October 21
Africa: Include Girls' Voices in Making of Maternal Health Laws
African Girls Face Barriers to Prenatal, Intrapartum, and Post-Natal Care Read more »
April 25
Africa: Africa's High Teenage Pregnancy Rate Demands Strong Response
AU Should Adopt Guidelines to Protect Rights of Pregnant, Parenting Girls Read more »
April 19
Gambia: Bill Threatens Ban On Female Genital Mutilation
Reject Proposed Law That Would Reverse Critical Gains for Women's, Girls' Rights Read more »
March 01
Mozambique: Pregnant Students, Adolescent Mothers Leave School
Many adolescent girls and women in Mozambique, who are pregnant or parenting, drop out of school because they face huge barriers and get inadequate support from schools at one… Read more »
February 13
Mozambique: Pregnant Students, Adolescent Mothers Don't Get Support, Leave School
Instruct Educators on Obligations, Improve Reproductive Health Services 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 »
December 04, 2023
Ghana: Invest More in Mental Health Services
New Video Shows People Living Rich Lives with Community Support Read more »
Africa: UAE - Fossil Fuels Poison Air #AfricaClimateCrisis
COP28 Host Should Address Air Pollution, Rights Abuses Read more »
November 07, 2023
Africa: It's Time to Support Africa's Maternal Community Health Workers
The world recently marked the United Nations' first International Day of Care and Support, recognizing the work that goes into the upkeep of millions of households and families… Read more »
June 27, 2023
South Africa: Older People Lack Basic Care, Support
Put Law Into Practice So All Can Live With Dignity Read more »
Africa: Imagination Needed to End Loneliness in Older Age
"Older people are just literally left on their own." Read more »
April 26, 2023
Ethiopia: Companies Long Ignored Gold Mine Pollution
Provide Effective Remedy to Oromia Residents who Suffered Harm Read more »
March 29, 2023
Tanzania: Govt Undermines Right to Health of Maasai Community
Visiting US Vice President Kamala Harris Should Urge Government to Respect Read more »
February 06, 2023
Ghana: UN Message to Ghana On Mental Health Care
At Human Rights Council, Countries Condemn the Practice of Shackling Read more »
May 26, 2021
Uganda: Uganda - Covid-19 Pandemic Fueling Child Labor
Meager Government Aid Leaves Children Working Long Hours for Little Pay Read more »
December 04, 2020
Uganda: How 'Sex Testing', Operation Affected Annet Negesa's Running Career
Annet Negesa, a middle-distance runner from Uganda, does not know when she first caught the attention of athletics officials, but the testing began in 2011. Read more »
January 16, 2012
Ethiopia: Forced Relocations Bring Hunger, Hardship
The Ethiopian government under its "villagization" program is forcibly relocating approximately 70,000 indigenous people from the western Gambella region to new villages that lack… Read more »
Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC)
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