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Human Rights

This beat covers individual rights and inclusion for minorities, marginalized people, people with disabilities, migrants, refugees and IDPs.

From stigma to strength in The Gambia

Healing the wounds of witch-hunt victims in The Gambia. For more than 40 years, the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture has been supporting survivors on their road to recovery. In The Gambia, one of the Fund’s recipients provides healing and a path to redress.

UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent said during the forum’s fourth meeting.

Investing in youth to counter hate speech

Hate speech International Day for Countering Hate Speech is marked on 18 June annually to promote dialogue and tolerance.
migration

Search for greener pastures carries deadly consequences

Sound policies and cooperation by countries are key

migration

African children abroad struggle over cultural identity

Ghana rolls out the red carpet to encourage resettlement in the motherland

Stigma prevents many people with disabilities from entering the workforce

70 years since its adoption, the declaration has inspired liberation movements

migration

The country hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa – more than a million

From the ravages of war to culture shock in Europe

Censorship

Governments cite incitements to violence, exam cheating and hate speech

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It was just words until it wasn’t: A survivor’s call to counter hate speech before it’s too late