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New law restricts use of internet in Uganda
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The new legislation increases restrictions in a controversial 2011 law on the misuse of a computer. Museveni signed the bill on Thursday, according to a presidential spokesman’s statement. Passed by the legislature in September, the bill was brought by a lawmaker who said those who hide behind computers to hurt others should be punished, arguing […]
Uganda police arrest 11 female lawmakers during protest
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11 female opposition lawmakers have been arrested in Uganda during a protest over what they allege is police brutality. The legislators took to the streets Thursday to voice their dissatisfaction over what they are calling a violation of the rights of women and a threat to their lives, which they say also violates the Constitution. […]
Taliban must immediately revoke policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, UN rights chief insists
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The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their “terrible” consequences. “No country can develop — indeed survive — socially and economically with half its population excluded,” Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement. “These unfathomable […]