March 14, 2023
Burundi: Free Five Rights Defenders
Drop Charges; End Civil Society Crackdown Read more »
March 13, 2023
Egypt: Dissidents Abroad Denied Identity Documents
Undermines Victims' Access to Basic Rights Read more »
March 09, 2023
Uganda: New Anti-Gay Bill Further Threatens Rights
Follows Broader Crackdown on LGBT-Rights Groups, Civil Society in General Read more »
Burundi: African Commission Calls for Justice in Burundi
12 Years On, a Blatant Political Killing Still Merits Meaningful Investigation Read more »
March 08, 2023
Egypt: Egyptian Authorities Issue Harsh Sentences Against Human Rights Activists
Up to Life in Prison for 29 Members of Independent Group Read more »
February 24, 2023
Egypt: Rights Groups Urge UN Human Rights Council to Act On Egypt
The following letter was sent to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on February 24, 2023, by seven… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Tunisia: President Intensifies Attacks On Judicial Independence
Ignoring Court Order to Reinstate Fired Judges, Prosecuting Them Instead Read more »
March 02, 2023
Angola: Hundreds Homeless in Forced Evictions, Demolitions
Investigate Police Use of Excessive Force Against Residents Read more »
February 27, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Satire in Congo Is No Laughing Matter
Intelligence Services Arbitrarily Detain Comedian Junior Nkole Read more »
February 28, 2023
Egypt: Call for Govt to Release Prison Population Figures
Lack of Transparency, Whitewashing Efforts as Abuse Continues Read more »
February 14, 2023
Mauritius: Fifty Years on, Islanders Can't Go Home
Expulsion of Chagos Islands' Indigenous People an Ongoing Colonial Crime Read more »
February 13, 2023
Libya: Rights Concerns in Lockerbie Suspect's Extradition to U.S.
Ensure Due Process; Allow Access to Family, Legal Counsel Read more »
February 10, 2023
Eritrea: Rights Group Alleges Govt Crackdown On Families of Draft Evaders
Collective Punishment Over Forced Conscription Campaign Read more »
February 06, 2023
Ghana: UN Message to Ghana On Mental Health Care
At Human Rights Council, Countries Condemn the Practice of Shackling Read more »
February 03, 2023
South Sudan: Rights Abuses Overshadow Pope's Visit
Ensure Justice for Victims; Expand Civic Space Read more »
February 02, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania's Eviction of Maasai Pastoralists Continues
In June 2022, residents of Loliondo division in northern Tanzania's Ngorongoro district protested what they said was a government move to evict them from their ancestral land in… Read more »
Burundi: Journalist's Conviction Violates Free Speech Rights
Release Floriane Irangabiye; End Politicized Prosecutions Read more »
January 31, 2023
Central African Republic: The Epitome of Impunity in Central African Republic
Government Minister Hassan Bouba Should Be Prosecuted for Alleged War Crimes Read more »
Rwanda: Call to Ensure Independent Investigation into Death of Investigative Journalist John Williams Ntwali
Joint Statement by 90 Civil Society Organizations and Press Associations Read more »
January 17, 2023
Mauritania: Submission to the UN Committee On the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
We write in advance of the 84th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women regarding Mauritania's compliance with the Convention on the Elimination… Read more »
Tunisia: Déjà Vu in Front of the Tunisian Courthouse
Veteran Human Rights Activists Rally against New Political Trials Read more »
January 26, 2023
Morocco: Saudi Man At Risk of Forced Return
Danger of Torture, Unfair Trial if Extradited Read more »
January 25, 2023
Eswatini: Activist, Rights Lawyer Brutally Killed
Conduct a Prompt, Impartial, Transparent Investigation Read more »
January 20, 2023
Rwanda: Suspicious Death of Investigative Journalist
Effective, Independent Investigation Needed to Establish Circumstances Read more »
January 27, 2023
Zimbabwe: A Move to Curb Freedom of Association As Election Nears
Registration Withdrawn from Hundreds of Organizations Read more »