March 11
Uganda: Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Activists
Students Arrested for Protesting Against Oil Pipeline Read more »
February 14
Cameroon: Trial for Cameroon Village Massacre Drags On
Still No Justice for Ngarbuh Victims and Families Read more »
February 08
Egypt: Court Punishes Activists for Challenging Al-Sisi
Prison Sentences Aim at Deterring Peaceful Dissent Read more »
January 30
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Freed After 595 Days Behind Bars
On Tuesday, a Zimbabwe court sentenced opposition politician Job Sikhala to a suspended two-year prison term after being convicted earlier in January of inciting public violence.… 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 25
Burkina Faso: Drone Strikes On Civilians Apparent War Crimes
Impartially Investigate Military's Air Attacks; Compensate Victims, Families Read more »
January 23
Africa: Meta - Protect LGBT People From Digital Targeting
New #SecureOurSocials Campaign Urges Transparency from Facebook, Instagram Read more »
December 18, 2023
Africa: Gulf States Treat Migrant Workforce As Disposable
Use International Migrants Day to End Mistreatment of Essential Workers Read more »
December 11, 2023
Uganda: Ugandans Challenge Anti-Homosexuality Act
Court Has Opportunity to Strike Down Abusive Law Read more »
December 06, 2023
Africa: UAE's COP28 Promises On Climate, Health Ignored At Home
Country's Migrant Workers Face Climate-Related Harms to Their Well-Being 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 »
November 20, 2023
Africa: Proposed Immigration Laws Undermine Rights of Refugees
Home Affairs Department's Proposals Would Undermine Refugee Rights Read more »
November 15, 2023
Zimbabwe: Urgent Call to Investigate Abductions, Torture, and Killings of Political Activists
The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately address the escalating cases of abductions, arbitrary detention, torture and killing of parliament members, opposition political… Read more »
November 02, 2023
Uganda: Oil Pipeline Protests Stifled - HRW
Environmental Defenders Face Harassment, Intimidation, Arbitrary Arrests Read more »
October 30, 2023
Ghana: End Chaining for Mental Health Conditions
Support Monitoring, Housing, Independent Living, Job Training Read more »
October 13, 2023
Chad: Chad: Closing Political Space Ahead of Referendum
Warrant for Opposition Leader; Dozens of Members Arrested Read more »
October 10, 2023
Rwanda: Global Playbook of Abuse to Silence Critics
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 »
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
Mauritius: Mauritius Supreme Court Declares Anti-Gay Law Unconstitutional
Two landmark judgments of the Supreme Court of Mauritius have struck down the provision in the Criminal Code that outlawed consensual sex between men, rejecting the law as a… 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 »
Ethiopia: UN Rights Body Should Extend Ethiopia Investigations
European Union Should Lead Action to Preserve International Scrutiny of Rights Crisis Read more »
September 22, 2023
Burundi: Concerns Over the Continuing Crackdown On Civic Space and Political Opposition
HRW Oral Statement - ID with the Special Rapporteur on Burundi - HRC54 Read more »
September 07, 2023
Egypt: Egypt - Prominent Critic Prosecuted Over Peaceful Speech
Fresh Wave of Prosecutions of Dissidents Read more »
September 01, 2023
Chad: Troubling Development for Free Speech
Authorities Suspend News Site Read more »