The Morning Call
More than 150 rights campaigners from around the world gathered in Paris on Monday, warning of a spike in the number of activists being murdered for their work. Amnesty International and the International Federation for Human Rights, behind the Human Rights World Summit say at least 312 activists were murdered in 2017.
This represents a doubling in the murder rate since 2015 they said in a statement. Now human rights issues on in Africa have always dominated headlines; we take the latest from equatorial guinea where a human rights defender was recently attacked.
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Uganda protests: at least 42 charged in Kampala court
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Spain's parliament to vote on relocation bill for young migrants
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87 migrants rescued at sea by Doctors Without Borders
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UN human rights chief warns against rising hate speech and discrimination
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South Korea-Africa summit: 25 heads of state attend maiden meeting
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Arab League calls for conference for peace in the Middle East