Sudan: Sudan - Concrete UN Security Council Action Needed

African Council Members Should Take Leading Role in Ending Abuses Read more »

Tunisia: Subjugating the Courts Is Key to President Kais Saeid's Power Grab

It's been a year since President Kais Saied of Tunisia fired 57 judges and prosecutors, accusing them of financial and "moral" corruption and obstructing investigations. That day,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Ethnic Cleansing Persists Under Tigray Truce

Rights Abusers in Western Tigray Zone Face No Accountability for Torture, Forced Expulsions Read more »

Kenya: End Abusive Policing of Protests

Accountability, Fundamental Reforms Urgently Needed Read more »

Africa: Gulf States - Migrant Workers At Serious Risk From Dangerous Heat

Existing Protections Woefully Inadequate in Warming Climate Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's President Signs Repressive Anti-LGBT Law

New Law Violates Fundamental Rights Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Peaceful Protests Violently Repressed

Hasty Praise of Police Chief Raises Concerns About Promised Investigation Read more »

Egypt: Pretrial Detention Renewals By Video

People Remain Locked Up Without Recourse Read more »

Namibia: Namibian Court Recognizes Foreign Same-Sex Marriages

Ruling Protects Rights of Binational Couples Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethnic Cleansing Persists Under Tigray Truce - HRW

Local authorities and Amhara forces in Western Tigray Zone in northern Ethiopia have continued an ethnic cleansing campaign against Tigrayans since the November 2, 2022, truce… Read more »

Nigeria: New Govt Should Improve On Human Rights

Nigeria's incoming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should ensure that human rights are central to all his policies both at home and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today in an agenda… Read more »

Nigeria: A Human Rights Agenda for Nigeria

The former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, emerged as the winner of Nigeria's closely watched presidential elections held in February 2023. Despite repeated calls to… Read more »

Tunisia: It Is Essential to End Attacks On Judicial Independence

Since President Kais Saied's institutional power grab of July 25, 2021, followed by his decree of September 22 of the same year, which implicitly repealed the constitutional order,… Read more »

Egypt: Women Abused Over Alleged Islamic State Ties - HRW

Torture, Incommunicado Detention, Flawed Due Process Read more »

Angola: No Letup in Crackdown On Cabinda Activists

Respect Rights to Freedom of Assembly, Peaceful Protest Read more »

Tunisia: Move to Dismantle Country's Largest Opposition Party

Prominent Leaders Arbitrarily Arrested; Party Headquarters Shut Down Read more »

Africa: Legal Right to Free Education Grows Globally

Expanded International Law Could Accelerate Progress Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ethnic Targeting Mars DR Congo's Electoral Process

Violent Attacks, Discrimination Hamper Voter Registration in the East Read more »

Sierra Leone: Centre Girls' Voices in Education Reforms

New Law Should Require Greater Inclusion of Pregnant Girls, Young Mothers Read more »

Mauritius: Ensure Chagossians Have Access to Mauritius' Prosperity, Too

I first heard about the Chagos Welfare Fund while interviewing Chagossian people in Port Louis, the Mauritian capital, in August 2022. My interest was immediately piqued because I… Read more »

Egypt: Mass Arrests Target Family, Supporters of Ex-MP

Security Campaign Criminalizes Peaceful Dissent Read more »

Burkina Faso: Army Linked to Massacre of 156 Civilians

African Union, United Nations Should Press for Credible, Independent Inquiry Read more »

Sudan: Explosive Weapons Harming Civilians

Limited Access to Water, Electricity, Medical Care Fuels Humanitarian Crisis Read more »

Burundi: Burundi Court Upholds Journalist's Conviction

Authorities Should End Cynical Assault on Media, Civil Society Read more »

Sudan: Joint Letter to President Biden On U.S. Policy Toward Sudan

NGOs urge bold action that prioritizes human rights, civilian protection Read more »