Why do coups d’état happen? Is it that bad leadership pushes people to their boiling points, compelling them to take matters into their own hands? Or is it a lack of adequate preventative laws? Do external factors play a role? And in Africa specifically, how much of an impact does history tend to have? Moreover, [...]
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The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on Wednesday published a survey showing a significant increase in racial discrimination racism towards first- and second-generation Black immigrants across 13 European Union countries, with Austria, Germany and Finland topping the list for the highest rates of discrimination and harassment. The survey, titled “Being Black in the [...]
Reporters Without Borders urges Niger authorities to release detained journalist
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Niger authorities on Monday to immediately release Niger journalist Samira Sabou. Niger news outlet Air info confirmed with Sabou’s relatives that Niger authorities arrested Sabou at her home on September 30 for an unknown reason. Abdoul Kader Nouhou, Sabou’s husband, told the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) that four unidentified men [...]
France high administrative court hears police racial profiling case
France’s highest administrative court heard on Friday the first class action brought by six human rights groups against the state. In the class action, human rights groups and victims alleged that French police engaged in systematic racial profiling against Black and Arab men during police patrols. The case originates with a 2021 petition to the [...]
Lana Osei is a JURIST staff correspondent in Ghana and a recent graduate of the GIMPA (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration) Faculty of Law. She files this dispatch from Accra. Last Friday, September 15th, Ghana’s Armed Forces assured the country in an interview with the leadership of the Ghana Journalists Association that there [...]
The the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’s public hearings concerning international obligations to mitigate marine pollution started Monday in Hamburg, Germany following a request from the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS). Prime Ministers Kausea Natano of Tuvalu and Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, representing COSIS, are [...]
Edwin Gakunga is a student at the Kenya School of Law and a JURIST Assistant Editor. He files this dispatch from Nairobi. The bustling heart of Nairobi, Kenya, was the stage last week of a historic event—the inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS), held from September 4th to 6th. This pivotal gathering brought together African nations, [...]
G20 announces African Union as new permanent member at India summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday the African Union (AU)’s accession to the G20 as a permanent member during the commencement of the organization’s summit. The African Union now becomes the second regional block to attain permanent status in the G20 after the European Union. The African Union has persistently sought full G20 membership [...]
Ongoing EU assistance to Uganda sparks criticisms among LGBTQ+ activists
In June, the European Union (EU) announced its decision to continue funding Uganda despite the nation’s recent adoption of a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ law in May, which has garnered significant international attention due to its prescription of the death penalty for specific same-sex acts. This move has ignited a massive outcry and backlash from the global [...]
Edwin Gakunga is a student at the Kenya School of Law and a JURIST Assistant Editor. He files this dispatch from Nairobi. Filing from the vibrant city of Nairobi, Kenya, I find myself privileged to be a part of history, reporting for JURIST at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS) hosted right here at the iconic [...]
