Liberian Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders are heaving a sigh of relief.
Following the enactment of the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (LRIFA) the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Thursday it will begin to accept Green Card Applications to adjust status to permanent resident from certain Liberian nationals under Section 7611 of the National Defense Appropriation Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2020, according to a USCIS press release.
Although there has been calls to promote LGBTI rights in Malawi by human rights organizations and activists people who identify as gays, lesbians or transgender say they continue to face persecution, violence and discrimination in society. The Human Rights Watch in its 2018 report, 'Let Posterity Judge', Violence and Discrimination against LGBTI people in Malawi made recommendations aimed at promoting the rights and dignity of people who identify as gays, lesbians or transgender.
The leading Muslim cleric in Tanzania has condemned the alarming moral decay in the country, particularly homosexual practices, warning of looming disasters from God if the condemned acts are not tamed.
“Neither holly religious books nor the laws of Tanzania accept such terrible acts. Religious leaders from all denominations should come out and speak out strongly against the vices,” Tanzania’s Chief Sheikh, Mufti Abubakar Zubeiry bin Ally, preached during the Mawlid celebrations yesterday to commemorate the birthday of Proohet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
The World Bank Group and Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) has awarded US$1.1 million to 11 research teams from around the world for innovations to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV).
According to reports,more than 35 percent of women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual partner violence or non-partner sexual violence.Violence experienced by women and girls not only has devastating effects on survivors, but poses an obstacle to development and shared economic progress, as it impedes full participation in society and the economy and limits access to education and other opportunities.
Amnesty International Southern Africa Regional Director Deprose Muchena has blamed austerity budgets by some Southern African countries for stifling socio-economic rights of citizens.
Speaking on Amnesty International’s The State of World’s Human Rights Report 2017-18 on Radio Voice of the People(Radio Vop) programme, Mr Muchena said what was observed in the report is that most Southern African countries including Zimbabwe are putting austerity budgets that are relegating the fundamental human rights to the peripherals
