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Why Africa’s Charter on Human Rights needs a Review

May 31, 2023

In 2022, the Human Rights and Law Index ranked countries globally according to human rights violations. African countries claimed four spots out of the top 10. Human rights are fundamental liberties and entitlements to which every individual is entitled. But …

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Nigeria’s Abortion Laws are due for a Review

Claire Mom

May 12, 2023

Data from Nigeria’s ministry of health says the country accounts for about 512 maternal mortalities per 100,000 births—one of the worst in the world. Of this figure, death from unsafe abortions constitutes roughly 40 percent. A string of restrictive abortion …