June 14, 2023
Rwanda: Mass Graves Tied to Rwanda-Backed M23
Evidence of Apparent War Crimes in Kishishe Should Be Preserved Read more »
June 13, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Killings, Rapes by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels
Rebels' Incursions Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis in East 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 »
June 05, 2023
Malawi: Refugees, Including Children, Forcibly Relocated
End Evictions, Confinement to Overcrowded Camp Read more »
May 25, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethnic Cleansing Persists Under Tigray Truce - HRW
Local authorities and Amhara forces in Western Tigray Zone in northern Ethiopia have continued an ethnic cleansing campaign against Tigrayans since the November 2, 2022, truce… 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 »
Sudan: Explosive Weapons Harming Civilians
Limited Access to Water, Electricity, Medical Care Fuels Humanitarian Crisis Read more »
April 25, 2023
Sudan: Questions and Answers On Sudan and the Laws of War
On April 15, 2023, fighting broke out in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), both official military forces in the… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Conflict and International Law
Question and Answer Document on Laws of War, Human Rights Concerns Read more »
April 26, 2023
Ethiopia: EU Council Conclusions On Ethiopia Shortchange Justice
Ethiopia's Cooperation with UN Probe into Wartime Abuses Key to Accountability Read more »
April 07, 2023
Libya: Weak UN Resolution On Libya Exposes EU Bias
Missed Opportunity to Tackle EU Responsibility in Migrant Rights Violations Read more »
April 04, 2023
Central African Republic: Central African Republic - Closing Civic Space
Journalists, Civil Society, Opposition Parties Face Harassment, Restrictions Read more »
March 30, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Rampant Intercommunal Violence in West
Customary Land Tax Dispute in 2022 Sparks Hundreds of Killings Read more »
March 28, 2023
Libya: UN Experts Find War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity in Libya
Continued Investigation of Rights Situation in the Country Remains Essential 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 06, 2023
Libya: Joint Letter - UN Human Rights Council Should Ensure Meaningful Follow-Up On the Human Rights Situation in Libya
6 March 2023 Read more »
March 01, 2023
Nigeria: Cluster Munitions - Nigeria Ratifies Global Ban
Becomes 111th State Party to International Treaty Read more »
February 19, 2023
East Africa: South Sudanese Refugee Goes Missing in Kenya - Human Rights Watch
Authorities Should Reveal Morris Mabior Awikjok Bak's Wellbeing and Whereabouts 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 »
Mauritius: Fifty Years on, Islanders Can't Go Home
Expulsion of Chagos Islands' Indigenous People an Ongoing Colonial Crime Read more »
February 13, 2023
Libya: Rights Concerns in Lockerbie Suspect's Extradition to U.S.
Ensure Due Process; Allow Access to Family, Legal Counsel 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 »
February 02, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania's Eviction of Maasai Pastoralists Continues
In June 2022, residents of Loliondo division in northern Tanzania's Ngorongoro district protested what they said was a government move to evict them from their ancestral land in… Read more »