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Africa: Governments Reach a Powerful Global Agreement to Strengthen Access to Justice for All Women and Girls

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New York – As the largest United Nations convening dedicated to gender equality and women’s rights opens today, governments meeting at the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) have adopted by broad consensus a powerful set of Agreed Conclusions aimed at strengthening access to justice for all women and girls and advancing gender equality worldwide. Through this negotiated outcome, global leaders reaffirmed that access…

Iraqi women’s rights activist Yanar Mohammed killing spurs call for justice | Women’s Rights News

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago07 mins

Listen to this article | 4 mins info The killing of prominent Iraqi women’s rights activist Yanar Mohammed has fuelled an outpouring of grief and calls for justice, with advocates from around the world remembering Mohammed as a “courageous” voice. Mohammed, 66, was killed earlier this week after unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire outside her…

US justice department accused of withholding Trump-related Epstein files

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White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said on Tuesday that “by releasing thousands of pages of documents, cooperating with the House Oversight Committee’s subpoena request, signing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and calling for more investigations into Epstein’s Democrat friends, President Trump has done more for Epstein’s victims than anyone before him.”

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Africa: Disability and Access to Justice in Four African Countries – Strong Laws, Weak in Practice

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South Africa has a reputation as one of the most progressive countries on the African continent when it comes to disability rights. It has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and adopted laws aimed at protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. But is it truly a disability-friendly country,…

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Africa: At 39th General Assembly of AU – Pres Mahama Rallies AU to Press for Reparations Justice

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President John Dramani Mahama has urged the African Union (AU) to assert its demand for reparatory justice or risk never attaining the justice it seeks. “Reparatory justice will not be handed to us like political independence; it must be asserted, pursued and secured through determination and unity,” President Mahama, the AU Champion on Reparatory Justice,…

US lawmakers accuse justice department of ‘inappropriately’ redacting Epstein files

eriinfo.com1 month ago01 mins

After viewing the unredacted documents, Massie and Khanna, who co-sponsored the law which compelled the release of the Epstein files last year, told reporters they had a list of about 20 people in which every name was redacted except for Epstein’s and his convicted sex trafficker associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

‘Tell the truth’: Epstein survivors demand justice in Super Bowl ad | News

eriinfo.com1 month ago04 mins

The advertisement featuring multiple survivors urges US Attorney General Pam Bondi to disclose all remaining files related to the late sex offender. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 9 Feb 20269 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Survivors of the convicted late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse have…

US justice department investigating Minnesota Democrats over alleged ICE obstruction

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Reuters Customs and Border Patrol agents gather as protests continue outside Minneapolis’ Whipple Federal Building, which has become a de-facto ICE headquarters The US justice department is investigating two prominent Minnesota liberals over alleged attempts to impede federal immigration operations, an escalation of the Trump’s administration’s clash with Democrats. Gov Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor…

Justice dept banks on tech to tackle crime, case backlogs

eriinfo.com2 months ago07 mins

Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCD) is rolling out a modernisation and digital transformation strategy, prioritising the implementation of several technologies by 2030. The aim, as contained in its Revised Strategic Plan for 2025 to 2030, is to improve service delivery, efficiency, and accessibility while addressing IT infrastructure and…

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Africa: Women’s Voices At the G20 – Action Urged On Economic Empowerment, Care Work, Health, Climate Justice and Forced Labour

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The G20 group of the world’s 20 most powerful economies and the African and European Unions has a group dedicated to women empowerment – the Women 20 (W20). Set up in 2015 to promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, it’s one of 13 official engagement groups in the “Sherpa track” of the G20. It…