War Crimes: Sudan militias rife with sexual violence says HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Sudanese militias fighting the government of war crimes, according to ArabNews and Agencies, on...
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Morocco to vote on abolishing the death penalty for first time
Morocco will vote for the first time on abolishing the death penalty in a pivotal moment for human rights in...
NGO says group threatened migrants in Mediterranean rescue
Doctors Without Borders says 112 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean were threatened by armed men, according to Africa News...
Morocco: Five suspects arrested for international gold smuggling
Five suspects were arrested on November 27th by Moroccan law enforcement for alleged involvement in an international gold smuggling network,...
Interpol arrests 1,006 in Africa for cybercrime in two months
1,006 people have been arrested in Africa by Interpol during a two-months cybercrime crackdown, the organisation announced on November 26th...
ICC says it has found evidence of war crimes in Libya
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan urged Libya and other countries on November 19th to help arrest six men accused...
Tunisian migrant advocate held in first “terrorism” probe
A Tunisian migrant advocate is in custody and his case is being handled by anti-terror investigators, the head of a...
Head of Tunisian olive oil firm held on corruption suspicion
The head of CHO group, Tunisia's leading olive oil exporter, has been detained on suspicion of corruption, local media reported...
Tunisian politician’s jail sentence extended to 35 years
Ayachi Zammel, former Tunisian presidential candidate was sentenced on November 11th to two years and eight months in prison, raising...
Libya: UN sanctioned human trafficker killed in Tripoli
No end to violence appears in sight for Libya, as state officials reported that one of the country’s most wanted...
