April 14
Nigeria: Nigeria - Decade After Boko Haram Attack On Chibok, 82 Girls Still in Captivity [press release]
AI London
Over 1,700 children abducted by gunmen since 2014 17 mass school abductions recorded in six years 20 released Chibok girls forced to marry former Boko Haram fighters Read more »
April 12
Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach [press release]
HRW
Investigations into Deliberate Aid Obstruction, Possible War Crimes Needed Read more »
Ethiopia: Merawi Killings Should Be Independently Investigated [press release]
AI London
African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate killings of civilians by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in Merawi town, Amhara region, after fighting… Read more »
Sudan: One Year Since Conflict Began, Response From International Community Remains Woefully Inadequate [press release]
AI London
One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in Sudan, the response from the international community has remained… Read more »
Mali: Junta Suspends Political Parties, Associations [press release]
HRW
Action Undermines Fundamental Freedoms Read more »
April 11
Nigeria: Nigeria - 10 Years After Chibok, Schoolchildren Still At Risk
HRW
Implement Safe Schools Plan to Protect Schools, Children Read more »
Sudan: Joint Letter - the EU Must Urgently Act At One Year of Conflict in Sudan [document]
HRW
Dear High Representative Borrell, Read more »
Mali: Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur On Violence Against Women and Girls in Sport [press release]
HRW
Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls to the United Nations General Assembly on… Read more »
April 10
Sudan: MSF Urges More Help, More Eyes on Sudan's Suffering
allAfrica
It's almost 12 months since Ramadan fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15, 2023, and MSF is calling on the world not to turn its back on the devastated country. The level of… Read more »
April 09
Rwanda: NGO Files Complaint Over Two French Officers Slain in Rwanda Genocide
RFI
A French NGO has filed a complaint seeking a probe into the deaths of two French officers killed in the early days of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Read more »
April 08
Zambia: Zambian Police Summon Priest After Critical Sermon [press release]
HRW
Authorities Should Ensure Freedoms of Association, Assembly, and Expression Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Need Restoration of Confidence in Economy, Not a New Currency - Rights Group
New Zimbabwe
RIGHTS group ActionAid has slammed the recent launch of the new structured currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) saying the nation needs restoration of confidence in the economy, not a new… Read more »
Sudan: In Sudan, the Needs Are Growing By the Day, but the Response Is Deeply Inadequate [press release]
MSF
The following statement from Dr Christos Christou, International President, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), outlines the dire situation for people caught up in the… Read more »
Senegal: Human Rights Agenda for President Faye [press release]
HRW
Prioritize Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Read more »
April 05
Zambia: Zambia - Submission to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child [document]
HRW
43rd Ordinary Session Read more »
April 04
Ethiopia: Military Executes Dozens in Amhara Region
HRW
UN Inquiry Urgently Needed; End Impunity for Abusive Commanders Read more »
Liberia: Advocacy Groups Launch Initiative to Protect Environmental Defenders
Liberian Observer
Green Advocates International has launched "Standing Together for Environmental Defenders" (STAND), an initiative to protect Grassroots Environmental Defenders (GEDs) in Liberia,… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Court Upholds Anti-Homosexuality Act [press release]
HRW
Uganda's Constitutional Court on April 3, 2024, upheld the abusive and radical provisions of the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling further… Read more »
Central African Republic: Gavi Increases Support to Reach All Children With Immunisation in the Central African Republic [press release]
GAVI
Gavi to increase its financial support to strengthen data systems, bolster health workforce and engagement at community level, and foster innovation for enhancing outreach to… Read more »
Tunisia: Economic and Social Rights - Civil Society Describes Tunisia's One-Year Record As 'Negative'
Tunis Afrique Presse
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Civil Observation Coalition, which monitors Tunisia's implementation of its international commitments, says the country's overall record over… Read more »
April 03
South Africa: South Africa Among Top Air Polluters On the Continent, NGO Report Finds [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A Greenpeace report says South Africa is home to six of the world's 10 largest nitrogen dioxide emission hotspots and nine of Africa's 10 largest nitrogen dioxide point sources. Read more »
Southern Africa: Millions in Southern Africa Face Hunger as Extreme Weather Wreaks Havoc - Oxfam [press release]
Oxfam
Millions of people across Southern Africa, are grappling with the dual crises of hunger and flooding. Over half of Malawi's 19 million population, six million people in Zambia,… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Court Fails to Repeal Callous Anti-LGBTI Law, Puts People At Risk [press release]
AI London
Responding to a decision by Uganda's Constitutional Court to only revoke parts of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 (AHA), a law which prompted rising attacks against LGBTI people,… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Court 'Turned Its Back' On Human Rights By Failing to Repeal Callous Anti-LGBTI Law [press release]
AI London
The Anti-Homosexuality Act is one of the most extreme anti-LGBTI laws in the world Read more »
April 02
Rwanda: Genocide Archives Released
HRW
30 Years On, Accelerate Justice Efforts Read more »