June 02, 2023
Angola: Police Violently Disperse Street Traders' Protest
Dogs, Tear Gas Used Against Women Vendors Read more »
Rwanda: Alleged Genocide Mastermind Arrested
Fulgence Kayishema Caught After Two Decades; Should Face Swift, Fair Trial Read more »
May 25, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethnic Cleansing Persists Under Tigray Truce - HRW
Local authorities and Amhara forces in Western Tigray Zone in northern Ethiopia have continued an ethnic cleansing campaign against Tigrayans since the November 2, 2022, truce… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Tunisia: Subjugating the Courts Is Key to President Kais Saeid's Power Grab
It's been a year since President Kais Saied of Tunisia fired 57 judges and prosecutors, accusing them of financial and "moral" corruption and obstructing investigations. That day,… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's President Signs Repressive Anti-LGBT Law
New Law Violates Fundamental Rights Read more »
May 31, 2023
Kenya: End Abusive Policing of Protests
Accountability, Fundamental Reforms Urgently Needed Read more »
May 29, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Peaceful Protests Violently Repressed
Hasty Praise of Police Chief Raises Concerns About Promised Investigation Read more »
May 26, 2023
Egypt: Pretrial Detention Renewals By Video
People Remain Locked Up Without Recourse Read more »
May 22, 2023
Tunisia: It Is Essential to End Attacks On Judicial Independence
Since President Kais Saied's institutional power grab of July 25, 2021, followed by his decree of September 22 of the same year, which implicitly repealed the constitutional order,… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Egypt: Women Abused Over Alleged Islamic State Ties - HRW
Torture, Incommunicado Detention, Flawed Due Process Read more »
May 16, 2023
Angola: No Letup in Crackdown On Cabinda Activists
Respect Rights to Freedom of Assembly, Peaceful Protest Read more »
May 11, 2023
Tunisia: Move to Dismantle Country's Largest Opposition Party
Prominent Leaders Arbitrarily Arrested; Party Headquarters Shut Down Read more »
May 05, 2023
Egypt: Mass Arrests Target Family, Supporters of Ex-MP
Security Campaign Criminalizes Peaceful Dissent Read more »
May 04, 2023
Burkina Faso: Army Linked to Massacre of 156 Civilians
African Union, United Nations Should Press for Credible, Independent Inquiry Read more »
May 03, 2023
Egypt: Detained Academic at Risk of Death
Salah Soltan Should be Immediately Released, Offered Treatment Read more »
May 02, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Reject Discriminatory Nationality Bill - Human Rights Watch
Proposed Law Would Prohibit Candidates Because of Parents' Origins Read more »
May 01, 2023
Africa: Joint Statement - UAE Human Rights Record Ahead of COP28
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continue their sustained assault on human rights and freedoms, including targeting human rights activists, enacting repressive laws,… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Tanzania: Maasai Forcibly Displaced for Game Reserve
Provide Redress; Adopt New Conservation Model After Consultations Read more »
April 26, 2023
Ethiopia: EU Council Conclusions On Ethiopia Shortchange Justice
Ethiopia's Cooperation with UN Probe into Wartime Abuses Key to Accountability Read more »
April 17, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: 146 Organisations Condemn Lawsuit Brought By Dan Gertler Against the 'Congo Is Not for Sale' Anti-Corruption Coalition
A group of 146 civil society organisations today express their serious concern about the legal proceedings filed in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Israeli businessman Dan… Read more »
April 19, 2023
Egypt: Data of Tens of Thousands of Students Compromised
Leakage of Sensitive, Private Information Could Lead to Serious Harm Read more »
Egypt: Tens of Thousands of Students Exposed to Risk of Harm
Without Child Data Protections, Sensitive Data Left Unprotected for Months Read more »
April 11, 2023
Tunisia: Free Arbitrarily Detained Ex-Prime Minister - Human Rights Watch
Opposition Leader Held on Vague Terrorism Charges Read more »
April 03, 2023
Libya: Revoke Repressive Anti-Cybercrime Law - HRW
Release People Held Merely for Peaceful Expression Read more »
March 30, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Rampant Intercommunal Violence in West
Customary Land Tax Dispute in 2022 Sparks Hundreds of Killings Read more »