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An electoral worker checks names against the voters' list at a polling station during elections in Burundi. Photo: MENUB

Burundi: UN condemns assassination attempt on leading human rights defender

Focus on human rights: Mr. Annan with President Kabila (far left) and OAU Secretary-General Salim Salim

Annan asserts primacy of human rights

'Human rights are African rights, not an imposition or plot by the industrialized West'

UN human rights office condemns latest deadly attacks in north-eastern Nigeria

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UN official urges African countries to ‘stop turning blind eye’ to suspected human rights violators

Africaת Great Lakes human rights

Human rights is essential in fight against HIV/AIDS

HIV-AIDS human rights

Displaying the rainbow flag of gay rights activists

Making waves: Malawi revives debate on gay rights

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North African women on the barricades

Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights

African gays and lesbians combat bias

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An ‘invisible’ minority seeks legal safeguards, acceptance

‘Indigenous’ people fight for inclusion

Press for an end to discrimination and marginalization

Getting to the heart of the matter

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An interview with Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai