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Protecting Malawi’s sex workers from police: ‘They say we’re sinners’
Although there is no law against prostitution in Malawi, sex workers routinely face abuse and...
Read moreUganda Launches Coalition to Decriminalize Petty Offences
21 Civil society organizations have formed the Uganda Coalition to decriminalize petty offences. The coalition...
Read moreUGANDA: Stop Arresting People For The Crime of “Idle and Disorderly”
H.E the President of the Republic of Uganda has directed that no person should be...
Read moreUGANDA: Scheduling Conference For ‘Rogue and Vagabond’ Petition Adjourned To 25th September 2019
Today the petition challenging the constitutionality of Section 168 (1) (c) and (d), of Uganda's...
Read moreNIGERIA: ‘Decriminalization of Petty Offences will Curb Prison Congestion’
By Hameed Oyegbade, Oshogbo The Deputy Director, Prison Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Mrs Ogechi...
Read moreKENYA:Drunk and disorderly: Poor Man’s Offence a Cash Cow for Police
By ERIC WAINAINA Weeks ago as Mr Kamau Mburu and other people were walking home...
Read moreKENYA: Petty Offences are Biased against the Poor
By Sarah Nyakio Seven out of 10 inmates in the country are petty offenders with...
Read moreNHRC to Mitigate Excessive Use of Pre-trial Detention – ES
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will continue to highlight and push reforms to address...
Read moreKENYA: Prison tales shed light on grim life of inmates
Omar Ismael ,64 Enter a prison and brace yourself for the...
Read moreNIGERIA: Coalition seeks decriminalization of petty offences in Nigeria
Civil Society Organizations and Professional bodies in Nigeria have expressed worry at the rate poor...
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