Mauritania anti-slavery law welcomed

Human rights groups welcome Mauritania's new anti-slavery law which makes it a "crime against humanity" and doubles prison terms for offenders.

BBC

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Mauritania's slavery mind-set

Satirist asks when Mauritania will end servitude

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Dec

Anti-noise pollution law to take effect

>Environment minister Dr Binilith Mahenge has signed into law regulations that seek to control noise and vibration levels whose excess has become a major public nuisance in Dar es Salaam and other urban centres in the country.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Kenya anti-terror law thrown out

Kenya's top court throws out key aspects of new anti-terrorism legislation, including clauses that curbed media freedom and capped refugee numbers.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Mozambique scraps anti-gay law

Mozambique decriminalises homosexuality in its new penal code, making it one of a few African countries where same-sex relationships are legal.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Uganda planning new anti-gay law

Uganda plans to introduce a new anti-gay law that will withstand any legal challenge after an earlier bill was struck down by the courts, a government minister tells the BBC.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Tanzania approves anti-foreigner law

Tanzania's parliament approves a tough new law aimed at curbing foreign employment, as a lawmaker accuses Chinese nationals of taking local jobs.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Row over Gambia's new anti-gay law

Leading rights groups call on Gambia's president not to approve tough new anti-gay legislation, saying it promotes "state-sponsored homophobia".

 

10 years ago

BBC

25 Jul

Tunisia passes new anti-terror law

Tunisia's parliament adopts a tough new anti-terror law following deadly attacks on tourist sites by Islamist militants.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Ugandans challenge anti-gay law

Ugandan rights activists and politicians file a legal challenge to overturn a tough anti-gay law condemned by Western donors.

 

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