Special Rapporteur urges global action to recognise and combat prostitution as a system of violence against women and girls

22 june 2024 - 06:36:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Prostitution must be urgently recognised as a system of violence, exploitation and abuse, the Special Rapporteur [...] Full text...

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Independent rights expert calls for an end to ‘normalisation’ of prostitution

22 june 2024 - 00:16:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s independent human rights expert countering violence against women and girls called on Friday for [...] Full text...

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International cyber security conference continues in Benghazi, Libya

23 january 2023 - 18:16:31
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The work of the international conference on cybersecurity continued on Sunday in the Libyan city of [...] Full text...

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Togolese police dismantle child pornography ring

05 april 2021 - 07:10:30
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese police have dismantled a ring of young students who were involved in child pornography and [...] Full text...

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South African coach faces child porn charges

24 march 2021 - 15:11:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A prominent South African sports coach has been arrested in Australia on charges of [...] Full text...

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Traumatised, abducted Nigerian schoolchildren need rehabilitation – Rights experts

03 march 2021 - 16:27:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on schools [...] Full text...

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All ILO member countries ratify Convention on worst forms of child labour

05 august 2020 - 05:43:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified [...] Full text...

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Zambian President fires Education Minister after his porn video goes viral

29 july 2020 - 18:48:14
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has fired Education Minister, David Mabumba, less than 24 hours after a [...] Full text...

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Tunisia adheres to European child protection convention

16 october 2019 - 12:34:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister for Women, Family, Children and the Elderly, Neziha Laabidi on Tuesday submitted at the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to submit application for accession to European Convention on protection of children against sexual exploitation

14 october 2019 - 20:55:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisian Minister of Women, the Family, Children and the Elderly Neziha Laabidi will Tuesday submit Tunisia's [...] Full text...

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Mali officials sensitized on fighting child sexual exploitation

26 august 2019 - 12:24:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Magistrates, police officers and social workers on identification of child victims of exploitation have completed a [...] Full text...

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Cyber crimes reduced by 33.44% in the first four months of 2019 in Zimbabwe

23 may 2019 - 19:01:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Cyber crimes in Zimbabwe dropped 33.44 percent to US$42 412 853 in the first four months of [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Abuja over raids on night clubs, arrests of women

01 may 2019 - 17:16:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There was uproar in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja between Amnesty International, human rights activists, the [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition leader Eugène Diomi Ndongala conditionally released

20 march 2019 - 23:40:17
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The leader of the opposition Christian Democracy (DC) party, Eugène Diomi Ndongala, was conditionally released on [...] Full text...

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Botswana's Bushmen running late in reaping benefits of education system (A feature by Meekaeel Siphambili)B

21 february 2019 - 09:23:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Since independence in 1966, all Batswana (citizens of Botswana) have enjoyed free access to basic education. The [...] Full text...

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Botswana's Bushmen running late in reaping benefits of education system (A feature by Meekaeel Siphambili)

21 february 2019 - 09:13:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Since independence in 1966, all Batswana (citizens of Botswana) have enjoyed free access to basic education. The [...] Full text...

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World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief

14 january 2019 - 20:12:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to [...] Full text...

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Police caution Zambian female musician over nude photo

10 december 2018 - 15:33:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Police in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, have cautioned Cynthia Bwalya, a musician popularly known as Kay [...] Full text...

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South Africa hard-hitting court ruling over Xhosa initiation film

29 june 2018 - 10:27:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been widespread reaction to Thursday’s North Gauteng High Court ruling which found [...] Full text...

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Kenya tightens noose on cyber criminals

16 may 2018 - 16:18:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday signed into law the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Bill 2018 that [...] Full text...

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Austria: UN agency urges world to 'act now' to help, protect trafficking victims

30 july 2017 - 06:10:17
Vienna, Austria (PANA) – As links between wars, trafficking and migrant smuggling become more widely known, the United Nations is [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: India ratifies 2 ILO conventions on elimination of child labour

14 june 2017 - 08:45:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Government of India on Tuesday deposited with the International Labour Office the instruments of ratification [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Notorious fugitive could be heading back to South Africa

16 february 2017 - 10:59:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Notorious fugitive and former advocate Dirk Prinsloo could return to South Africa as early [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Children face human rights abuses - UN official

17 january 2017 - 05:54:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ms. Kate Gilmore, Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Monday said children worldwide faced [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report says most trafficked victims are women, girls, children

21 december 2016 - 21:01:03
New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the vast [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert urges action to guarantee rights for persons with disabilities

14 december 2016 - 05:45:57
New York, US (PANA) - Following the recent global commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the UN Convention on the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AfDB to fight rising cyber violence against women in Africa

08 march 2016 - 20:13:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a programme on Tuesday to stop the bullying of women [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Lungu annuls musician's appointment as envoy against gender-based violence

18 january 2016 - 17:32:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has with immediate effect withdrawn the appointment of local musician Clifford Dimba [...] Full text...

