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Following months of debates in the British Parliament, the bill allowing for the deportation of asylum seekers who entered the UK illegally to Rwanda was finally passed on Monday, April 22nd in the night. However, this contentious proposal is heavily criticized by the Labour opposition, migrant aid organizations, as well as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the European judiciary. They argue that "Rwanda is not a safe country".

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the pygmy community is still awaiting the adoption of the Bill on the Protection of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal MulegwaAdopted by the National Assembly in april, this law, which anchors positive discrimination in favor of once marginalized…

Almost a month after what some observers call a "constitutional coup", the Tunisian president has still not appointed a head of government. While waiting to see more clearly about Kaïs Saïed's plans, on which they seem to place their confidence largely according to the latest polls, the Tunisians are once again passionate about the public and especially about constitutional rights.…

Congolese politicians will retain control of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni). With about two years after the next election, differences remain, especially as regards the structure of the Commission. President Felix Tshisekedi issued the reform on Tuesday evening, July 6, and abstained from demands from the opposition, civil society and religious denominations. The stumbling block…

In Senegal, the debate on the application of the law criminalizing rape and pedophilia has returned to the table since January 2020. It all started after the rape complaint from a 15-year-old girl against the son of a well-known journalist, the young man who is currently under arrest. The Senegalese feminist collective was mobilized on Saturday, July 3, in Dakar to support all women victims of violence…

One year after the presentation on the half cycle, the project reforming the Anti-Corruption Poles Act (PAC) was finally adopted by the National Assembly on the evening of Wednesday 30 June. At second reading, MEPs approved the text after the Senate had tabled two amendments. A reform that has been repeatedly criticized by civil society for which the text would weaken jurisdiction.…

It took almost fifteen years for the Nigerian parliament to adopt a new oil law, which should better protect the country's and local community interests. The two chambers of parliament adopted the text on Thursday, "an important victory" stressed the Speaker of the Nigerian Assembly. However, Nigeria's largest oil producer,…

The Danish parliament passed a law on Thursday 3 June that makes it possible to move asylum seekers from Europe as soon as they set foot on Danish soil. The Social Democrat Mette Frederiksen has made a transfer of asylum requests, which all European right-wingers dream of. Theoretically, all asylum seekers arriving in Denmark will be immediately put on a plane to Rwanda, Eritrea or any other third country that has agreed to process their request, of course for a fee. If it is accepted, the refugee is not even sure of…

The UN Help Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) introduced on Friday {that a} authorized committee consisting of members of the Libyan political dialogue discussion board has been fashioned with the intention of beginning preparations for the war-torn nation's upcoming elections to be held on Dec. 24, 2021. UNSMIL acknowledged that the primary assembly of the committee can be held on 21 December. Chatting with the Anadolu Company (AA), Mohammad er-Raid, one of many members of the discussion board, stated that…

Deputies finally had the last word on Thursday morning, due to a lack of agreement with the senators on a common text. As the text says, France now has one year to deliver the 26 works from the Béhanzin tax to Benin. The sword known as El Hadj Omar Tall, founder of the Toucouleur Empire, has already been returned in November 2019 to the Senegalese authorities.…