Forty years after the UN recognised development as a human right, millions remain locked out of economic and social progress.

Angolan children living in Namibia are facing barriers to education, healthcare and birth registration, according to a new report by Amnesty International.

The protection of human rights is a topical issue in Botswana, with conversations currently ongoing around whether to maintain or abolish capital punishment.
 
Botswana remains the only SADC country that administers the death penalty.
  

The 4th Junior National Council opened debates with the motion urging the government to invest in child-responsive, climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure in schools and communities across the country. 

.A statement is issued on Friday by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Shirley Botchwey, calling for an end to what they have termed as arbitrary arrests, for due process and for the release of all persons detained for political reasons.

Victims and community representatives affected by the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) marched to Parliament in Nairobi on Wednesday, demanding accountability over alleged abuses.

Protesters marched with placards before submitting a petition, as security officers monitored the demonstration.

Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa demanded arrests and prosecutions over the killings of two Ghanaian nationals in South Africa as a flight in the latest phase of a voluntary repatriation operation landed in Accra on Monday.

Bureaucratic delays, lack of coordination, poor organisation and institutional silos often deny citizens access to justice.

These were the remarks of the ||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze at the opening of the three-day human rights workshop held at Keetmanshoop.

Hundreds of Nigerians returned to Lagos from South Africa on Tuesday on a government-backed evacuation flight, as anti-immigration protests demanding that foreign workers leave continue in parts of the country.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says it is worried about anti-immigration protests in parts of South Africa, citing safety concerns and potential human rights violations.