August 15
Southern Africa: UN Rights Office Calls for Zimbabwe to Release Activists Ahead of SADC Summit
The United Nations' Human Rights Office has joined calls for Zimbabwe's government to release more than 100 activists detained ahead of the Southern African Development Community… Read more »
August 09
Nigeria: Fear Grips Nigeria's LGBTQ+ Community After Popular Cross-Dresser Killed
LGBTQ+ activists in Nigeria are raising concerns about their safety after a popular cross-dresser was killed Thursday in the capital. Police have launched a probe into the killing,… Read more »
July 31
Tanzania: Stop Forcing Indigenous Tribes Off Ancestral Lands - HRW to Tanzania
Human Rights Watch is accusing Tanzania of forcing indigenous tribes from their ancestral land in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. In a report released Wednesday, the rights group… Read more »
July 26
Congo-Kinshasa: US Sanctions DRC Rebel Groups for Violence, Human Rights Abuses
The U.S. government has sanctioned three rebel leaders accused of fomenting political instability, conflicts and civilian displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
July 23
Uganda: Uganda Police Arrest Dozens of Protesting Youth
A heavy military and police presence in and around Kampala left the streets deserted as pockets of young people marched toward parliament Tuesday. Read more »
July 16
Kenya: IMF Should Work With Kenya to Account for Public Funds, Says Rights Group
Advocacy group Human Rights Watch called Tuesday for greater accountability of public funds in Kenya, framing it partially as a human rights issue. Read more »
July 15
Chad: Chad Declares Humanitarian Crisis, Pleads for International Help
Officials in Chad say urgent international help is needed to save the lives of more than 2 million people caught in a severe humanitarian crisis caused by conflicts and climate… Read more »
Gambia: Gambia Lawmakers Reject Bill to Reverse Ban On Female Genital Cutting
Gambia's parliament rejected a bill Monday that sought to reverse the country's ban on female genital cutting. Read more »
July 11
Nigeria: Nigeria Violated Human Rights During Police Brutality Protests - Regional Court
A regional African court has ruled that Nigerian authorities violated the rights of protesters during mass demonstrations against police brutality in 2020. Read more »
July 10
Libya: Libya Remains Mired in Crisis As Political Leaders Violate Human Rights to Cling to Power - UN
The U.N.'s chief human rights official accuses Libya's political leaders of crushing political dissent to cling to power, leaving the country divided and its people mired in… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon President's Daughter Says She Is a Lesbian, Pleads for LGBTQ Respect
Mixed reactions are swirling in Cameroon since Brenda Biya, the daughter of President Paul Biya, declared she is a lesbian. While LGBTQ activists see her declaration as an… Read more »
July 05
Nigeria: Amnesty International Questions Nigeria's Choice of Shell Evaluators
Human rights group Amnesty International raised concerns Friday about the Nigerian government's hiring of two firms with past dealings with Shell to assess the proposed $2.4… Read more »
June 25
Kenya: Two People Killed During Anti-Tax Protests - Human Rights Groups
Police in Nairobi fired tear gas at protesters Tuesday as Kenyan lawmakers were debating a finance bill that would impose across-the-board tax hikes. Read more »
June 24
Sudan: U.S. Blacklists Sudan On Human Trafficking
The U.S. State Department moved Brunei and Sudan to Tier 3 on the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released Monday, which could subject the countries to sanctions or… Read more »
June 20
Namibia: Amnesty International Concerned for Safety of LGBTQ+ People in Namibia
Amnesty International has called on authorities in Namibia to ensure the safety of the LGBTQ+ community as a court prepares to rule in a case challenging the laws that criminalize… Read more »
Eritrea: Fundamental Freedoms Systematically Repressed in Eritrea - UN Rapporteur
A human rights expert says the Eritrean government is maintaining its iron grip on society by systematically repressing the fundamental rights and freedoms of its people through… Read more »
June 19
Sudan: Disregard for Human Rights, Law Drives Crisis in Sudan - Investigators
Independent investigators have accused Sudan's warring parties of driving the country into a humanitarian abyss by blatantly disregarding fundamental human rights and international… Read more »
June 18
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Opposition Leader, Youths Appear in Court After Two Nights in Jail
A Zimbabwean opposition leader and nearly 100 youths who spent two nights in jail for allegedly holding an unsanctioned meeting appeared in court in Harare on Tuesday, where they… Read more »
June 14
Ethiopia: Human Rights Violations, Abuse Threaten Reconciliation, Peace in Ethiopia
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk is calling on warring parties in northern Ethiopia to lay down their arms, warning that human rights violations and abuses amid… Read more »
June 13
Africa: Conflict, Persecution, Climate Crisis Drive Surge in Global Forced Displacement
The United Nations refugee agency says forced displacement around the globe surged to historic new heights last year, driven by conflict, persecution, human rights violations,… Read more »
June 11
Nigeria: Military Denies Maltreating Boko Haram Survivors
A new report by rights group Amnesty International accuses Nigeria's military of inhumane treatment toward women and girls who survived Boko Haram. Nigerian defense authorities… Read more »
April 28
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Suspends More Foreign Media Over HRW Report
Burkina Faso on Sunday suspended several more international news organizations, some of them for an indefinite period, over their coverage of a report accusing the army of… Read more »
April 24
Zimbabwe: Amnesty International Voices Concern About Repression, Abuse in Zimbabwe
The annual report released Wednesday by Amnesty International paints a dismal picture of human rights repression and international rule-breaking worldwide, all in the midst of… Read more »
April 22
Sudan: U.S. State Department Outlines Pressing Threats to Global Human Rights
The U.S. State Department on Monday released its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, outlining Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the civil war in Sudan and the… Read more »
April 19
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Grants Amnesty to Ease Prison Congestion
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted amnesty to 4,000 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the country's crowded jails. Read more »