December 04, 2022
Libya: ICC Reignites Hope for Long-Delayed Justice
Torture, Disappearances, Killings in War-Time Prisons Read more »
December 01, 2022
Ghana: Chaining People With Mental Health Conditions Persists in Ghana
Ghana's government has taken inadequate steps to end the chaining and inhumane treatment of people with real or perceived mental health conditions - psychosocial disabilities - in… Read more »
November 27, 2022
Africa: Qatar Can't Hide Its Abuses By Calling Criticism Racist
Migrant Workers from South Asia and Africa Deserve Compensation for Wage Theft, Injuries, and Death Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: FIFA President's 'I Feel Like a Migrant Worker' Speech Misleading
Football Industry, Fans Should Continue Demanding Worker Compensation Fund Read more »
November 19, 2022
Africa: Qatar - FIFA World Cup Opens Without Remedy for Migrants
'We Built Those Towers,' Say Migrant Workers Who Made Tournament Possible Read more »
November 17, 2022
Togo: Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of the Child
94th Pre-session Read more »
Africa: FIFA/Qatar - Migrant Workers Call for Compensation for Abuses
Workers, Families Speak Out as World Cup Nears Read more »
November 14, 2022
Africa: Qatar - Rights Abuses Stain FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup from November 20 to December 18, 2022, will be played following years of serious migrant labor and human rights abuses in Qatar, Human Rights Watch said today,… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Angola: A Human Rights Agenda for Angola
SUB: Read more »
Egypt: How Egypt Doubled Down On Fossil Fuels By Stifling Dissent
Egypt began hosting the United Nations climate change summit (known as COP27) this week. In preparatory meetings, its government has criticized the hypocrisy of high-emission… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Mauritius: Chagos Islands - Include Long-Expelled Residents in Negotiations
Critical Opportunity for UK, Mauritius to Right Half Century of Wrongs Read more »
Africa: The Ugandan Youth Activists Urging Action At COP27
World Leaders Should Listen to Young People Affected by Climate Change Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: European Football Group Demands FIFA Remedy Migrant Worker Abuses
FIFA's Shut Up and Play Mindset Alienates Fans and Football Associations Read more »
November 06, 2022
Egypt: Arrests, Curbs On Protests As COP27 Nears
Unlawful Surveillance Cameras, Restrictions on Participation Read more »
November 04, 2022
Ethiopia: Truce Needs Robust Rights Monitoring
The "cessation of hostilities" agreement between Ethiopia's federal government and Tigrayan authorities announced on November 2, 2022 provides a crucial opportunity for immediate… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Ensure Climate Action Is Rights-Based
Egypt To Host Amid Intensifying Abuses; Allow Full Civil Society Participation Read more »
Africa: African Rights Commission's Work More Important Than Ever
35 Years On, Strengthen Its Independence, Civil Society Role Read more »
Nigeria: Displacement Camp Closures Worsen Suffering
The decision by Nigeria's Borno State to shut down its camps for people displaced by the Boko Haram conflict has pushed over 200,000 people into deeper suffering and destitution Read more »
November 01, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting in Eastern Congo Puts Civilians At Risk, Again
Rwandan-Backed M23 Armed Group Long Linked to Atrocities Read more »
October 28, 2022
Central African Republic: First War Crimes Verdict Due
Special Criminal Court to Deliver Judgment on October 31 Read more »
October 27, 2022
Mali: Coordinated Massacres by Armed Groups
Increase Protection Capabilities of Security Forces, UN Peacekeepers Read more »
Libya: Decree On Libyan Women's Non-Citizen Children Fails Discrimination Test
Non-citizen Children of Libyan Women Still Blocked From Citizenship Read more »
October 21, 2022
Mozambique: Hundreds Flee Attacks in Ruby Mining Region
Greater Protection Needed to Address Expanded Threat to Civilians Read more »
October 20, 2022
Africa: Qatar/FIFA - Reimburse Migrant Workers' Recruitment Fees
Exorbitant Illegal Charges for People Hired to Build World Cup Infrastructure Read more »
October 18, 2022
Ethiopia: Civilians in Tigray Region at Heightened Risk
International Community Should Act Now to Protect Population Read more »