There was an outpouring of anger and consternation on Tuesday after Gambia’s parliament voted to reject a draft constitution, setting back progress on over two years of work. The new constitution in the making is set to replace the 1997 constitution, enacted by former President Yahya Jammeh, which pro-democracy campaigners...
Day: September 24, 2020
South Africans Vow to Support Semenya, Campaign Against Swiss Court’s Ruling
South African rights groups have vowed to petition the United Nations and African Union over the latest ruling that the country's Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya cannot compete unless she takes hormone-suppressing drugs. Switzerland's Supreme Court last week dismissed Semenya's appeal against a decision by the Court of Arbitration for...