October 18, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Rights Chief - Fighting in Tigray Taking Toll On Civilians
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Volker Turk, says the escalating hostilities in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region are taking a devastating toll on the civilian… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: UN Report Targets Racism Against People of African Descent
A report by the U.N. human rights office finds systemic racism against people of African descent is deep-rooted and says urgent measures are needed to dismantle discriminatory… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Cameroon: Anglophone Hospital Workers Say They're Victims of Both Military and Separatist Brutality
Separatists in Cameroon have abducted five hospital staffers in the western town of Kumbo. The rebels say they were retaliating after Cameroon's military entered the hospital and… Read more »
September 24, 2022
Africa: Why African Nations Are Mostly Silent On China's Rights Record
Most African states have stayed silent as Western nations and rights groups condemn China over a recent United Nations human rights report on China's treatment of Uyghurs and other… Read more »
September 21, 2022
South Africa: Church of England Bars Tutu's Daughter From Presiding Over Friend's Funeral
The daughter-in-law of the late South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu called the Church of England homophobic for not allowing her wife, who is a priest, to preside over… Read more »
September 03, 2022
Mali: Foreign Ministry Denies UN Accusations of Human Rights Abuses
Mali's foreign ministry is denying accusations of human rights violations made by the United Nations. Read more »
August 16, 2022
Tunisia: A New Fight for Press Freedom
Mohamed Yassine Jelassi remembers his prison days under Tunisia's pre-revolution dictatorship, but mostly the heady ones a few years later -- as a journalist covering the country's… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Rwanda: U.S. Urged to Prioritize Human Rights Ahead of Blinken's Visit to Rwanda
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed for Rwanda Wednesday after meeting with Democratic Republic of Congo leaders to discuss tensions and human rights challenges in… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Zimbabwe: Arrest of Journalists 'Out of Sync' With Press Freedom Norms
Zimbabwe has charged two journalists under its cybercrime law in a move media advocates say runs counter to global trends to support and promote press freedom. Read more »
July 30, 2022
Africa: UN Agency Calls for More Protection for African Refugees and Migrants
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, Friday called for more to be done to protect African refugees and migrants from traffickers on their way from the Sahel and the Horn of Africa toward… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Malawi: Rights Groups Cancel Protests Following Abduction of Organiser
Activists in Malawi suspended planned anti-government protests, following the abduction Wednesday night of one of the protest organizers. A witness says men grabbed Sylvester… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Kenya: Kenyan Court Convicts 3 Police Officers, Informant of Murder
Kenya's high court on Friday convicted three police officers in the 2016 slayings of a human rights lawyer, his client and a driver. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Cameroon: Defence Minister Promises to Punish Govt Troops Violating Human Rights
For the first time, Cameroon's defense minister has acknowledged grave rights abuses by the military against civilians in the fight against Anglophone rebels and ordered such… Read more »
July 08, 2022
Nigeria: Activists Denounce Death Sentence in Homosexuality Conviction
Activists in Nigeria have condemned the death sentences given by an Islamic court to three men for homosexual acts. The ruling in Nigeria's northern state of Bauchi was the latest… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Rights Body Urges Government to Protect Human Rights
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has published a detailed report on human rights violations over the past year. According to the findings, the country has suffered its worst… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Ethiopia: International Commission Calls On Ethiopia to End Violations On Its Territory
A U.N. investigative panel is calling on the government of Ethiopia to end conflict-related rights violations on its territory and bring the perpetrators of crimes to justice. The… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Burundi: UN Investigator Calls for Access to Burundi to Probe Human Rights Violations
In his first oral report since beginning his job as the United Nations special rapporteur on Burundi's human rights, Fortune Gaetan Zongo appealed to Burundian authorities to grant… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Cameroon: New Report Blames Separatists in Cameroon for Gross Human Rights Violations
A Human Rights Watch report released Monday says separatists in Cameroon are increasingly brutal in their attacks. Human Rights Watch says separatists have committed murders, are… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Africa: Rwanda Hosts Showcase Commonwealth Summit, Dimmed By Rights Concerns
Rwanda is preparing to welcome leaders of 54 nations for a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Friday in the capital, Kigali. Read more »
June 16, 2022
Ethiopia: Media Arrests 'Reverberate' Across Ethiopian Newsrooms
June 18 marks seven months in prison for Dessu Dulla. The Ethiopian journalist from the Oromia News Network, or ONN, is accused of anti-state activities. If convicted, he could… Read more »
June 17, 2022
Ghana: LGBTQ Tolerance Billboards Destroyed in Ghana
Rights activists in Ghana are protesting after a crowd, urged on by a member of parliament, tore down a billboard that promoted tolerance toward the LGBTQ community. Last year,… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Malawi: Rights Groups Angered by Racist, Exploitative Videos
Rights groups in Malawi have urged authorities to quickly find and deport a Chinese man who was found to be making and selling exploitative videos of children. A BBC investigation… Read more »
June 16, 2022
Malawi: China Says It Has 'Zero Tolerance' for Racism Amid Malawi Fallout
The Chinese government is working to prevent continued diplomatic fallout and protect its image in Africa after racist videos of African children made by a Chinese man living in… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Eritrea: Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Has Dipped to New Low - UN Report
A U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea has issued a report critical of the deteriorating situation there, noting forced military conscription, arbitrary arrests,… Read more »
June 07, 2022
South Africa: Language Groups Demand Ryanair Stop Using Afrikaans Test
South Africa's language authorities have denounced Irish airline Ryanair for requiring a test in Afrikaans for all South Africans before they can fly to Britain. Afrikaans is… Read more »