The Rwandan Genocide: 100 Days of Terror The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is widely recognized as one of the worst genocides in modern history, and its impact…
Category: Human Rights
In the Ukeje judgment, the Supreme Court of Nigeria abolished the Igbo custom of male primogeniture, which prohibited female children from sharing in the intestate estate of their father.[1] This…
On 29 May 2023, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni assented to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill according to Article 91 (3) (a) of the Uganda Constitution after he had rejected an earlier version…
Barriers to Women’s Participation in Politics in Kenya Since post-independence, women in Kenya have suffered political injustices that have relegated them to the fringes of leadership and key decision-making positions.…
Introduction Twenty years after its adoption and eighteen years of enforcement, as a ‘home-grown’ women’s human rights treaty, the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on…
UN Special Rapporteurs Get Involved Right on Time Note: This piece was first published on voelkerrechtsblog.org. We thank the team and the author for the possibility to re-publish the article…
Current Climate Change Situation Climate change continues to take a toll on the lives of people across the globe. According to UN Women, the effects of it are so dire…
Introduction The impact of conflict on marginalized communities in Somalia is a crucial issue that needs to be discussed from a human rights perspective. Conflict often aggravates existing inequalities and…
The Malawi government developed the second National Action Plan on Child Labour (NAP II) from 2020 through 2025 to provide guidance on implementing the National Child Labour Policy. Experts believe…
Desmond Mhango concludes his series on Child Labour in Malawi with this final article. In this final article of the series Child Labor in Malawi, the author describes his own…