September 01
Zimbabwe: Rights Activists Acquitted After Year-Long Trial
Stop Using Criminal Justice System to Repress Peaceful Activism Read more »
August 29
Kenya: Police Harass Human Rights Watch Staff Member
Surveillance of Otsieno Namwaya Amid Ongoing Civil Society Attacks Read more »
Sudan: UN Should Act to Protect Starving Civilians
Security Council Should Intervene to Halt Attacks on Civilians, Allow Aid to Enter Read more »
August 28
Mauritius: Chagos Archipelago Residents Deserve Reparations, Not Regrets
The agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago, has been described by its prime minister as a "victory for international law, for postcolonial… Read more »
August 27
Malawi: Malawi Must Uphold Integrity of September Election or Risk Spiralling Into Democratic Decay
Malawians will go to the polls on September 16 to vote for the president and Members of Parliament. At this juncture, Malawi finds itself in an unenviable environment with… Read more »
Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses
EU, Spain Support Fueled Crackdowns, Ignored Abuses; Reforms Beginning Read more »
August 20
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Mass Killings Near Virunga National Park
Rwanda-Backed Armed Group Executes Over 140 Civilians in 14 Villages, Farming Areas Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Expels Senior UN Official Following Critical Report
Secretary-General's Report Documents Increasing Abuses Against Children Read more »
August 19
Nigeria: U.S.-Nigeria Weapons Sale Requires Rights Safeguards
Congress Should Condition Deal on Military Accountability, Rights Compliance Read more »
South Africa: Standing With Sex Workers - Why This Case Matters
South Africa Court to Rule on Constitutionality of Criminalizing Sex Work Read more »
August 18
Senegal: Families Internally Displaced by Floods in Limbo Government Should Provide a Durable Solution for Families in Khar Yalla
For nine years, in Khar Yalla, authorities have effectively abandoned Senegalese families internally displaced from the Langue de Barbarie peninsula by coastal floods, violating… Read more »
August 15
Sudan: Extend the Mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission for Two More Years
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Read more »
August 12
Chad: 20-Year Sentence for Opposition Leader
Succès Masra Found Guilty of Inciting Violence, Being Complicit in Murder Read more »
August 11
Niger: Niger Junta Dissolves Justice-Sector Unions
Pattern of Political Repression Targets Freedom of Association, Judicial Independence Read more »
August 06
Cameroon: Cameroon Doubles Down On Excluding Opposition Candidate From Elections
Maurice Kamto's Appeal Rejected, Dozens of His Supporters Detained Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Armed Group Massacres Dozens in Church
Killings in Ituri Province Highlight Need for Improved Army, UN Response Read more »
August 01
Tanzania: Tanzanian Opposition Leader's Trial Again Postponed
Authorities Should Ensure Free, Open Climate for October Elections Read more »
July 31
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Releases Conscripted Journalists, Activist
Additional Journalists, Critics of the Government Still Missing Read more »
July 30
Congo-Kinshasa: Is the Kinshasa Accord Tackling Chad's Political Crisis Dead?
President Tshisekedi Should Call for Succès Masra's Release Read more »
July 29
Cameroon: Main Opposition Candidate Barred From Elections
Exclusion of Maurice Kamto Harms Election Credibility Read more »
Ethiopia: Proposed Legal Changes Threaten Civil Society
Draft Amendments Would Grant Sweeping Powers to Federal Government Read more »
Angola: Protest Defendants Await Appeals a Year On
Right to Fair Trial and Choice of Counsel Denied Read more »
Morocco: Human Rights Watch and Partner Organizations Call for Humanitarian Release of Nasser Zefzafi
H.M. King Mohammed VIRabat, Morocco Read more »
July 25
West Africa: Sahel Region - African Union Appoints Special Envoy
Opportunity to Boost AU Engagement, Promote Human Rights Read more »
July 23
Niger: Two Years On, Ex-President Still Arbitrarily Detained
Immediately Release Mohamed Bazoum and His Wife Read more »
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