Kenya: Authorities must ensure access to inclusive, quality public education for all children
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) underlines the need for the judiciary to step in and enforce the right to inclusive, quality education in Kenya. In addition, the ICJ, in partnership with the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and...
Gambia: West African States agree on Court for Jammeh-era crimes
ECOWAS adopts statute of “hybrid” court to prosecute crimes under ex-president Yahya Jammeh The agreement on 15 December 2024 to establish a special court to try the worst crimes committed under the rule of the former president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, if...
Africa: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights calls for the full continental ratification and implementation of the African Disability Protocol
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the ICJ, Inclusion Africa, Sightsavers and Validity Foundation welcome the adoption by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights of a Resolution on 6 November aimed at advancing the ratification and effective implementation of the African Disability Protocol (“Protocol”) across the African continent.
Ghana: Ghanaian authorities too slow in upholding the rights of persons with disabilities says UN Committee
Ghanaian organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and other civil society organizations (CSOs) have welcomed the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ (the Committee’s) concluding observations on Ghana and called on the Ghanaian...Recent News
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