July 29, 2025
Cameroon: Main Opposition Candidate Barred From Elections
Exclusion of Maurice Kamto Harms Election Credibility Read more »
Angola: Protest Defendants Await Appeals a Year On
Right to Fair Trial and Choice of Counsel Denied Read more »
July 23, 2025
Niger: Two Years On, Ex-President Still Arbitrarily Detained
Immediately Release Mohamed Bazoum and His Wife Read more »
July 18, 2025
Angola: Police Use Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters
Ensure Accountability, Adopt Meaningful Security Force Reform Read more »
July 09, 2025
Mozambique: Mozambique Begins Hearing Into Police's Role in Post-Election Violence and Killings
Hearings Should Lead to Accountability and Reform Read more »
July 04, 2025
Central African Republic: Activists Arrested At Memorial Event
June 25 Explosion Killed, Injured Students; Inquiry Needed Read more »
July 01, 2025
Malawi: Police Look On As Peaceful Protesters Assaulted
Investigate Violence, Ensure Freedom of Assembly Ahead of September Elections Read more »
June 26, 2025
Kenya: Hold Authorities Accountable for Protesters' Deaths
Authorities Should Also End Media Ban, Protect Rights to Assemble and Protest Read more »
June 24, 2025
Eritrea: Human Rights Council Members Should Reject Eritrea's Bid to End Scrutiny
Council Should Support Renewal of Special Rapporteur Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda - Opposition Leader Arrested
Joins Colleagues Held for 3-Years Read more »
Nigeria: Resurgence of Suicide Bombings in Nigeria's Boko Haram Conflict
Indiscriminate Attacks Raise Fears of a Renewed Onslaught Read more »
May 12, 2021
Cameroon: Transgender Women Given Five-Years in Prison
Release Trans Women, End Anti-LGBT Persecution Read more »
January 18, 2018
Kenya: Both Elections Marred by Human Rights Abuses - Report
On August 8, Kenya's electoral commission declared incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta winner for a second term, amid opposition and civil society claims of fraud. The elections… Read more »
September 08, 2011
Libya: Secret Intelligence Documents Discovered
Human Rights Watch discovered in Tripoli tens of thousands of archived documents containing evidence of crimes - such as the US and UK governments' complicity in torture -… Read more »
May 31, 2007
Sierra Leone: Questions and Answers on Charles Taylor's Trial Before the Special Court for Sierra Leone
1. Who is Charles Taylor? Read more »
Liberia: Ex-President Charles Taylor Goes on Trial
The trial beginning June 4 of former Liberian President Charles Taylor for war crimes committed during Sierra Leone's 11-year brutal armed conflict sends a strong signal that… Read more »
January 16, 2006
Rwanda: Historic Ruling Expected for Former President And Seven Others
The Supreme Court of Rwanda is scheduled to rule January 17 on the bid by former president Pasteur Bizimungu and seven others to have their convictions on charges of having formed… Read more »
