Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC)
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August 17
Mozambique: New Media Fees Assault Press Freedom
Mozambique's government should cancel recently imposed exorbitant fees on local and foreign media operating in the country. The new fees are a huge setback for press freedom and… Read more »
August 16
Angola: Angolan Army Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Killing Boy
A magistrates court in Angola's capital of Luanda has sentenced an army sergeant to 18 years in prison for the 2016 killing of a 14-year-old boy during a peaceful protest against… Read more »
Egypt: Campaign to Crush Artistic Freedom
The Egyptian authorities have arrested over a dozen people in a crackdown against artists, apparently prosecuting them for exercising their freedom of speech, Human Rights Watch… Read more »
August 13
Egypt: No Justice for Rab'a Victims 5 Years On
Egyptian authorities have failed to investigate or prosecute a single member of the security forces five years after their systematic and widespread killing of largely peaceful… Read more »
August 10
South Sudan: No Amnesty for War Crimes
South Sudanese leaders should not undermine their efforts to bring an end to the country's devastating conflict with an amnesty for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human… Read more »
August 08
Ethiopia: Human Rights Watch Letter to Honorable Commissioner Maria Teresa Manuela
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Eritrea: Along With Peace, Eritreans Need Repression to End
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Burundi: Burundi - Call to Renew the Mandate of the Commission of Inquiry
Excellencies, Read more »
August 07
Zimbabwe: Authorities Harass, Beat Up Opposition
The Zimbabwe Security Forces and unidentified gunmen have intensified a crackdown on supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDCA) in the aftermath of… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - No Amnesty for Serious Crimes of 2010-11 Crisis
There should be no amnesty for those responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious human rights violations committed in Côte d'Ivoire's 2010-11… Read more »
Uganda: Probe String of Burglaries at NGOs, Police Urged
The Uganda Police Force should conduct credible investigations into attacks on Ugandan nongovernmental organizations that are capable of identifying the people responsible and… Read more »
August 06
Zambia: Zambia Should Keep Young Mothers in School
In Zambia, 28 percent of girls and young women aged 15 to 19 are mothers or have been pregnant. That is more than 275,000 teenagers. In addition to this staggering rate of… Read more »
Africa: Farmer-Herder Conflicts On the Rise in Africa
Violent clashes between farmers and herders in Nigeria's Middle Belt in June reminded me of a smelting hot afternoon a year ago. I was sitting in my living room watching a herder… Read more »
July 30
Ethiopia: Task of Ethiopia's New Leader - End Torture
Ethiopia's new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, will visit Minneapolis on Monday. Since taking office in April, Abiy has ushered in a new era of reform in Ethiopia. He released… Read more »
July 26
Congo-Kinshasa: Threats Over Film Exposing Evictions
Two journalists and two human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have gone into hiding over threats following the release of a documentary about mass evictions… Read more »
July 25
Libya: EU/Italy/Libya - Disputes Over Rescues Put Lives At Risk
The European Union's obstruction of nongovernmental rescues and handover of responsibility to Libyan coast guard forces is a recipe for even greater loss of life in the… Read more »
July 24
Guinea: Deaths, Criminality in Post-Election Violence, Says HRW
There is credible evidence that Guinea's security forces used excessive lethal force and engaged in other unprofessional conduct during violent street protests in February and… Read more »
Tunisia: Pact for Equality, Individual Freedom
More than 90 organizations and civil society groups in Tunisia on July 24, 2018 issued a Pact for Equality and Individual Freedoms, outlining the fundamental rights that all… Read more »
July 23
Uganda: Forced Evictees in Northern Uganda Entitled to a Remedy
Over the past week and a half, about 200 people from the northern Uganda village of Apaa have traveled 100 kilometers to the town of Gulu seeking safety - and help - after Ugandan… Read more »
July 22
Algeria: Jailed Blogger On Hunger Strike
Algerian authorities should immediately free a blogger who has been on hunger strike since July 8, 2018 to protest his seven-year prison sentence on charges for which he should… Read more »
July 19
Burundi: AU Shouldn't Tolerate Banning Pregnant Girls from School
In June, Burundi joined a small group of African countries that ban pregnant girls from continuing with formal education in government schools. Burundi's Education Ministry banned… Read more »
Cameroon: Killings, Destruction in Anglophone Regions, HRW Report Shows
Government security forces and armed separatists have committed grave abuses against residents of Cameroon's Anglophone region, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.… Read more »
Africa: Giving Girls a Future: Empowering Pregnant Girls and Adolescent Mothers to Stay in School
“[My school] supported me. For example, when I was breastfeeding, they would give me time off. I would go to school and then run back home [during lunch break] to feed my… Read more »
July 18
Morocco: Journalist Convicted On Dubious Charge
A Moroccan court has sentenced a prominent journalist to three years in prison on a dubious charge of failing to report a security threat, Human Rights Watch said today.… Read more »
Eritrea: Eritrea-Ethiopia Peace Deal Offers Hope for Reform
Eritrea and Ethiopia resumed diplomatic and commercial ties after a 20-year-stand off last week. The countries' leaders signed a declaration that "[a] new era of peace and… Read more »
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