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 »
March 01
South Sudan: South Sudan - Human Rights Council Should Ensure Ongoing International Scrutiny, Investigations
HRW statement - Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights on advancing the human rights in South Sudan Read more »
February 26
South Sudan: Joint NGO Letter Calls for Renewal of UN Commission On Human Rights in South Sudan At Critical Moment
As elections loom, extend vital Human Rights Commission mandate Read more »
February 15
Africa: Transnational Repression By Rwanda
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing of February 15, 2024 Read more »
February 06
Sudan: UN Security Council Should Act Against Abusers in Sudan
Darfur Panel of Experts Report Clearly Points to Individual Responsibility for Atrocities Read more »
January 31
Sudan: Sudan Conflict Fuels World's Largest Internal Displacement
Last week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 10.7 million people have been uprooted from their homes in Sudan, including 9 million displaced… Read more »
January 30
Rwanda: UK Should Abandon Dangerous, Authoritarian Rwanda Bill
Bill Seeks to Place UK Government Above the Law Read more »
Ethiopia: UN Food Award for Ethiopia's Premier Ignores Wartime Abuses
Millions of Ethiopians Currently Facing Food Insecurity Read more »
January 29
Uganda: War Crimes Trial Continues in Uganda After Long Delays
Avoid Further Delays in Thomas Kwoyelo Case and Ensure Remedies for Victims Read more »
January 18
Rwanda: End Abuses Against Journalists
No Justice for Suspicious Death; Detainee Denounces Torture in Court Read more »
January 11
East Africa: Impunity Fuelling Horn of Africa Wartime Atrocities, Humanitarian Crises - HRW
Civilians Bear Brunt of Global Inaction on Wartime Atrocities, Humanitarian Crises Read more »
December 11, 2023
Uganda: Ugandans Challenge Anti-Homosexuality Act
Court Has Opportunity to Strike Down Abusive Law Read more »
December 09, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Troubled 60-Year Mental Health Journey
Over a century ago, in 1910, British colonial authorities in Kenya redesigned a then-smallpox isolation center into what became the Nairobi Lunatic Asylum, a dire institution in… Read more »