Dr Mansogo was convicted for professional negligence and sentenced to three years in prison in a politically motivated trial.

Born Again in the United States of Uganda is the story of how well financed U.S. evangelicals, fundamentalists and neoconservatives conspired in the incitement of hatred against gays and how this led to the introduction of the ‘Kill the Gays’ bill to Uganda’s parliament.

CHRI's concern about the human rights situation in The Gambia

The Egyptian government, amid opposition by Bedouins and environmentalists, has reaffirmed its nuclear energy program.

We invite you to join us in Monastir from the 12th to the 17th of July where we will launch together the process towards the World Social Forum 2013.

Unions have given the government 24 hours to agree to terms to avoid a wage dispute that would throw the public service sector into disarray. Public sector unions have united in rejecting the government’s wage offer, which – as it is now – would see salaries in these sectors increase by 6.5 per cent and the housing allowance by R100. Unions are demanding an 8 per cent wage increment and R1,500 housing allowance, while the state is offering R900 for a housing allowance, an increase from the current R800. This adjustment would be effective for six months only.

We call on all governments and citizens of the world to stand with us and express your appeals to Prime Minister Noda before he makes a final decision on the restart of Ohi nuclear power.

Authorities in Equatorial Guinea should cease all harassment of a jailed political opponent and those close to him, Human Rights Watch, Physicians for Human Rights and EG Justice said today (25 May).

‘Politics is the main hindrance for the ICC’ was the main conclusion drawn from ‘Building Restorative International Justice: the ICC of the Future’. The topical debate took place in London at the Royal Commonwealth Society.

Governments in East Africa are providing a wide range of tax incentives to businesses to attract greater levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) into their countries. Such incentives include corporate income tax holidays, notably in export processing zones (EPZs), and reductions from the standard rate for taxes such as import duties and VAT. Yet this study, which focuses on Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, shows that such tax incentives are leading to very large revenue losses for governments, are promoting harmful tax competition in the region, and are not needed to attract FDI. In total, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda are losing up to US$2.8 billion a year from all tax incentives and exemptions.

What the national executive body of the doctors need to know is the need to constructively explore all available options for resolving the conflict in Lagos State.

On the impact of the April 12 coup d’état on vulnerable communities

About 40 students at Wits University in Johannesburg have gone on an indefinite hunger strike to protest the unfair dismissal of 17 female workers. They were joined by 2,000 students who boycotted the canteen staffed by outsourced workers from the offending company. This is part of a larger campaign to fight the externalisation and casualisation of labour at Wits, and in South Africa generally.

Globally activists are celebrating the decision by the Quakers to divest nearly $1 million of shares from Caterpillar because they sell bulldozers and other equipment to destroy Palestinian lives, homes, trees and land. This courage decision is the beginning of serious disinvestment from Caterpillar. The image below demonstrates how Israel uses Caterpillar bulldozers to destroy Palestinian homes. Similarly, from Australia and the US to Europe, activists globally are celebrating the South African government’s first step in the direction of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign demands, reports the blog,

A government minister has warned workers in the kingdom that they cannot invite trade unionists from overseas to Swaziland without permission. Lufto Dlamini, Minister of Labour and Social Security, said Swazi unions could not have any meetings with organisations which had not informed government of their mission. He was reacting to a meeting that took place 21 May between Swazi unionists and a delegation of workers from the UK and the Netherlands.

Wage talks between the South African Municipal Workers' Union and the South African Local Government Association have begun in Boksburg. Samwu and the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union, have proposed an across the board increase of 15 per cent or R2 000 (whichever is greater) for employees under the scope of the South African Local Government Bargaining Council. Salga had responded with a 4 per cent wage increase across the board, no minimum wage for the sector and no filling of vacancies, said Sema.

Egypt’s April 6th Youth Movement have declared they are starting a campaign under the slogan 'The eyes of Egypt 2012', to monitor the presidential elections scheduled for May 23 and 24. It said it also adopted the slogan 'participate, elect, monitor and boycott'. The Movement, which has not decided yet which candidate to support in the elections, is also willing to launch a website for the campaign bearing the same slogan 'Eyes of Egypt'.

'The Unemployed People’s Movement rejects the Youth Wage Subsidy as a solution to the unemployment crisis that is leaving millions of young people without a future. We note that there has been a concerted attempt by big business, their academic and media allies and the DA to present workers as lazy and overpaid. This is outrageous. Workers have struggled bravely for a living wage over many years and the gains that have been won must be defended.'

Large-Scale Land Investments are violating human rights and undermine food security in Ethiopia.

Transgender and intersex people in Uganda face physical and verbal abuse, are denied access to health services, are victims of blackmail and extortion as well as unlawful arrests and mob justice.