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…
Tag: human rights
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…
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…
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…
Desmond Mhango’s series on Child Labour in Malawi continues with this fourth article. Following his detailed explanation of the situational context of child labour in Malawi, including a depiction of…
During a volunteering project in the community Ekumpoano in Ghana, I encountered a man with a physical disability sitting alone in the sand. His infectious smile caught my attention and…
This article was first published on verfassungsblog.de on 14/04/2023.[1] In many countries across Africa, the promotion and protection of the rights of LGBTIQ+ citizens is one of the most contentious…
The anti-trafficking film Dangerous Hope[1] tells the story of forcibly displaced people in Nigeria who must stay alerted to fend off human traffickers or end up in worse conditions. This film…
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed many victims in the last three years. Hundreds of thousands of people died and millions lost their livelihoods which pushed as many as 124 million…