June 12
Tanzania: Police Linked to Killings At Gold Mine
Police in Tanzania guarding the North Mara Gold Mine have been linked to the killing of least six people and injury of several others during clashes since February 2024, Human… Read more »
May 30
Rwanda: In Rwanda, Criticism Is Not Welcome
Four Human Rights Watch Researchers Denied Access Over 16 Years Read more »
May 16
Rwanda: Human Rights Watch Researcher Barred
Denial of Entry Reflects Intolerance for Rights Monitoring Read more »
May 09
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review
Submitted with Physicians for Human Rights in April 2024 for Ethiopia's 4th Periodic Review Read more »
Sudan: War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Ethnic Cleansing in West Darfur
1. Human Rights Watch released a new report on abuses by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan against people in West Darfur's capital during 2023. What were the key findings? Read more »
Sudan: Ethnic Cleansing in West Darfur
Thousands Killed, Half Million Remain Displaced Read more »
May 02
Kenya: Floods Threaten Marginalized People
Kenyan authorities have not responded adequately to flash floods resulting from heavy rains, Human Rights Watch said today. The floods have left at least 170 people… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya - Floods Threaten Marginalized People
Ensure Speedy Response to Protect Those at Risk Read more »
April 29
South Sudan: 'Disappeared' Critic Appears in South Sudan Court
Spate of Forced Disappearances Points Up Need to Reform Security Agency Read more »
April 23
Rwanda: UK's Harmful Rwanda Bill to Become Law
Government Should Abandon Cruel Scheme and Protect Asylum Seekers Read more »
Rwanda: The UK Again Attempts to Bend Truth On Rwanda
In an interview on the BBC's Today Program this week, Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell sang the praises of Rwanda's "remarkable regime." But as the debate over the… Read more »
April 18
Sudan: Civilians At Risk As Large-Scale Fighting Looms in Darfur
Civilian Casualties, Threat of Atrocities Mount Following Fighting in El Fasher Vicinity Read more »
April 12
Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach
Investigations into Deliberate Aid Obstruction, Possible War Crimes Needed Read more »
April 11
Sudan: Joint Letter - the EU Must Urgently Act At One Year of Conflict in Sudan
Dear High Representative Borrell, Read more »
April 04
Uganda: Uganda - Court Upholds Anti-Homosexuality Act
Uganda's Constitutional Court on April 3, 2024, upheld the abusive and radical provisions of the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling further… Read more »
Ethiopia: Military Executes Dozens in Amhara Region
UN Inquiry Urgently Needed; End Impunity for Abusive Commanders Read more »
April 02
Rwanda: Genocide Archives Released
30 Years On, Accelerate Justice Efforts Read more »
March 29
Somalia: Constitutional Proposals Put Children At Risk
Amendments Could Weaken Restrictions on Child Marriage, FGM Read more »
March 27
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of the Child
We write in advance of the 98th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of Ethiopia. This submission focuses on children's rights violations in the… Read more »
March 21
Uganda: Ugandan Appeals Court Shutters LGBT Rights Group
Decision Threatens Civic Space, Reinforces State-Sponsored Homophobia Read more »
Seychelles: Seychelles - Rights Concerns in High-Profile Case
Irregularities Risk Jeopardizing Anticorruption Efforts Read more »
March 15
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Releases Ex-Politician Implicated in Heinous Crimes
Dropped Charges Against Former Somali Region President Reinforces Impunity Read more »
Sudan: Urgent Action Needed On Hunger Crisis
Security Council Should Act on Access for Aid Deliveries Read more »
March 11
Uganda: Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Activists
Students Arrested for Protesting Against Oil Pipeline Read more »
March 04
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Deepening Crackdown On Dissent
No One Appears Safe from Arbitrary Arrest, Detention Read more »