African nation bans homosexuality with threats of prison terms and fines
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Burkina Faso's parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality,
with people facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster
reported ... |
UN Forum Explores Ongoing Discrimination Faced By People of African Descent
UN Forum Explores Ongoing Discrimination Faced By People of African Descent - Participants from Europe, Central Asia and North America gathered this week at a United Nations forum in Geneva to explore ways to combat racial discrimination and to ensure effective promotion and protection of the human rights of people of African descent. Speaking at the opening of the two-day ...