March 30, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Rampant Intercommunal Violence in West
Customary Land Tax Dispute in 2022 Sparks Hundreds of Killings Read more »
March 27, 2023
Central Africa: Decade After Takeover, Justice Still Needed
On March 24, 2013, an alliance of rebel groups known as the Seleka took control of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. By then they had also seized control of most… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Joint Response to M. Dan Gertler's Letter
Dear Mr. Gertler, Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda - Questionable Trial After Journalist's Death
86 Organizations Reiterate Call for an Independent Investigation Read more »
March 14, 2023
Burundi: Free Five Rights Defenders
Drop Charges; End Civil Society Crackdown Read more »
March 09, 2023
Burundi: African Commission Calls for Justice in Burundi
12 Years On, a Blatant Political Killing Still Merits Meaningful Investigation Read more »
March 08, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC and International Civil Society Letter on Potential Sanctions Relief for Israeli Mining Magnate Gertler
The Honorable Antony Blinken Read more »
March 02, 2023
Angola: Hundreds Homeless in Forced Evictions, Demolitions
Investigate Police Use of Excessive Force Against Residents Read more »
February 27, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Satire in Congo Is No Laughing Matter
Intelligence Services Arbitrarily Detain Comedian Junior Nkole 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
Cameroon: The Perils of Journalism in Cameroon
High-Level Arrests as Another Journalist Murdered Read more »
February 09, 2023
Rwanda: No Clarity Over Journalist's Death in Rwanda
"Suspect" Convicted of Manslaughter After Hasty, Quiet Trial Read more »
February 06, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Abuses by M23, Militias Aided by Army, Foment Ethnic Violence in North Kivu
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. The… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Burundi: Journalist's Conviction Violates Free Speech Rights
Release Floriane Irangabiye; End Politicized Prosecutions Read more »
January 31, 2023
Central African Republic: The Epitome of Impunity in Central African Republic
Government Minister Hassan Bouba Should Be Prosecuted for Alleged War Crimes Read more »
Rwanda: Call to Ensure Independent Investigation into Death of Investigative Journalist John Williams Ntwali
Joint Statement by 90 Civil Society Organizations and Press Associations Read more »
January 20, 2023
Rwanda: Suspicious Death of Investigative Journalist
Effective, Independent Investigation Needed to Establish Circumstances Read more »
January 23, 2023
Chad: Justice Needed for October Crackdown
Investigate Killings, Torture, Deaths in Custody, Unlawful Detentions Read more »
January 18, 2023
Rwanda: Politician Convicted for Harming The Country's Image
Respect Free Speech; Free Detainees; Repeal Abusive Penal Code Provision Read more »
January 11, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda's President Politicizes Refugee Rights
This week, Rwandan President Paul Kagame delivered a stark warning to refugees fleeing renewed violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo: "We cannot keep being host to refugees… 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 »
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 »
January 16, 2006
Rwanda: Historic Ruling Expected for Former President And Seven Others
The Supreme Court of Rwanda is scheduled to rule January 17 on the bid by former president Pasteur Bizimungu and seven others to have their convictions on charges of having formed… Read more »
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