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Continued support for capital punishment leaves US on wrong side of history [comment]
April 16, 2010 by Andrew Wood
Elizabeth Zitrin: The United States of America, proud of its commitment to fairness and justice, is being left behind on one of the most important international human rights issues of our age. We are way behind the curve. Surpassed in human rights by, most recently, Togo and Burundi. The U....... [more]
Togo court affirms contested election of incumbent president
March 18, 2010 by Sarah Miley
The Constitutional Court of Togo on Wednesday affirmed the election of incumbent President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe despite five suits alleging voter fraud filed by the opposition. The court held that the accusations made by the opposition were unsubstantiated. The final vote totals decided by.... [more]
Togo court rules opposition candidate ineligible for presidential election
February 2, 2010 by Ann Riley
The Constitutional Court of Togo ruled Tuesday that presidential candidate Kofi Yamgnane is not eliglble to run in the February 28 election. Yamgnane was to face incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe of the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RTP) party. The court rejected Yamgnane's bid over in....... [more]
Central African Republic ex-president convicted for fraud in absentia
August 29, 2006 by Lisl Brunner
Former Central African Republic President Ange Felix Patasse was convicted in absentia Tuesday on fraud charges and sentenced to 20 years hard labor. Patasse and four other members of his former government have been charged with embezzlement and fraud stemming from transactions with the Libyan.... [more]
UN accuses Togo of human rights abuses during election riots
September 26, 2005 by Sara R. Parsowith
UN human rights officials have accused the government of Togo of using over-zealous force at the time of the heavily disputed April presidential elections, saying that government security and armed forces killed 400-500 people and wounded thousands more. A report released Monday by the Office of.... [more]
New Togolese law increases punishments for child traffickers
August 4, 2005 by Holly Manges Jones
The Togo parliament has unanimously passed a law that will increase prison time and fines for individuals convicted of child trafficking. The law comes in response to a reprimand by US State Department officials two months ago telling the Togolese government and 13 other countries that they would.... [more]
Togo constitutional court confirms Gnassingbe election as president
May 3, 2005 by Elana Kornblit
Togo's constitutional court Tuesday confirmed ruling party candidate Faure Gnassingbe as the official winner of the disputed April 24 presidential election. According to the court, Gnassingbe won by 60.15 percent of the vote. The constitutional court said that the opposition's candidate Bob....... [more]
Togo opposition leader claims presidency as court appeal prepared over poll
April 27, 2005 by Bernard Hibbitts
Togo opposition presidential candidate Bob Akitani Wednesday claimed he had won the presidency of the country with 70% of the vote and called for people to resist the government a day after official results put him a distant second to ruling party candidate Faure Gnassingbe in a poll rife with.... [more]
Togo election commission declares Gnassingbe winner in disputed poll
April 26, 2005 by Bernard Hibbitts
Togo's electoral commission Tuesday released provisional figures indicating that ruling party candidate Faure Gnassingbe won Sunday's disputed presidential election, taking 60.22% of the vote as against 38.19% for opposition coalition leader Emmanuel Bob-Akitani. Allegations of fraud surroun....... [more]
International brief ~ Togo interior minister wants "suicidal" elections delayed
April 22, 2005 by D. Wes Rist
Leading Friday's international brief, Togolese Interior Minister Francois Esso Boko told reporters late Thursday night that he was recommending that what he called the suicidal electoral process- the presidential election scheduled for Sunday- be postponed, warning that all signs p....... [more]
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