Much needs to be done to secure human rights in Africa, but "the tide is turning" and mobile phones and FM radio have arguably done more than most other conventional methods to ... Read more »
The Libyan regime says Nato-led air strikes hit Muammar al-Gaddafi's compound, killing six people and wounding 10. Read more »
Thousands of Egyptian civilians, including protesters who helped topple the authoritarian regime of president Hosni Mubarak, have been tried in military courts without due process. Read more »
A national task team has been established to tackle hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) South Africans. Read more »
When police in Kenya's coastal tourist city of Mombasa conduct night raids, it is not unusual for a large number of sex workers arrested to be under 18. Read more »
Thousands of families in in the central town of Dusamareb are caught between an unending conflict and severe drought. Read more »
Rights violations are increasing in the northeast of the country, raising concerns for civilians amid renewed clashes between the government and rebels. Read more »
Tensions have, broadly, been building up in Burkina Faso for sometime now, and seem to be gaining impetus in the context of the widespread revolt and protests against authoritarian ... Read more »
An Oscar-nominated film director, Tim Hetherington, has been killed in Libya's besieged city, Misrata. Several journalists were also injured in an attack Human Rights Watch ... Read more »
A glimpse of how the cases against the six post-election violence suspects will be handled has emerged during a session to decide how the prosecutor will share evidence with the ... Read more »
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