October 30, 2023
Africa: United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28)
Questions and Answers Read more »
Africa: COP28 - Climate Action Requires Upholding Rights
Governments Should Confront UAE on Rights Record, Commit to Ending Fossil Fuel Read more »
October 29, 2023
Africa: Israel/Palestine - Grave Concerns for Civilians in Ground Offensive
Laws of War Protect Those Who Can't, Don't Flee Read more »
October 26, 2023
Niger: Authorities Putting Rights At Risk - Human Rights Watch
Release Those Arbitrarily Held, Ensure Free Expression, Curtail Violence Read more »
October 25, 2023
Africa: UN General Assembly Should Act On Gaza
Member States Should Demand Civilian Access to Aid, Act to Prevent Atrocities Read more »
October 20, 2023
Chad: Chad - a Year On, Victims Await Justice
Impunity for "Black Thursday" as Political Space Closes Read more »
October 18, 2023
Africa: Israel - Unlawful Gaza Blockade Deadly for Children
Denial of Water, Fuel, Electricity Endangers Lives Read more »
October 13, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambique Police Crack Down On Opposition Before Election Results
Tensions appear to be rising in Mozambique as the country awaits the results of municipal elections held on Wednesday. Ahead of voting day, authorities had increased security… Read more »
Chad: Chad: Closing Political Space Ahead of Referendum
Warrant for Opposition Leader; Dozens of Members Arrested Read more »
Cameroon: Video Shows Killing By Armed Separatists
Separatist Leaders Should Rein in Fighters; Cameroon's Partners Should Impose Sanctions Read more »
Chad: Closing Political Space Ahead of Referendum
Warrant for Opposition Leader; Dozens of Members Arrested Read more »
October 10, 2023
Tunisia: African Migrants Intercepted at Sea, Expelled
The Tunisian National Guard collectively expelled over 100 migrants from multiple African countries to the border with Algeria on September 18 and 20, 2023, Human Rights Watch said… Read more »
Rwanda: UK - Abandon Rwanda Asylum Transfer Plan
Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to silence criticism from Rwandans living around the world, Human Rights… Read more »
Rwanda: Global Playbook of Abuse to Silence Critics
Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to silence criticism from Rwandans living around the world, Human Rights… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Repression Across Borders
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October 09, 2023
Sudan: UN Rights Body Should Help Tackle Impunity in Sudan
Human Rights Council to Vote on Initiative to Investigate Abuses Read more »
Kenya: Chained, Locked Up, and Abused ... Because of a Disability
Sitting in a dusty courtyard of the Holy Ghost Coptic Church in Kisumu city, in western Kenya, I heard Paul (a pseudonym), approaching before I saw him. Clink. Clink. Clink. The… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Mauritius: Mauritius Supreme Court Declares Anti-Gay Law Unconstitutional
Two landmark judgments of the Supreme Court of Mauritius have struck down the provision in the Criminal Code that outlawed consensual sex between men, rejecting the law as a… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt - Submission to the UN Committee Against Torture
78th Session Read more »
October 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Rights Council - EU Fails Ethiopia's Victims
No Action Following Scathing Report Highlighting UN's Prevention Role Read more »
September 28, 2023
Tunisia: EU Commission Should Stop Ignoring Tunisia's Abuses Against Migrants
Migration Control Funding Could Perpetuate Human Rights Violations Read more »
Ethiopia: UN Rights Body Should Extend Ethiopia Investigations
European Union Should Lead Action to Preserve International Scrutiny of Rights Crisis Read more »
Ethiopia: Principled Action Required to Ensure Ongoing International Scrutiny On Ethiopia
HRW Oral Statement - ID with the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia - HRC54 Read more »
Africa: Xenophobia Rears Its Ugly Head in South Africa
South Africa has been grappling with sporadic and sometimes lethal xenophobic harassment and violence against African and Asian foreign nationals living in the country, including… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Prominent Journalist Denied Bail in Congo
Stanis Bujakera Spends Third Week in Detention on Dubious Charges Read more »