Baka Gbine, a Baka Pygmy music group from southeast Cameroon, will perform for international audiences for the first time in a series of concerts scheduled for April and May in England, Survival International reports. Baka Gbine, who traditionally perform at weddings and funerals, are composed of seven male and female musicians and dancers. The group will tour with Baka Beyond, an Afro-Celtic group based in England, to promote the release of their album, Gati Bongo. The album is slated for wide release on April 24.

On March 15, the United Nations General Assembly voted 170–4 to create a new Human Rights Council, effectively dissolving the oft-criticized Commission on Human Rights. Candidates for the Council will need to be elected by an absolute majority of 96 votes in order to secure a position, and once elected members can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.