Friday 31 August 2012
A regional initiative to confront this issue was taking shape just as the platinum mining crisis unfolded.
Thursday 30 August 2012
Conditions on death row are believed to be appalling and reports indicate that they have been made even worse by increased security since last week, with all prisoners reported to be on virtual lockdown.
Monday 27 August 2012
Temesgen Desalegn, editor of Feteh newspaper, faces a number of criminal charges based on articles he has written or published criticizing the government and calling on Ethiopia’s youth to peacefully protest against government repression.
Thursday 23 August 2012
The Tigrayan elite could be forced to use more repression to hold onto power and control other ethnic groups.
Saturday 18 August 2012
Transitional structures are now in place, and new elections have been set for April 2013. But the transition remains unsteady.
Thursday 16 August 2012
The 2012 rankings show an overall trend of improvement among electronics companies to address conflict minerals in their supply chains, but less progress in other industries, including jewelry, automotive, and industrial machinery.
Saturday 11 August 2012
Biofortification is the process of breeding new varieties of foods crops that contain higher amounts of nutrients to improve nutrition and public health and such processes are now being looked upon to fill the nutritional gap for vitamin A and other nutrients.
Thursday 26 July 2012
Ghana is among Africa’s success stories, with is peaceful and democratic election and, robust economy.
Friday 20 July 2012
Following the appeal by the government, AMDH and FIDH now urge the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC to open an investigation on these unpunished crimes as quickly as possible.
Wednesday 18 July 2012
The Carr Doctrine calls on all stakeholders to re-think the global response to AIDS, urging actors to recognize that HIV is not just a public health issue, but rather a symptom of underlying societal inequities and injustices
Tuesday 17 July 2012
The barren soils are a result of years of mining and insufficient replacement of nutrients by small-holder farmers mostly practicing low-input agriculture.
Monday 16 July 2012
The Ghana Public Health Bill contains Tobacco Control Measures that prohibits smoking in public places, bans advertising, sponsorship and promotion of tobacco and tobacco products, bans sale of tobacco or tobacco products to underage and mandates the printing of health warnings on tobacco packs.
Saturday 14 July 2012
President Omar al-Bashir mid-last month announced a new austerity plan in an attempt to address the economic inflation that has since seen a cut in a number of civil servants and an increase of almost double in fuel price.
Wednesday 11 July 2012
While the number of 2,000 detained is difficult to confirm, reports indicate that at least 100 people remain in detention in Khartoum alone.
Monday 9 July 2012
A year after the independence of the country, the only human rights legal framework lies in the Constitutional Bill of rights.
