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UN human rights chief urges action to prevent further conflict in Congo
07 Feb 2025 14:48 GMT
… the importance of upholding international human rights and humanitarian laws, Xinhua … the Congo. Uphold international human rights law and international humanitarian law … countries, subregional organisations, the African Union and the United Nations, to …
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UN human rights boss says 'worst may be yet to come' in Congo rebellion
07 Feb 2025 12:13 GMT
… meeting of the Geneva-based Human Rights Council.
"All … to urgently investigate massive human rights violations it says have … a meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council … have countless reports of human rights abuses, including sexual and …
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Reps C’ttee seeks US partnership on security, economic growth, human rights promotion
05 Feb 2025 15:46 GMT
… Africa, particularly in ECOWAS and African Union, there was the need for … , humanitarian responses and promotion of human rights, among others.
La’ori, representing … significant roles in ECOWAS and African Union; hence the need of bilateral …
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Call For The African Union To Convene An Emergency Meeting To Address Pressing Issues On The Continent
31 Jan 2025 09:10 GMT
… particularly
members-states of the African Union (AU) to take action … we
call upon the African Union to convene an emergence … in the world, the African Union should shoulder
its responsibility to … steps
to uphold its human rights obligations. And one way …
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The long read: Can the African Union be saved from itself?
31 Jan 2025 04:56 GMT
… candidates for chairperson of the African Union Commission: Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, foreign … the African Union into a single African Court of Justice and Human Rights. That … Union, the president of the African Union Commission cannot dismiss commissioners, nor …
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Crisis in Eastern DRC not just a national emergency – African CSOs
07 Feb 2025 22:37 GMT
… responsibility to prevent conflict, uphold human rights, and protect civilians."
They … healthcare, in line with the African Union Convention for the Protection and … of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR, 1948).
To support mediation …
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UN Warns About Escalating Conflict In DR Congo As Rebels Seize Mining Center
07 Feb 2025 22:05 GMT
… UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressed the Human Rights Council, calling for immediate … Addis Ababa to attend an African Union summit focused on the crisis …
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DRC : Joint letter to create an independent mandate to investigate rights violations
07 Feb 2025 19:43 GMT
… , and the repression of human rights defenders.
Accountability for serious … African Union, and other appropriate regional and international entities, including the Human Rights … the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Human Rights Council should urgently …
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Civil society groups call for urgent action as crisis in eastern DRC escalates
07 Feb 2025 17:27 GMT
… statement, the organisations urged the African Union, the East African Community (EAC … displacement, and rising concerns over human rights violations.
Armed groups continue to … greater protection for civilians and human rights defenders, and the creation of …
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SONA 2025, AI and South Africa’s leadership: Why the national AI strategy can’t wait
07 Feb 2025 15:52 GMT
… national AI strategies. Additionally, the African Union’s Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy … global AI governance discussions on human rights, ethics and responsible AI.
… guidelines for ethical AI adoption.
African Union’s AI strategy, supporting …