Southern Africa: Zimbabwe - SADC Should Respond to Intensified Crackdown On Opponents

Respect Freedoms of Assembly and Association, End Repression of Critics Read more »

Africa: We Need to Reclaim Pan-Africanism Through Love - for Everyone

Media headlines are full of bad news about LGBTQ+ people across the African continent these days. They are insulted by public officials, attacked and killed by police and… Read more »

South Sudan: Damaging Security Law Revisions Adopted

President Kiir Should Reject Law and Limit Broad, Unqualified Powers Read more »

Africa: African Union Conference Addresses Pregnant and Parenting Students

Need to Adopt Human Rights-Focused Framework Read more »

Ethiopia: Army Attacks Health Care in Amhara Conflict

Protect Medical Workers, Patients; Hold Forces Responsible Accountable Read more »

Cameroon: Artist Rearrested in Cameroon

Worrying Sign for Freedom of Expression ahead of 2025 Elections Read more »

Eritrea: UN Should Ensure Continued Scrutiny of Rights Crisis in Eritrea

"Patterns of gross human rights violations, including the widespread use of arbitrary and incommunicado detention and enforced disappearance persist unabated" in Eritrea, the UN… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan's Authorities Show Their Aversion to Criticism Yet Again

Last week, authorities in Jonglei state detained a photojournalist with the state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation for participating in protests about the cost of living… Read more »

Central African Republic: Central African Republic - Step Toward Accountability

Special Criminal Court Arrests Former Armed Group Leader Read more »

Kenya: Witnesses Describe Police Killing Protesters

Kenyan security forces shot directly into crowds of protesters on June 25, 2024, including protesters who were fleeing, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »

Egypt: Sisi Govt's Repression Taints Egypt-EU Investment Conference

As Abuses Fuel Egypt's Economic Crisis, EU Should Press for Rights Reforms Read more »

Mozambique: Conflict in Northern Mozambique Puts Education At Risk

The good news is that during 2022 and 2023, attacks on schools in Mozambique significantly decreased, according to a report released last week. The bad news is that Mozambique has… Read more »

Mali: ICC Unseals Arrest Warrant for Armed Group Leader

Authorities Need to Investigate, Prosecute Grave Crimes Committed by All Sides Read more »

Mali: Mali's Junta Renews Assault On Political Opposition

Release, Drop Charges Against 11 People Wrongfully Arrested Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Court Decriminalizes Consensual Same-Sex Conduct

A Major Step for Equality, Nondiscrimination, and Inclusion in Africa Read more »

Sudan: EU Should Shift Gears in the Face of Atrocities in Sudan

The EU's response needs to echo the speed with which disaster is occurring on the ground. Residents of El Fasher and other civilians throughout Sudan deserve nothing less, Laetitia… Read more »

Sudan: UN Rights Council Should Continue Efforts to Advance Accountability for Ongoing Atrocities

Human Rights Watch Statement on the UN Human Rights Council 56th session Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on the oral update by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for… Read more »

Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone

On a roadside in Central Uganda, a woman selling charcoal says she barely earns enough to buy food for herself and her eight children. She is determined for her children to go to… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Junta Again Suspends TV News Broadcasts

The decision by Burkina Faso's media regulatory body to suspend broadcasts of the French news network TV5 is the latest attempt to crack down on independent media and access to… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Conflict in Burkina Faso Jeopardizing Education

Burkina Faso experienced an upsurge in attacks on students, teachers and schools in 2022 and 2023, according to a report released today by the Global Coalition to Protect Education… Read more »

Sudan: Roll Out Civilian Protection Mission, Ensure Sudan Probe - AU

The African Union (AU) should work with the United Nations to deploy a civilian protection mission to address ongoing atrocities across Sudan, notably in Darfur, and act to ensure… Read more »

Sudan: AU - Roll Out Civilian Protection Mission, Ensure Sudan Probe

Concrete Action to Halt Atrocities in Sudan Key at Leaders Meeting Read more »

Eritrea: Joint NGO Letter Calling for Further Human Rights Council Action On Eritrea

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Read more »

Sudan: Sudan - Unlawful Attacks On Civilians, Infrastructure

UN, AU Should Immediately Act to Ensure Protection in Darfur, Elsewhere Read more »

Tunisia: Joint Statement Calling for End to Crackdown

The undersigned organizations call on the government of Tunisia to end its ongoing crackdown on the rights to free expression and free association and to respect the human rights… Read more »