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 »
August 30, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Arrest Dozens for Alleged Gay Wedding
Release All Those Detained; Repeal Abusive Anti-Gay Law 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 »
August 22, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Crackdown On Opposition Ahead of Elections
Authorities Severely Restrict Fundamental Liberties, Arrest Party Officials Read more »
August 17, 2023
Sudan: Darfur - Rapid Support Forces, Allied Militias Rape Dozens
Governments Should Prioritize Care Services, Independent Investigations Read more »
August 07, 2023
Angola: Grave Police Abuses Against Angolan Activists - HRW
Impartially Investigate, Prosecute Abusive Security Force Members Read more »
August 04, 2023
Sudan: New Attacks in Darfur
US Should Press for Concrete Actions During UN Security Council Presidency Read more »
August 03, 2023
Egypt: Saudi Arabia - Psychiatrist Jailed After Salary Dispute
Likely Unfair Trial, Arbitrary Detention on 'Terrorism' Charges Read more »
July 30, 2023
Rwanda: EU Sanctions Congo, Rwanda Army Officers
To Address M23 Abuses, Sanctions on More Senior Officials Also Needed Read more »
July 27, 2023
South Sudan: Revise National Security Service Bill, Says Human Rights Watch
Parliament Should Strengthen Oversight, Further Limit Broad, Unqualified Powers Read more »