Uganda: Ugandans Challenge Anti-Homosexuality Act

Court Has Opportunity to Strike Down Abusive Law Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Troubled 60-Year Mental Health Journey

Over a century ago, in 1910, British colonial authorities in Kenya redesigned a then-smallpox isolation center into what became the Nairobi Lunatic Asylum, a dire institution in… Read more »

Rwanda: The UK Can't Legislate Away Rwanda's Rights Record

Government Pushes Ahead with Plan despite Supreme Court Ruling and Known Abuses Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Opposition Member Freed After Months in Prison

Last week, the authorities released opposition member Lens Omelonga from prison in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He had spent seven months in custody… Read more »

Nigeria: Erroneous Military Airstrike

Ensure Justice, Accountability, Compensate Victims for Devastating Loss Read more »

Libya: Derna Flood Response Costs Lives

Independent Investigation Needed; Prioritize Reconstruction Read more »

Africa: UAE's COP28 Promises On Climate, Health Ignored At Home

Country's Migrant Workers Face Climate-Related Harms to Their Well-Being Read more »

Africa: Does Israel's Treatment of Palestinians Rise to the Level of Apartheid?

In September, Tamir Pardo, who headed the Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from 2011 to 2016, said that Israel is imposing… Read more »

Ghana: Invest More in Mental Health Services

New Video Shows People Living Rich Lives with Community Support Read more »

Africa: UAE - Fossil Fuels Poison Air #AfricaClimateCrisis

COP28 Host Should Address Air Pollution, Rights Abuses Read more »

Tanzania: McEnroe Brothers' Tennis Tour Risks Whitewashing Maasai Forced Evictions

Tourism Needs to Respect Indigenous Communities' Rights Read more »

Sudan: New Mass Ethnic Killings, Pillage in Darfur - Human Rights Watch Report

UN Security Council Should Act to Protect Civilians, Punish Abusive RSF Commanders Read more »

Sudan: Violence in West Darfur - Human Rights Watch Submission to UK Parliament

Human Rights Watch February 2023 Submission to the UK Parliament Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Protesters

Next week, four more students will appear before a Kampala court for participating in protests against the planned East Africa crude oil pipeline (EACOP) and for demanding a full… Read more »

Africa: Proposed Immigration Laws Undermine Rights of Refugees

Home Affairs Department's Proposals Would Undermine Refugee Rights Read more »

Zimbabwe: Urgent Call to Investigate Abductions, Torture, and Killings of Political Activists

The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately address the escalating cases of abductions, arbitrary detention, torture and killing of parliament members, opposition political… Read more »

Uganda: Rights Concerns Over License Plate Tracking

Uganda's new surveillance system, which allows the government to track the real time location of all vehicles in the country, undermines privacy rights, and creates serious risks… Read more »

Africa: Submission to the Special Rapporteur On the Situation of Human Rights Defenders

Regarding child and youth human rights defenders Read more »

Central Africa: DR Congo - System Vulnerability of the Kivu Security Tracker

Partner organizations involved in the Kivu Security Tracker (KST) were recently made aware of a security vulnerability in its database. The KST tracks and publicly reports… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - Emergency Law Targets Dissidents

Burkina Faso's military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its crackdown on dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. Between November 4… Read more »

Africa: It's Time to Support Africa's Maternal Community Health Workers

The world recently marked the United Nations' first International Day of Care and Support, recognizing the work that goes into the upkeep of millions of households and families… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Opposition Parliament Member Allegedly Abducted, Tortured

Authorities Should Urgently, Impartially, and Transparently Investigate Attacks Read more »

Uganda: Oil Pipeline Protests Stifled - HRW

Environmental Defenders Face Harassment, Intimidation, Arbitrary Arrests Read more »

Ethiopia: Atrocities Mar Ceasefire Anniversary - HRW

Abuses, Impunity Amid Waning International Attention Read more »

Egypt: Dozens of Peaceful Protesters Detained

Severe Assembly Restrictions Undermine Political Participation Read more »