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Organisations such as CitizenGo, Family Watch International, Family Policy Institute and Christian Council International promote opposition to abortion, LGBTI rights, reproductive healthcare and comprehensive sexuality education.

African values under threat: African Commission must defend them

US anti-rights groups are working against inclusivity, non-racism and decolonisation

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People languish behind bars for years in countries like eSwatini and Malawi before their cases come to court.

Reform the African criminal justice system, starting with prisons oversight

air and timely access to justice is enshrined in the African Charter, yet many spend years behind bars, their cases in limbo or never brought before a court.

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Some countries such as Tanzania still retain the death penalty

Abolish the death penalty in Africa

The African Court ruling on Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty ruled that sentencing someone to death by hanging violates Article 5 of the African Charte

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