Despite initial hopes that the election of President Hakainde Hichilema in 2021 might improve human rights in the country, Zambian authorities have continued to crack down on dissent…

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Zambian Police Summon Priest After Critical Sermon hrw.org/news/2024/04/0…
Idriss A. Nassah situates his summon within a broader restriction of rights in the country.

#Somalia 's parliament is set to vote on constitutional amendments tomorrow which risk to put children at risk of harm. They shld reject any provisions weakening children's rights Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…

Is it the 'same tea in a different cup'? Tanzanian human rights lawyer Tito Magoti, PG and I spoke recently about his views on how far his country has come in the three years since Samia Suluhu came into power.

Read here: hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…

In Malawi today, police fired teargas at unemployed young people demanding to be sent to Israel to work on farms.

Malawi has a deal for 10,000 labourers to work on farms in Israel. After about 1,000 were sent, the deal seems to have stalled, resulting in today's protest

Children in Kabwe, Zambia, need to be able to play soccer without risking lead poisoning.

The government Ministry of Green Economy and Environment - Zambia Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development | GRZ needs to urgently clean up the contamination stemming from an old lead and zinc mine, closed 30 years ago.

#LeadFreeKabwe

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Zambia: To protect children from #leadpoisoning , government needs to urgently clean up the former Kabwe mine, one of the most lead-polluted places on earth, says ⁦Alliance For A Lead-Free Kabwe⁩ Alliance incl. ⁦Human Rights Watch. #leadfreekabwe hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…

Seychelles: Rights Concerns in High-Profile Case hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…
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Fulo iri rino NAKA chete!

The children of Kabwe are entitled to urgent cleanup of the severe lead contamination in their town. Lead has no safe level of exposure, so the government with support from donors and companies responsible should act now.
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A mine in Kabwe, Zambia, closed 30 years ago, still causes severe + lifelong health impacts on the children. The government cannot delay comprehensive clean up any further. Call for action by Alliance For A Lead-Free Kabwe Alliance incl Human Rights Watch:  hrw.org/news/2024/03/1… #LeadFreeKabwe

Immediate action needed for children suffering #leadpoisoning in Kabwe, Zambia.
Govt should:
▶️fully clean up the pollution
▶️seek support fr donors & companies responsible
says Alliance For A Lead-Free Kabwe incl Human Rights Watch Caritas Zambia ZGF Advocacy for Child Justice Zambia today:
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The Zambian government should urgently clean up the severe lead contamination in Kabwe, the Alliance For A Lead-Free Kabwe says today.

Immediate action is needed to make sure that children in Kabwe can enjoy the right to a healthy environment. #LeadFreeKabwe

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The United States has issued a statement that, last month, Zimbabwe detained and deported USAID officials who were in the country to conduct an assessment of governance and democratic reforms.

This was “egregious, unjustified and unacceptable”, US says:

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Yet the US says:

'Today we are refocusing our sanctions on clear and specific targets: President Mnangagwa’s criminal network of government officials and businesspeople who are most responsible for corruption or human rights abuse against the people of Zimbabwe...'

Not so fast, Adrian.

There is another concurrent action taken by the US government, placing 11 individuals and three entities on sanctions for 'involvement in corruption or serious human rights abuse...'

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On the death of the Namibian President and the transparent manner his illness was handled, I am reminded of what happened in Malawi in 2012 when the country's president died and those closest to him—including his own brother—kept a pretence for days that the man was alive...

In #Malawi , a journalist who exposed multi-million dollar dealings between the country's military and a businessman under investigation for corruption has gone into hiding. He says the army has threatened to 'arrest' him hrw.org/news/2024/02/0…