May 31, 2022
Libya: Russia's Wagner Group Set Landmines Near Tripoli
ICC Prosecutor Should Investigate Use of Unlawful Mines, Booby Traps Read more »
Sudan: Keep Pressure On Sudan's Coup Leaders
Authorities Lift State of Emergency, but Repression Persists Read more »
May 30, 2022
Chad: Human Rights Watch Calls for Release of Opposition Members and Supporters
Drop Charges and Allow Right to Peaceful Protest Read more »
May 26, 2022
Algeria: Algeria Targets Diaspora Critics
Efforts to Crush Domestic Protests Reaches Algerians Abroad Read more »
May 25, 2022
Somalia: Still No Justice in Somalia Health Workers Massacre
New Leadership Should Review Pending Abuse Investigations Read more »
May 23, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: No Inquiry Into Police Role in Ethnic Killings
One Year On, Failure to Investigate Buhene Violence Read more »
May 20, 2022
Somalia: U.S. Redeployment Should Stress Civilian Protection
Minimize Civilian Harm, Ensure Justice for Abuses Read more »
May 18, 2022
Burundi: Suspected Opponents Killed, Detained, Tortured, Says Rights Group
Burundi’s national intelligence services, police, and ruling party youth members have killed, arbitrarily detained, tortured and harassed people suspected of belonging to… Read more »
Chad: Opposition Leader, Supporters Arrested in Chad
Authorities Should Drop Politically Motivated Charges Read more »
May 16, 2022
Burkina Faso: Armed Islamists Kill, Rape Civilians
Army, Militia Respond with Summary Executions, Enforced Disappearances Read more »
Nigeria: Student in Nigeria Murdered Over Blasphemy Allegation
Ensure Justice, Abolish Blasphemy Laws Read more »
May 12, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: A First Step for Justice
Appeal Court Confirms Role of Senior Officials in 2010 Chebeya-Bazana Murders Read more »
Rwanda: UK's Rights Assessment of Rwanda Not Based On Facts
Abuses Overlooked to Justify Cruel Asylum Policy Read more »
Gambia: Letter to the Honourable Minister Jallow
Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) Recommendations Should Be Followed by Accountability Read more »
May 11, 2022
Cameroon: Rising Violence Against LGBTI People
No Protection from Group Attacks; Authorities Arrest, Detain Victims Read more »
May 09, 2022
Nigeria: Prioritize Justice for Abuses Against Protesters
Carry Out Judicial Panel Recommendations; Tackle Climate of Impunity Read more »
May 03, 2022
Central African Republic: Abuses By Russia-Linked Forces
Killings, Torture of Civilians Read more »
May 26, 2021
Uganda: Uganda - Covid-19 Pandemic Fueling Child Labor
Meager Government Aid Leaves Children Working Long Hours for Little Pay Read more »
May 12, 2021
Cameroon: Transgender Women Given Five-Years in Prison
Release Trans Women, End Anti-LGBT Persecution Read more »
April 14, 2021
Cameroon: Wave of Arrests, Abuse Against LGBT People - Human Rights Watch
Repeal Law, Protect LGBT Rights Read more »
December 04, 2020
Uganda: How 'Sex Testing', Operation Affected Annet Negesa's Running Career
Annet Negesa, a middle-distance runner from Uganda, does not know when she first caught the attention of athletics officials, but the testing began in 2011. Read more »
August 05, 2019
Uganda: Street Children Rounded up in Kampala
"They took us at night, so we didn't know where we were being taken," 11-year-old Jonathan (not his real name) told me. Read more »
April 23, 2019
Mozambique: Jailed Mozambican Journalists Get Bail After 3 Months
Today, a judge in Mozambique's Pemba city court ruled that journalists Amade Abubacar and Germano Daniel Adriano be released on bail, three months after their arrest on groundless… Read more »
January 18, 2018
Kenya: Both Elections Marred by Human Rights Abuses - Report
On August 8, Kenya's electoral commission declared incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta winner for a second term, amid opposition and civil society claims of fraud. The elections… Read more »
June 15, 2017
Equatorial Guinea: How Equatorial Guinea Turned Corruption Into an Art Form
For the past two decades, Equatorial Guinea has been one of Africa's largest oil producers and on paper, it is a middle-income economy. Yet instead of spending the country's oil… Read more »