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Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolitionCarolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar

File photo: President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, 21 September 2023. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Zimbabwe scraps colonial-era death penalty law

By Nyasha Chingono 7 Feb 2024

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Namibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere

By Nyasha Nyaungwa and Anait Miridzhanian 17 May 2023

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Image: A participant holds a rainbow flag during the WorldPride in Copenhagen, Denmark 21 August 2021. Olafur Steinar Gestsson/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters

Namibian court rules against gay couples seeking legal recognition

Nyasha Francis Nyaungwa and Emma Rumney 27 Jan 2022

Julia Selman Ayetey, lawyer for the 21 people, who where detained by police and accused of unlawful assembly and promoting an LGBTQ agenda, speaks to journalists at the Ho Circuit Court in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana 4 June 2021. Reuter/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Supporters and opponents face off over Ghana's anti-LGBT law

Christian Akorlie 12 Nov 2021

Companies must advocate for LGBT rights everywhere in the world, not just where it's easy

Companies must advocate for LGBT rights everywhere in the world, not just where it's easy

Ken Chan 12 Nov 2021

#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

Dr Claire Westman 21 May 2021

The move towards an open process for appointing judges is unprecedented in Lesotho. shutterstock

Choosing Lesotho's judges on merit should be only the start of judicial reforms

Hoolo 'Nyane 12 May 2021

Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

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The best interests of the child require detention to be used as a last resort. Shutterstock

How South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe measure up on child offenders

Rongedzayi Fambasayi & Admark Moyo 13 Aug 2020

#YouthMonth: Resource Compass to help youth during Covid-19

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UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action

UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action

Yvonne Su 29 Jan 2020

Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law

Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law

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The Central Bank of Kenya has financial inclusion in its stewardship of the financial system. Shutterstock

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Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

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Statue of Chief Albert Luthuli, Nobel Prize winner and president of the African National Congress, in KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal. Image by JRamatsui, CC BY-SA 3.0,

Africa and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity for all

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Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights

Andrew Novak 19 Mar 2019

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