Africa: New Podcast Series - Speaking Truth to Power

Young African Activists Fight for Gender Equality, Freedom from Violence Read more »

Sudan: Unlawful Detentions By Rapid Support Forces

Stop Military Arrests of Civilians, Investigate Abuses Read more »

Cameroon: Survivors of Military Assault Await Justice

An attack by Cameroonian soldiers on March 1, 2020 has come to light in which soldiers raped at least 20 women, including four with disabilities, arrested 35 men, and killed one… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon's Cycles of Violence

Over the past four years, Cameroon’s Anglophone regions have been caught in a deadly cycle of violence that led to a major humanitarian crisis, with almost 700,000 people… Read more »

Eritrea: African Union Shouldn't Endorse Eritrea for UN Rights Body

Dire Rights Record at Home, Abroad Read more »

Niger: Fragile Democracy At Risk After Election

Government Should Restore Internet, Respect Protesters' Rights Read more »

Libya: 10th Anniversary of Referral to ICC

Grim Decade for Human Rights Read more »

South Sudan: Time to Stay the Course in South Sudan

Mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Should Be Renewed in Full Read more »

Malawi: Human Rights Watch Submission On the Republic of Malawi to the UN Human Rights Committee

We write to you ahead of the United Nations Human Rights Committee's upcoming review of the Republic of Malawi to highlight key areas of concern in relation to sexual orientation… Read more »

Gambia: Gambia: Truth Commission Hearings on 2005 Migrant Massacre

More than 50 West Africans Killed Under Ex-President Yahya Jammeh Read more »

Tunisia: Joint Letter to UN Experts and EU States Re - Police Violence Targeting LGBT Activists in Tunisia

SUB: Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia - Police Arrest, Use Violence Against LGBTI Activists

UN Experts Should Investigate Read more »

Egypt: Escalating Reprisals, Arrests of Critics' Families

The Egyptian authorities' targeting of families in Egypt of activists and human rights defenders living abroad has been escalating, demonstrating a clear pattern of intimidation… Read more »

Tanzania: Submission By HRW on Tanzania

This document provides an overview of Human Rights Watch's observations and questions to Tanzania in advance of the upcoming pre-sessional review of Tanzania by the UN Human Rights… Read more »

Nigeria: More Schoolchildren Abducted in Nigeria

Gunmen in Nigeria's northwestern Niger State attacked a government school yesterday, reportedly abducting hundreds of students and teachers and killing one student. Read more »

West Africa: Sahel - End Abuses in Counterterrorism Operations

International Coalition Should Commit to Protecting Civilians, Detainees Read more »

Ethiopia: Unlawful Shelling of Tigray Urban Areas

Ethiopian federal forces carried out apparently indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in the Tigray region in November 2020 in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Triggers Wave of Free Speech Abuse

At least 83 governments worldwide have used the Covid-19 pandemic to justify violating the exercise of free speech and peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Reopen Inquiry Into Prominent Activist's Murder

Investigate New Leads in 2010 Chebeya-Bazana Case Read more »

Egypt: Activist Stripped of Citizenship

Amend Abusive Citizenship Laws Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Finally Unfreezes Protesters' Bank Accounts

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Nigeria's Central Bank to unfreeze the bank accounts of twenty #EndSARS supporters, who had been protesting nationwide police brutality. Read more »

Egypt: Human Rights Council - Countries Should Take Bold Action On Egypt

Monitoring, Tough Message on Dire Rights Situation Long Overdue Read more »

Africa: AU - Tshisekedi Should Set Rights-Driven Agenda

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi should use his new leadership of the African Union to prioritize human rights and accountability across the continent.… Read more »

Egypt: Justice Stalled in Egypt's 'Fairmont' Rape Case

Drop Charges Against Witnesses, Investigate Alleged Perpetrators Read more »

Tunisia: Police Use Violent Tactics to Quash Protests

1 Dead, Arrests for Facebook Posts and 'Insulting Police' Read more »