March 29
Somalia: Constitutional Proposals Put Children At Risk
Amendments Could Weaken Restrictions on Child Marriage, FGM Read more »
March 27
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of the Child
We write in advance of the 98th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of Ethiopia. This submission focuses on children's rights violations in the… Read more »
March 21
Uganda: Ugandan Appeals Court Shutters LGBT Rights Group
Decision Threatens Civic Space, Reinforces State-Sponsored Homophobia Read more »
Seychelles: Seychelles - Rights Concerns in High-Profile Case
Irregularities Risk Jeopardizing Anticorruption Efforts Read more »
March 15
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Releases Ex-Politician Implicated in Heinous Crimes
Dropped Charges Against Former Somali Region President Reinforces Impunity Read more »
Sudan: Urgent Action Needed On Hunger Crisis
Security Council Should Act on Access for Aid Deliveries Read more »
March 11
Uganda: Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Activists
Students Arrested for Protesting Against Oil Pipeline Read more »
March 04
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Deepening Crackdown On Dissent
No One Appears Safe from Arbitrary Arrest, Detention Read more »
March 01
South Sudan: South Sudan - Human Rights Council Should Ensure Ongoing International Scrutiny, Investigations
HRW statement - Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights on advancing the human rights in South Sudan Read more »
February 26
South Sudan: Joint NGO Letter Calls for Renewal of UN Commission On Human Rights in South Sudan At Critical Moment
As elections loom, extend vital Human Rights Commission mandate Read more »
February 15
Africa: Transnational Repression By Rwanda
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing of February 15, 2024 Read more »
February 06
Sudan: UN Security Council Should Act Against Abusers in Sudan
Darfur Panel of Experts Report Clearly Points to Individual Responsibility for Atrocities Read more »
January 31
Sudan: Sudan Conflict Fuels World's Largest Internal Displacement
Last week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 10.7 million people have been uprooted from their homes in Sudan, including 9 million displaced… Read more »
January 30
Rwanda: UK Should Abandon Dangerous, Authoritarian Rwanda Bill
Bill Seeks to Place UK Government Above the Law Read more »
Ethiopia: UN Food Award for Ethiopia's Premier Ignores Wartime Abuses
Millions of Ethiopians Currently Facing Food Insecurity Read more »
January 29
Uganda: War Crimes Trial Continues in Uganda After Long Delays
Avoid Further Delays in Thomas Kwoyelo Case and Ensure Remedies for Victims Read more »
January 18
Rwanda: End Abuses Against Journalists
No Justice for Suspicious Death; Detainee Denounces Torture in Court Read more »
January 11
East Africa: Impunity Fuelling Horn of Africa Wartime Atrocities, Humanitarian Crises - HRW
Civilians Bear Brunt of Global Inaction on Wartime Atrocities, Humanitarian Crises Read more »
December 11, 2023
Uganda: Ugandans Challenge Anti-Homosexuality Act
Court Has Opportunity to Strike Down Abusive Law Read more »
December 09, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Troubled 60-Year Mental Health Journey
Over a century ago, in 1910, British colonial authorities in Kenya redesigned a then-smallpox isolation center into what became the Nairobi Lunatic Asylum, a dire institution in… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Rwanda: The UK Can't Legislate Away Rwanda's Rights Record
Government Pushes Ahead with Plan despite Supreme Court Ruling and Known Abuses Read more »
December 01, 2023
Tanzania: McEnroe Brothers' Tennis Tour Risks Whitewashing Maasai Forced Evictions
Tourism Needs to Respect Indigenous Communities' Rights Read more »
November 26, 2023
Sudan: New Mass Ethnic Killings, Pillage in Darfur - Human Rights Watch Report
UN Security Council Should Act to Protect Civilians, Punish Abusive RSF Commanders Read more »
Sudan: Violence in West Darfur - Human Rights Watch Submission to UK Parliament
Human Rights Watch February 2023 Submission to the UK Parliament Read more »
November 23, 2023
Uganda: Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Protesters
Next week, four more students will appear before a Kampala court for participating in protests against the planned East Africa crude oil pipeline (EACOP) and for demanding a full… Read more »