Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82 in LondonLeader who ousted Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 three decades after brief stint as military ruler dies after 'prolonged illness'Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa's most populous country from 2015 to 2023 and was the first Nigerian president to oust an incumbent through the ballot box, died in London on Sunday, a presidential spokesperson has said.President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson said in a post on X: "President Buhari died today in London at about 4.30pm [1530 GMT], following a prolonged illness." Continue reading...
Caster Semenya calls for athletes' rights to be put first as court rules in her favourECHR rules South African runner did not have fair trial on need to lower testosterone levels to compete in women's sportThe South African runner Caster Semenya has called for athletes' rights to be better protected after Europe's top human rights court ruled that she had not been given a fair trial when she contested a policy that required her to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete in women's sport.The decision, handed down on Thursday by the European court of human rights, was the latest twist in the two-time Olympic gold medallist's extraordinary legal battle. Continue reading...
High-risk HIV groups facing record levels of criminalisation as countries bring in draconian lawsCurbs on LGBTQ+ rights and a halt to US funding may reverse decades of progress in fight to end Aids epidemic, warns UNAidsPeople at higher risk of HIV, such as gay men and people who inject drugs, are facing record levels of criminalisation worldwide, according to UNAids.For the first time since the joint UN programme on HIV/Aids began reporting on punitive laws a decade ago, the number of countries criminalising same-sex sexual activity and gender expression has increased. Continue reading...
Farm worker who died after California Ice raid was 'hardworking and innocent', family saysJaime Alanís, 57, died a day after falling off a greenhouse roof during an immigration raid of a cannabis farmThe farm worker who died from injuries he sustained after falling from a greenhouse roof during an Ice raid of a California cannabis farm was a "hard-working, innocent farmer" and the sole provider for his wife and daughter, his family says.Jaime Alanís died a day after a frenzied immigration raid of Glass House Farms in Ventura county where authorities arrested at least 200 workers. The 57-year-old, who was from the town of Huajúmbaro in Michoacán, Mexico, is the first known person to die during the Trump administration's enhanced immigration enforcement operations in southern California. Continue reading...
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