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Prime Minister Hun Sen threatens families of activists, peaceful protesters
The Cambodian authorities should stop arbitrarily arresting, harassing, and threatening activists who participated in and organized protests on the anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements on October 23, 1991, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Governments that signed...
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Human Rights Watch urges Myanmar to safeguard minority voters’ rights
Myanmar’s Union Election Commission has made critical decisions without meaningful transparency that will affect the November 8, 2020 election in many ethnic minority areas, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The decision-making process of the commission, which...
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Human Rights Watch says Western Australia’s COVID-19 hard border causing hardship
Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that strict restrictions imposed by the Western Australian government since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic on people entering the state are causing undue hardship for families, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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New York Center for Foreign Policy Affairs launches investigative report on UAE money laundering
The New York Center for Foreign Policy Affairs (NYCFPA) has issued an investigative report on recently leaked documents from the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) indicating the participation of the Central Bank of...
Africa
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister erupts in anger after Trump’s Nile dam comments, says “Ethiopians have never kneeled to obey their enemies”
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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his country "will not cave in to aggression of any kind" after President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that Egypt could destroy a controversial Nile dam at the center of...
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Human rights organizations condemn crackdown on free speech rights in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh authorities should end the ongoing harassment and threats against activists, human rights defenders, and their families by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, four human rights groups said on Saturday.Amnesty International, Asian Human...
Global
Police in U.S. failing to protect protesters from violence, as volatile elections near
Law enforcement agencies across the United States are failing to facilitate people’s fundamental right to freedom of peaceful assembly, and to protect protests and counter-protests from violent disruption by armed groups among others, Amnesty International said on Friday...
Africa
What the Joseph Robinette Biden presidency would mean for Africa – Perspectives by Simon Ateba
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., the 47th vice president of the United States in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2017, is running for president. Election Day is November 3, 2020, but already, about 50 million Americans...
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Russian authorities targeting free speech at university
Prosecutors have ordered a university in Moscow to submit detailed information on students and faculty who participated in mass protests and had contacts with foreign groups, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. The order is part...
Africa
Outspoken TV channel banned in Thailand
The Thai government’s shutdown of the outspoken Voice TV channel misuses Thailand’s emergency decree to censor the media, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.On October 20, 2020, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society announced at a...
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Full transcript of October 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa regional economic outlook press briefing
October 22, 2020PARTICIPANTS:ABEBE AEMRO SELASSIEDirector,...
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Full transcript of October 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa regional economic outlook press briefing
October 22, 2020PARTICIPANTS:ABEBE AEMRO SELASSIEDirector, African Department, IMF
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa’s difficult road to recovery
By Abebe Aemro SelassieThe COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented health and economic crisis for sub-Saharan Africa. Within months, the...
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa faces difficult road to recovery amid COVID-19 economic fallout, IMF says in latest economic outlook
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Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a difficult road to recovery amid COVID-19 economic fallout, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its...
Africa
IMF approves additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved an additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout.
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