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Africa: Announcement of New Visa Restriction Policy Targeting Foreign Nationals Involved in Race-Based Discrimination and Incitement of Imminent Violence, As Well As Uncompensated Land Seizures in South Africa

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago03 mins

As stated in President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14204, “Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa,” the United States remains gravely concerned about racially motivated crime and government-sponsored discrimination occurring against the Afrikaners and other minority populations in South Africa, including race-based discriminatory legislation, threats of land expropriation without compensation, and incitement of…

U.S. slaps South Africa with new sanctions due to alleged discrimination against White people

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against White people and other minority groups in South Africa. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday he would revoke U.S. visas or reject visa applications from foreign nationals found to be responsible for, or…

India faces criticism from UN discrimination watchdog | Human Rights News

eriinfo.com1 month ago04 mins

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination says India urgently needs to tackle hate crimes against Bengali-speaking Muslims and increase protections for other groups. Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026 A United Nations watchdog has said India must step up protections for tribal peoples and disadvantaged castes facing extrajudicial killings, torture and…

African states must protect their citizens from xenophobia and discrimination in South Africa

eriinfo.com3 months ago06 mins

African states must protect their citizens from xenophobia and discrimination in South Africa Barrister Ntumfon Ndangoh Tah Calvin of Cameroon. PHOTO/UGC. By Ntumfon Ndangoh Tah Calvin Recent reports of xenophobic violence targeting Africans, including Cameroonians and other foreign nationals in South Africa, have once again raised serious concerns about the protection of African citizens within…

Africa: LGBTIQ+ Face Mounting Violence and Discrimination, Warns UN Rights Chief

eriinfo.com5 months ago05 mins

Violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people are widespread, including at school, where 45 per cent of LGBT youth report being bullied. That’s the worrying message from UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, who says that more than one in three countries still criminalize consensual same-sex conduct and several also maintain the death penalty for it….

Australia court increases payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

eriinfo.com5 months ago01 mins

In Friday’s Federal Court judgement, the full court found that Grover had engaged in unlawful direct discrimination, saying she had treated Tickle “who is a transgender woman, less favourably than a person designated female at birth seeking access to the Giggle App”.

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Africa: Communities Unite to Address Stigma and Discrimination Affecting People With Neglected Tropical Diseases

eriinfo.com8 months ago06 mins

Marking World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that millions of people living with NTDs continue to face profound and often unseen suffering due to discrimination, social stigma and untreated mental health conditions. Under the rallying theme “Unite. Act. Eliminate.”, WHO and partners urge governments to integrate mental health care…

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Africa: Despite Ongoing Discrimination, Women Entrepreneurs Are Reshaping the Global South, With Crucial Support From the UN

eriinfo.com10 months ago08 mins

Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience and ingenuity, backed by United Nations support, can turn promising ideas into successful companies, even in societies where their voices have long been sidelined. As a young mother in a remote part of eastern Kenya, Norah Magero struggled to get…

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African Group in Geneva Advocates On the Fight Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

eriinfo.com12 months ago05 mins

On the margins of the Sixtieth Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the African Group, with the support of the Permanent Delegation of the African Union, organised, on 1st October 2025, its second mobilization event in the form of a reception to galvanise support for the eradication of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related…