July 12
Ghana: Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of Persons With Disabilities
We write in advance of the 31st session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ("the Committee") and its review of Ghana.[1] This submission highlights areas… Read more »
June 19
Sudan: Sudan - Unlawful Attacks On Civilians, Infrastructure
UN, AU Should Immediately Act to Ensure Protection in Darfur, Elsewhere 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 05
Zambia: Zambia - Submission to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child
43rd Ordinary Session Read more »
March 21
Seychelles: Seychelles - Rights Concerns in High-Profile Case
Irregularities Risk Jeopardizing Anticorruption Efforts Read more »
February 26
Africa: Israel Not Complying With World Court Order in Genocide Case
The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in South Africa's genocide case,… 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 19
Sierra Leone: Submission to the UN Committee On Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
74th Pre-Sessional Working Group Read more »
December 08, 2023
Rwanda: The UK Can't Legislate Away Rwanda's Rights Record
Government Pushes Ahead with Plan despite Supreme Court Ruling and Known Abuses Read more »
December 05, 2023
Africa: Does Israel's Treatment of Palestinians Rise to the Level of Apartheid?
In September, Tamir Pardo, who headed the Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from 2011 to 2016, said that Israel is imposing… Read more »
December 04, 2023
Africa: UAE - Fossil Fuels Poison Air #AfricaClimateCrisis
COP28 Host Should Address Air Pollution, Rights Abuses Read more »
November 13, 2023
Africa: Submission to the Special Rapporteur On the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
Regarding child and youth human rights defenders Read more »
November 01, 2023
Egypt: Dozens of Peaceful Protesters Detained
Severe Assembly Restrictions Undermine Political Participation Read more »
October 25, 2023
Africa: UN General Assembly Should Act On Gaza
Member States Should Demand Civilian Access to Aid, Act to Prevent Atrocities Read more »
October 18, 2023
Africa: Israel - Unlawful Gaza Blockade Deadly for Children
Denial of Water, Fuel, Electricity Endangers Lives Read more »
October 10, 2023
Rwanda: UK - Abandon Rwanda Asylum Transfer Plan
Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to silence criticism from Rwandans living around the world, Human Rights… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Sudan: UN Rights Body Should Help Tackle Impunity in Sudan
Human Rights Council to Vote on Initiative to Investigate Abuses Read more »
October 05, 2023
Egypt: Egypt - Submission to the UN Committee Against Torture
78th Session Read more »
September 28, 2023
Tunisia: EU Commission Should Stop Ignoring Tunisia's Abuses Against Migrants
Migration Control Funding Could Perpetuate Human Rights Violations Read more »
September 15, 2023
Egypt: U.S. to Provide Security Assistance Despite Repression
Biden Administration Waives Rights Conditions; Only Small Fraction of Aid Withheld Read more »
September 07, 2023
Ethiopia: 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council - Ethiopia - Renew the Mandate of the ICHREE
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Read more »
September 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Q&A - Justice for Serious International Crimes Committed in Ethiopia
Two years after the outbreak on November 3, 2020 of armed conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the two main warring parties signed a cessation of hostilities agreement, ending… Read more »
August 28, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Sanctions Rights Abusers in Eastern DR Congo
For First Time, Senior Rwandan Commander Targeted for Backing M23 Read more »
August 27, 2023
Ethiopia: Will the EU and Its Members Stand for Justice in Ethiopia?
Since armed conflict broke out in Tigray in late 2020, the European Union has said that accountability would be central to any renewed engagement with the Ethiopian government. So… Read more »