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Guinea paralegals detained and intimidated
Author: Jean
Published: 11 Nov 2011
Human Rights Watch called on the Guinean government to investigate the role of two high-level officials in the apparent illegal detention and intimidation of members of a prominent Guinean human rights group.
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'Detention used to stifle dissent in Uganda'
Author: Jean
Published: 09 Nov 2011
Amnesty International released a report on 1 November 2011 which accuses the Ugandan state of targeting critical journalists, civil society activists and opposition political leaders with "arbitrary arrest, intimidation, threats and politically motivated criminal charges".
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Volcano threatens Goma prison
Author: Jean
Published: 09 Nov 2011
Africa's most active volcano, Nyamuragira, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, began erupting on the night of 6 November 2011.
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CSPRI representation at the 50th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR
Author: calitz
Published: 24 Oct 2011
CSPRI researcher, Gwénaëlle Dereymaeker, attended the 50th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, which took place from 24 October to 7 November 2011 in Banjul, The Gambia.
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