Cameroon: Failed Promise to Reduce Gender-Based Violence

Discriminatory Laws, Underinvestment in Public Services Enable Abuse Read more »

Africa: AU Should Strengthen Its Framework to Curb Violence Against Women

Violence against women and girls in Africa demands urgent action. As of 2023, it is estimated that one in three women and girls between ages 15 and 49, have experienced physical… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Police Arrest Two Women for Allegedly Kissing

Police Should Release Women, Government Should Repeal Anti-LGBT Law Read more »

Southern Africa: Help Needed for Flood-Affected Women in Southern Africa

Prioritize Pregnant Women, Girls; Improve Shelter Conditions Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Surge in Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Urgent Support for Survivors Needed After US Aid Cuts

Urgent Support for Survivors Needed After US Aid Cuts Read more »

Sierra Leone: Obstetric Violence Deadly for Sierra Leone Women, Newborns

Reform Systems that Undermine Women's Rights Read more »

Africa: Obstetric Violence Is Gender-Based Violence. It's Time the Law Recognized It.

For centuries, women worldwide have experienced violence in their homes at the hands of intimate partners with no or very little legal recourse. I witnessed this firsthand. Read more »

South Sudan: Girls, Women Under Constant Threat in South Sudan

Abductions, School Attacks, Rapes Should Spur Action Read more »

Cameroon: Transgender Women Given Five-Years in Prison

Release Trans Women, End Anti-LGBT Persecution Read more »

Uganda: How 'Sex Testing', Operation Affected Annet Negesa's Running Career

Annet Negesa, a middle-distance runner from Uganda, does not know when she first caught the attention of athletics officials, but the testing began in 2011. Read more »

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 »