INTRODUCTION Child marriage rates are staggeringly high in the Rwenzori region, mid-western Uganda. In a country, where 10% of the girls get conjugal before the age of 15 years and 40% of the girls get married before the age of 18 years. They are forced into marriage due to greediness
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The Right to Healthcare- The case of Sub-Saharan Africa
What is the right to health care? The right to have access to health care services is a basic human right guaranteed by section 27 of the Constitution. Everyone has the right to access healthcare services, emergency medical treatment and medicine. How has COVID-19 affected the provision of health services
The Human Right to Dignity: The Case of Mauritania
What is the right to human dignity? According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human dignity is the right to life, freedom from torture and freedom of opinion. Everyone is entitled to the right to human dignity without discrimination. What is force-feeding? Force-feeding, known as Leblouh, could be defined
The right to protest: the case of Nigeria
Protesting is a fundamental human right. It is the means through which people can voice their opinions to inspire positive social change. In Nigeria the right to protest is safeguarded under sections 38, 39, 40 and 41 of the Constitution. What is End SARS? End SARS is a series of mass peaceful
THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING: FORCED EVICTIONS IN BENIN
Adequate housing is a human right. Since Patrice Talon became president in 2016, Benin has seen a sharp rise in the number of urban development projects. Urbanisation in itself is a legitimate objective for a country to have, but the methods used by Talon over the past 5 years have
THE RIGHT TO AVOID HARASSMENT
Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ‘No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation.’ This means that all people have the right to avoid being harassed or defamed without clear
THE EMOTIONAL RISKS OF ILLEGAL MIGRATION
The 2019 UN migration report shows that about 90 percent of Africans who illegally migrated to European countries said that they would do it again despite facing life-threatening risks. Data analytics often illustrate the methodology and routes adopted by the illegal migrants, but there is not much discussion about the
WHAT ARE CIVIL LIBERTIES AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?
Defining civil liberties Civil liberties are rights and freedoms given to residents and citizens of a country through the country’s legal system. Such rights are the freedom of speech, the freedom of movement, and the freedom of assembly. Civil liberties are protected in most democratic countries. They are sometimes formally
Media Freedom in Ghana
What is Media Freedom ? Media freedom is the ability for journalists to freely report on matters of public interest. Media freedom is linked to the human right of freedom of expression and to the right to access information. Being able to freely report news is an indicator of democracy
Child marriage: the case of Malawi
What is child marriage? Marriage is an important institution in society. Child marriage takes place when one or both of the people involved in the marriage are under the age of 18. Child marriages most times take place without the consent of either one or both parties involved. Malawi has