM
Anita Powell
http://www.voanews.com/a/southern-africa-human-rights/3486790.html 

]]> 2016-09-26 15:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/a01570012/v601cenqgcfh/wish/126403690 Over 100 rights violations reported during electoral period in Congo a01570012 https://padlet.com/a01570012/v601cenqgcfh/wish/126406899 Written by: Mariam Garnés

There has been hundreds of human rights violations since the last referendum of March 2016 in Congo. More than 100 cases of murder done by police, arbitrary arrests and restrictions of freedom of expression and the media have been reported. The report mainly accuses the Guard of the Republic and the Directorate of Territorial; authorities of the region. However, the Minister Justice of Congo insists that there are no current political prisoners. The human rights violated are 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 19. In order words, the killing, torture, lack of security and the lack of justice to citizens of Congo

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Akwei, I. (26 september 2016); Over 100 rights violations reported during electoral period in Congo; Africa News; retrieved from http://www.africanews.com/2016/09/26/over-100-rights-violations-reported-during-electoral-period-in-congo/
]]> 2016-09-26 15:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/a01570012/v601cenqgcfh/wish/126406899 Sudan: No Justice for Protester Killings a01570012 https://padlet.com/a01570012/v601cenqgcfh/wish/126409145 Written by: Omar Núñez

In 2013, the subsidy cuts on State expenditure fueled Sudanese citizens around Khartoum against the government. As a response to the protests, authorities swept the gatherings with massive assaults, abuses, and killings, leaving behind a death toll of over 185, and more than 800 arrests. Failure to provide data and to further criminal prosecutions, and denial of the scale of the attacks, effectively suggest the State-sponsored impunity that governs the country; an act directly against human right number one and seven—as everyone should be treated in the same way. In addition, human rights 3,5,6,9,12,19,20,28,29 are violated, because people are being hurt, taken away from their freedom of peaceful expression and association, and are taken prisoners without a trial.

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Human Rights Watch (September 22, 2016) Sudan: No Justice for Protester Killings. Retrieved on September 26, 2016, from https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/22/sudan-no-justice-protester-killings]]> 2016-09-26 15:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/a01570012/v601cenqgcfh/wish/126409145