Unjustly Jailed Lawyer Treated Inhumanely: Sonia Dahmani [press release]
AI London
Tunisian lawyer and media personality Sonia Dahmani has been arbitrarily detained since security forces arrested her from the Tunisian Bar Associations' office in Tunis on 11 May… Read more »
NGOs Deny Funding Demonstrations
AIM
Over 100 Mozambican NGOs, represented by the Movement in Defence of the Right to Freedom of Association, have condemned the accusations made by the deputy general commander of the… Read more »
Civil Society Fighting New Legislative Threats and Restrictive NGO Bills
IPS
Over the past few years, new "tools of control" affecting the work of civil society organisations have multiplied, often imposing forms of "bureaucratic criminalisation" and… Read more »
Sierra Leone Begins Nationwide Vaccination Campaign Against Ebola [press release]
GAVI
Sierra Leone becomes the first country, among those most severely affected ten years ago by the West Africa Ebola outbreak, to launch nationwide preventive Ebola vaccination,… Read more »
Police Used Excessive Force to Violently Quash #endbadgovernance Protests [press release]
AI London
Nigerian police used excessive force against protesters during the nationwide #Endbadgovernance demonstrations between 1-10 August, killing at least 24 people in the states of:… Read more »
Zambia's Civil Society Rejects Proposed NGO Bill
VOA
Civil society organizations in Zambia have raised concern over the government's introduction of a bill that they say is restrictive and suffocates Zambia's active non-governmental… Read more »
Suspension of Evictions in Abidjan Must Be Followed With Adequate Support for the Tens of Thousands of Affected Residents
AI London
Responding to the Ivorian authorities' decision to suspend eviction operations in the Autonomous District of Abidjan, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International's Regional Director for… Read more »
NDC Professionals Forum Congratulates President-Elect John Dramani Mahama
Ghanaian Times
The NDC Professionals Forum has extended its warmest congratulations President-elect John Dramani Mahama on his resounding victory in the 2024 elections. Read more »
Govt Warns Nonprofits Against Misuse of Donor Funds Amid Terrorism Financing Concerns
Capital FM
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has cautioned non-profit organizations against the misuse of donor funds for illegal activities, including terrorism financing. Read more »
After Decades of Challenges, the DRC Must Deliver On Sustainable Forest Governance [press release]
Global Witness
The DRC government has made some ambitious commitments to achieve sustainable forest governance. But the journey there is being stalled by corruption, impunity and weak… Read more »
Minister Suspends Prominent Human Rights Group [press release]
HRW
Arbitrary Decision Violates Right of Association Read more »
End Campaign of Intimidation Against Government Critic Rasha Azab [press release]
AI London
The Egyptian authorities must immediately put an end to the disgraceful campaign of intimidation against outspoken journalist and woman human rights defender Rasha Azab, Amnesty… Read more »
Shed Liberia Convenes County Dialogue On Justice System
New Dawn
A non-governmental organization, Serving Humanity for Empowerment and Development or SHED, has convened a day-long dialogue to discuss the Criminal Justice System of Liberia,… Read more »
Liberian Warlord-Politician's Death and the Search for Justice
HRW
Victims Never Saw Prince Johnson Prosecuted for War Crimes Read more »
Egypt - Asylum Bill Threatens Refugee Rights [press release]
HRW
Revise Draft Law in Consultation with Civil Society, UN Refugee Agency Read more »
