Court stops government plan to impose housing tax on Kenyans
The Employment and Labour Relations Court has suspended the government’s plan to impose a 1.5% value added tax (V.A.T) on salaries of all employees as contribution to [...]
December 2018
Kenyan court says Miguna a Kenyan, awarded $70,000 over deportation
A Kenyan court has awarded opposition firebrand Dr Miguna Miguna Ksh7 million ($70,000) as compensation for the violation of his rights during his deportation to Canada. In [...]
Report reveals “gross” racial profiling in Toronto policing
On Monday, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released the findings of what it calls an “unprecedented” inquiry into race and policing in [...]
Nobel peace prize spotlights on rape in conflict
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, an IS sex slave survivor, will be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize Monday, as they challenge the world to [...]
Empowering Black families by fighting stigma in mental illness, substance use
On Saturday, November 17 in Toronto, CAfRIC International held the “Empower Black Families” event; in an effort to bridge the gap of information and access to [...]
Kenyan charity holds pageant to affirm dignity of people with albinism
A Kenyan charity held a pageant on Friday for people with albinism in a bid to affirm the dignity of a group that has faced discrimination, violence and even murder because [...]