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Zambia: UN experts dismayed by presidential pardon for Zambian musician convicted of rape

23 december 2015 - 09:34:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – UN human rights experts have criticised Zambian President Edgar Lungu for pardoning local musician Clifford Dimba, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN lauds Somalia's ratification of child rights treaty

02 october 2015 - 18:54:36
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon led a chorus of UN officials in hailing Somalia’s ratification of [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: UN lauds South Sudan on ratification of child rights treaty

04 may 2015 - 17:53:28
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Monday welcomed South Sudan’s ratification [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Public-private partnerships needed to combat transnational cyber-crime'

17 april 2015 - 09:23:25
New York, US (PANA) - The Head of the Microsoft Digital Crime Unit for Middle East and Africa, Mr. Dale Waterman, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert stresses need to protect children from abuses

11 march 2015 - 19:52:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Ms. [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UN welcomes Somalia's ratification of children’s rights treaty

20 january 2015 - 17:29:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday applauded Somalia’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Senate passes law to curb cybercrime, online fraud

23 october 2014 - 19:29:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate Thursday passed a new law prescribing seven-year jail term for cybercrimes and online [...] Full text...

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UN: Children to lodge complaints with UN on rights violations

14 april 2014 - 14:49:07
New York, US (PANA) - UN child rights experts on Monday hailed a new treaty that allows children to complain [...] Full text...

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Pistorius Trial: Witness contradicts defence

24 march 2014 - 14:56:13
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Following a five-day adjournment, the Oscar Pistorius murder trial resumed in South Africa's North Gauteng [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Evidence links Pistorius to pornographic websites

23 february 2014 - 08:45:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In a dramatic development one week before the start of the Oscar Pistorius murder [...] Full text...

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US: UN to begin hearing complaints from children

14 january 2014 - 20:40:47
New York, US (PANA) - A new legal instrument allowing children or their representatives to file a complaint with the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF tasks countries on child protection

20 november 2013 - 16:07:54
New York, US (PANA) – Drawing a direct link between violence against children and poverty, the UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony [...] Full text...

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UN member states take action to advance child rights, regulate arms trade

02 october 2013 - 20:51:16
New York, US (PANA) - A total of 59 UN member states took part in the annual UN Treaty Event [...] Full text...

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UN official calls for ratification of treaty against child soldiers

19 september 2013 - 19:20:43
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, on Thursday called for [...] Full text...

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UN expert calls for more efforts to tackle child sexual exploitation in Madagascar

26 july 2013 - 19:47:11
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Najat Maalla-M’jid, the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and [...] Full text...

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SA TV station gets permission to broadcast pornography

25 april 2013 - 09:29:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In an unprecedented move, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has granted [...] Full text...

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40 UN member states endorse international treaties in New York

03 october 2012 - 09:44:38
New York, US (PANA) - Some 40 UN member states signed 87 international treaties and other conventions during the high-level [...] Full text...

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'Over 100m children subjected to worst forms of child labour'

13 june 2012 - 07:28:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Ms. Gulnara Shahinian, has said more [...] Full text...

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UN says more countries ratify optional protocols on children's rights

26 may 2012 - 14:04:51
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Ms. Marta Santos Pais, [...] Full text...

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'Legalized forms of violence against children violate human rights'

09 march 2012 - 13:36:48
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, has said all forms of [...] Full text...

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UN envoy welcomes new measures to stop violence against children

20 december 2011 - 15:33:09
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Ms. Marta Santos Pais, [...] Full text...

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Battle against state-controlled internet kicks off at UN talks

28 september 2011 - 16:05:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A looming battle to wrest total control of the internet from state control ensued at the [...] Full text...

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Migiro tasks African govts on youth development, employment

30 june 2011 - 19:20:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro on Thursday urged African governments to empower the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF seeks to end use of child soldiers in CAR

08 june 2010 - 16:35:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is helping to find ways to ensure that children [...] Full text...

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CPJ urges Zambia leaders to halt harassment of leading daily, staff

04 june 2010 - 12:05:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Zambian President Rupiah Bwezani Banda and his administration should halt the ongoing harassment of [...] Full text...

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UN launches campaign against child slavery, prostitution

26 may 2010 - 16:32:00
New York- US (PANA)-- The United Nations has launched a campaign for universal ad option of protocols that outlaw the [...] Full text...

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Three foreigners arrested in Senegal for drugs, pornography

17 november 2009 - 22:18:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) â" Three foreigners have bee-n arrested in Senegal for dea ling in drugs, fake currencies and pornography. [...] Full text...

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CPJ pleased by journalist's acquittal in Zambia

16 november 2009 - 19:07:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday expre ssed joy after the Lusaka Magistrate [...] Full text...

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CPJ wants all charges dropped against Zambian journo

16 october 2009 - 09:49:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has demanded that charges filed against veteran [...] Full text...

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