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Tue, 25 May 2021 13:41:59 GMTAfrica Day Marks Resistance to State-Sponsored Homophobia
[Iranti] Africa will not be free until all its people are free and LGBTI persons are allowed to live their lives without fear, says South African-based advocacy organisation Iranti.
Fri, 14 May 2021 06:57:34 GMTGovt Must Act to Protect LGBTI People After Attack On Trans Women - Amnesty International
[AI London] Three transgender women assaulted after being lured to a bar in capital Cotonou Videos of attack posted on social media and support groups targeted with threats 'This assault must prompt the authorities to take stronger measures to prote...
Thu, 13 May 2021 08:02:25 GMTThreat On Transgender People and Their Defenders Following the Assault On Three of Them
[AI London] Authorities in Benin must immediately take all necessary measures to protect transgender people and the associations that defend them, after three transgender women were forced to undress, beaten and robbed by a group of men at a bar in t...
Wed, 05 May 2021 08:29:21 GMTOp-ED Urges Benin to End Digital Law Threat to Journalism
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is one of the signatories of an op-ed piece published in Benin on World Press Freedom Day calling for an overhaul of the country's Digital Law, which has been used to throttle free speech and press freedom.
Mon, 03 May 2021 20:17:09 GMTBenin's Democracy Continues Its Downward Spiral
[CFR] Benin has been something of a poster child for African democracy following its move away from Marxism-Leninism after the collapse of the Soviet Union. No longer.
Sat, 01 May 2021 06:14:31 GMTBenin President Patrice Talon Pledges Not to Seek Third Mandate
[RFI] In an exclusive interview with RFI/France 24, his first since his contested election victory on 11 April, following a campaign in which key opposition figures were unable to stand, Benin president Patrice Talon insisted he has no intention of p...
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:27:36 GMTDecision of the CAF Appeal Board On Sierra Leone Vs Bénin
[CAF] The CAF Appeal Board has delivered its verdict on the Total Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match: Sierra Leone vs Benin Match.
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:30:52 GMTArrests of Opposition Figures in Benin
[State Department] The United States notes with concern the numerous arrests of opposition political leaders related to the April 11 presidential elections. Among the democratic principles our two countries share is the presumption of innocence until...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:52:05 GMTTop 3 Issues Shaping the 2021 Presidential Election in Benin
[MFWA] The Republic of Benin will hold its presidential elections on April 11, 2021. The incumbent, Patrice Talon, will face former minister Alassane Soumanou Djimba from the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE), and Corentin Kohoué, a growing ...