December 01, 2022
Ghana: Chaining People With Mental Health Conditions Persists in Ghana
Ghana's government has taken inadequate steps to end the chaining and inhumane treatment of people with real or perceived mental health conditions - psychosocial disabilities - in… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Togo: Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of the Child
94th Pre-session Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: Displacement Camp Closures Worsen Suffering
The decision by Nigeria's Borno State to shut down its camps for people displaced by the Boko Haram conflict has pushed over 200,000 people into deeper suffering and destitution Read more »
October 27, 2022
Mali: Coordinated Massacres by Armed Groups
Increase Protection Capabilities of Security Forces, UN Peacekeepers Read more »
October 07, 2022
Benin: Benin - Submission to the UN Committee On the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
85th Pre-session Read more »
October 03, 2022
Guinea: Guinea Stadium Trial to Resume
Former Leaders Face Justice Before Judges, Victims Read more »
October 06, 2022
Liberia: Liberia Atrocity Trial in France
Reform of French Universal Jurisdiction Laws Needed Read more »
October 03, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Agrees to End Military Detention of Children
Pledges Swift Reintegration Support for Boko Haram Suspects Read more »
August 30, 2022
Niger: New Niger Order Protects Girls' Rights to Education
Girls in nearly a third of African countries face significant barriers to education when they become pregnant. But this is changing. In 2019, the government of Niger adopted an… Read more »
Niger: New Niger Law Protects Girls' Rights to Education
Girls in nearly a third of African countries face significant barriers to education when they become pregnant. But this is changing. In 2019, Niger passed a law directing schools… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Cameroon: Activist in Cameroon Detained Again
Authorities Should Release Abdul Karim Ali Read more »
August 11, 2022
Guinea: Government Dissolves Opposition Coalition
Blow to Democracy, Human Rights Read more »
Cameroon: Army Killings, Disappearances, in North-West Region
Investigate and Prosecute Abusive Security Forces Read more »
August 02, 2022
Nigeria: What Lay Behind the Brutal Killing of a Nigerian in Italy?
Investigation Should Consider Racist Motivation Read more »
August 09, 2022
Nigeria: Insecurity Grips Nation's Capital
Attacks, Threats by Multiple Groups Raise Serious Concerns Read more »
Mali: Rights Reforms Crucial for Civilian Rule
Ensure Free Speech, Fair Trials During 2-Year Transition Read more »
May 12, 2021
Cameroon: Transgender Women Given Five-Years in Prison
Release Trans Women, End Anti-LGBT Persecution Read more »
April 14, 2021
Cameroon: Wave of Arrests, Abuse Against LGBT People - Human Rights Watch
Repeal Law, Protect LGBT Rights 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 »