June 10
West Africa: Senegal's Political Troubles, Nigeria's Cybercrime Law Trigger Massive Repression [press release]
MFWA
In many West African countries, the fight for press freedom and freedom of expression still faces significant obstacles. Governments and powerful individuals use a variety of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: New Campaign to Fight Child Marriages
The Herald
The National AIDS Council (NAC) has launched the "Not in-my-village" campaign to tackle teen pregnancies and child marriages using indigenous knowledge and traditional systems. Read more »
Angola: Repatriated Angolan Children Face Precarious Conditions [press release]
HRW
Returnees from Namibia Need Adequate Services Read more »
Nigeria: South-East Among Highest in Human Trafficking - Naptip
Vanguard
Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, Director General (DG) of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says the Southeast ranks among the regions with the… Read more »
Tanzania: Tourism Players Rebuff Human Rights Abuse Allegations Against Tanapa
Daily News
TANZANIA tourism leading private sector organisation has strongly faulted as unfounded recent allegations of human rights abuses by the country's conservation and tourism agency. Read more »
June 09
Nigeria: Girls Failed By Authorities After Escaping Boko Haram Captivity - New Report
AI London
Girls endured abduction, sexual slavery and other crimes by Boko Haram Escape was often followed by further violations in military detention Girls continue to be neglected by… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Help Us Build Our Lives' - Girl Survivors of Boko Haram and Military Abuses in North-East Nigeria [press release]
AI London
After surviving years of abuse by Boko Haram and by Nigerian forces, reintegration support and justice remain elusive for girls associated, or perceived to be associated, with Boko… Read more »
June 07
Senegal: Under Secretary Zeya's Travel to Senegal and Guinea [press release]
State Department
Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Dakar, Senegal, and Conakry, Guinea from June 9-14 to engage on democracy,… Read more »
Mozambique: Authorities Must Promptly Investigate Arrest of Journalist While Covering Demonstration [press release]
AI London
Mozambican authorities must immediately investigate the arrest of journalist and human rights defender, Sheila Wilson, while she was broadcasting live from a demonstration on 4… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Prominent Congolese Researcher Detained [press release]
HRW
Jean-Jacques Wondo Held Amid Wave of Post-Coup Arrests Read more »
June 06
Rwanda: Emmanuel Nkunduwimye Found Guilty of Genocide Crimes
New Times
A Belgian court on Thursday, June 6, found Emmanuel Nkunduwimye guilty of involvement in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, primarily in the city of Kigali. Read more »
Africa: To Help Ensure the End of Aids, Leaders Need to Move Away From Punitive Approaches to People Who Use Drugs
UNAIDS
UNAIDS welcomes the recent report by Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health, which was presented to the 56th… Read more »
Africa: Beyond Decriminalization of Same-Sex Relations [press release]
HRW
Across the Middle East and North Africa region, the criminalization of consensual same-sex relations and diverse gender expressions persists, subjecting people identifying as… Read more »
South Africa: 30 Years of Post Apartheid [opinion]
L'Express
For the majority of South Africans, since the first post apartheid elections held in 1994, the one held on the 29 May 2024 is deemed as important. A number of citizens referred to… Read more »
June 05
Ethiopia: UN Humanitarian Response During Tigray War 'Amount to a System Failure' - Report
Addis Standard
UN's independent, inter-agency evaluation revealed that the collective response to the humanitarian catastrophe that engulfed three northern regions of Ethiopia; Afar, Amhara and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Human Rights Commission Urges Release of Detainees Following End of State of Emergency in Amhara Region
Addis Standard
Following the expiration of the state of emergency in the Amhara region, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for the "continued release of individuals"… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Sour Media Freedom Record
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu's one year in office is a mix of pain and relief for the media and journalists. We have seen a leader who opened a smiling face for the media as an industry… Read more »
Africa: Ban Fossil Fuel 'Godfathers of Climate Chaos' From Politics [press release]
Global Witness
5Responding to comments from the UN Secretary General that countries and companies should ban fossil fuel advertising, Louis Wilson, Head of Fossil Fuel Investigations at Global… Read more »
Nigeria: Leave Journalists Alone, Fight Terrorists, Bandits, Editors Tell FG
Leadership
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the frequent abduction and arrest of journalists in the country by security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), under… Read more »
Somalia: Sodma Commissioner Meets With Somali Ambassadors to Address Humanitarian Issues
Shabelle
The Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mahamuud Moallim, recently met with Somali ambassadors to Türkiye, Libya, Iraq, and Germany to discuss… Read more »
June 04
Egypt: Opposition Leader Imprisoned [press release]
HRW
No Tolerance for Challenging President Sisi Read more »
Uganda: Martyrs Day - EOC's Bishop Kibuuka Talk Tough Against Corruption, Homosexuality
Nile Post
The chairperson of Christian Ecumenical Council of Uganda (CECU) who also doubles as the presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Orthodox Church in Uganda Jacinto Kibuuka has condemned… Read more »