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 »
March 29, 2023
Zambia: Call for Zambian Govt to Repeal Law That Restricts Civil Society
Align Domestic Laws with International Standards Read more »
March 30, 2023
Namibia: Namibian Communities Deserve a Say in German Reparations Deal
True Reckoning Requires Involving Descendants of Victims of Colonial Era Abuses Read more »
March 28, 2023
Egypt: Exile or Prison - Egypt's Offer to Critics Abroad
Egypt Should End Persecution of Critics, Open Dialogue Read more »
March 27, 2023
Central Africa: Decade After Takeover, Justice Still Needed
On March 24, 2013, an alliance of rebel groups known as the Seleka took control of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. By then they had also seized control of most… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Uganda: Human Rights Watch Submission to the Uganda Parliament Committee On Legal and Parliamentary Affairs On the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Human Rights Watch submission to the Uganda Parliament Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 Read more »
March 15, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda - Questionable Trial After Journalist's Death
86 Organizations Reiterate Call for an Independent Investigation Read more »
March 16, 2023
Africa: FIFA - Approve 'Legacy Fund' for 2022 World Cup Abuses
Football Federation's Meeting Should Compensate Abused, Deceased Migrant Workers Read more »
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 »