April 19
Gambia: Bill Threatens Ban On Female Genital Mutilation
Reject Proposed Law That Would Reverse Critical Gains for Women's, Girls' Rights Read more »
April 11
Mali: Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur On Violence Against Women and Girls in Sport
Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls to the United Nations General Assembly on… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Cameroon: Planned Visit by French LGBTQI+ Expert Met with Online Hate
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Cameroon are all too aware of homophobic rhetoric and violent attacks against them. This has been highlighted… Read more »
June 08, 2023
South Sudan: South Sudan Ratifies Crucial African Women's Rights Treaty
Ensure Effective Implementation, Enforcement of Maputo Protocol Read more »
May 17, 2023
Egypt: Women Abused Over Alleged Islamic State Ties - HRW
Torture, Incommunicado Detention, Flawed Due Process Read more »
April 14, 2023
Angola: Angolan Forces Linked to Abuses Against Migrant Women
Authorities Should Investigate Reports of Rape, Other Crimes 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 »
December 08, 2022
Tunisia: Domestic Violence Law Not Protecting Women
Five Years After Landmark Vote, Poor Enforcement, Few Resources Read more »
October 07, 2022
Benin: Benin - Submission to the UN Committee On the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
85th Pre-session 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 »
Africa: Across Africa, Many Young Mothers Face Education Barriers
African Union Guidance, Policy Reforms Needed to Ensure Girls Continue Education Read more »
August 12, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Bans Prominent LGBTQ Rights Group
Last week, Uganda's National Bureau for Non-governmental Organizations banned Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a prominent lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Africa: Countries Should Remove Barriers That Keep Young Mothers Out of School
Many African governments have made important progress to advance and protect girls' right to education. But tens of thousands of adolescent girls across Africa still face barriers… Read more »
July 13, 2022
Zambia: Woman Footballer Sex Tested Because FIFA Allows It
Barbra Banda's Fundamental Rights Violated Read more »
June 16, 2022
Africa: End Rights Abuses Against Girls
Ban Child Marriage; Allow Pregnant Students in School; Ensure Free Education Read more »
May 12, 2021
Cameroon: Transgender Women Given Five-Years in Prison
Release Trans Women, End Anti-LGBT Persecution Read more »
December 04, 2020
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 »
January 18, 2018
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 »