August 21
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - Conscription Used to Punish Prosecutors, Judges
Revoke Unlawful Orders; Comply with Court Rulings Read more »
January 25
Burkina Faso: Drone Strikes On Civilians Apparent War Crimes
Impartially Investigate Military's Air Attacks; Compensate Victims, Families Read more »
November 08, 2023
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - Emergency Law Targets Dissidents
Burkina Faso's military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its crackdown on dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. Between November 4… Read more »
October 29, 2023
Africa: Israel/Palestine - Grave Concerns for Civilians in Ground Offensive
Laws of War Protect Those Who Can't, Don't Flee Read more »
August 07, 2023
South Sudan: Cluster Munitions - South Sudan Accedes to Global Ban
Becomes 112th State Party to International Treaty Read more »
July 24, 2023
Mali: New Atrocities by Army, Apparent Wagner Fighters
AU, ECOWAS Should Press for End to Violations, Urge Accountability Read more »
July 14, 2023
Sudan: ICC Prosecutor's Pronouncement Should Jumpstart Sudan Response
Stronger International Action Needed to End Atrocities Read more »
June 29, 2023
Burkina Faso: Unlawful Killings, 'Disappearances' By the Army
Respect Rights in Counterinsurgency Operations; Ensure Accountability Read more »
June 06, 2023
Nigeria: No Justice for Civilians Killed in Airstrike
The Nigerian authorities have provided little information and no justice for a military airstrike on January 24, 2023 that killed 39 civilians and injured at least 6 others, Human… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Egypt: Women Abused Over Alleged Islamic State Ties - HRW
Torture, Incommunicado Detention, Flawed Due Process Read more »
May 04, 2023
Burkina Faso: Army Linked to Massacre of 156 Civilians
African Union, United Nations Should Press for Credible, Independent Inquiry Read more »
March 01, 2023
Nigeria: Cluster Munitions - Nigeria Ratifies Global Ban
Becomes 111th State Party to International Treaty Read more »
February 14, 2023
Cameroon: The Snail's Pace of Military Justice in Cameroon
Ngarbuh Victims Await Trial Three Years After Massacre Read more »
February 10, 2023
Eritrea: Rights Group Alleges Govt Crackdown On Families of Draft Evaders
Collective Punishment Over Forced Conscription Campaign Read more »
February 09, 2023
Eritrea: Eritrea - Crackdown On Draft Evaders' Families
Collective Punishment Over Forced Conscription Campaign Read more »
October 03, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Agrees to End Military Detention of Children
Pledges Swift Reintegration Support for Boko Haram Suspects Read more »
July 02, 2007
Ethiopia: Crackdown in East Punishes Civilians
The Ethiopian military has forcibly displaced thousands of civilians in the country's eastern Somali region in recent weeks while escalating its campaign against a separatist… Read more »