September 05, 2019
West Africa: The Backpack
Salome (not her real name) looks forlorn and detached from the rest of the kids. Salome is a 10-year-old pregnant child, a survivor of sexual crime in the heat of the insurgency in… Read more »
May 17, 2019
Nigeria: How poor persons spend months, years in prison unjustly
•Man languishes in jail for 6 months for stealing juice worth N600 Read more »
May 02, 2019
Ghana: GAPA Takes Campaign Against Stigma On Albinism To Remote Communities
The campaign which is being sponsored by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), sought to sensitize members of the communities, where customary banishing on persons… Read more »
October 24, 2018
Sierra Leone: Report launch - Challenges Faced by Persons With Albinism in Sierra Leone
Today marks the official launch of the report titled "Harassed, Misunderstood and Forgotten: Challenges faced by Persons with Albinism in Sierra Leone", the first of its kind in… Read more »
September 28, 2017
Guinea: September 28th Massacre - 8th Commemoration, No Trial!
On September 28, Guineans will commemorate the 8thanniversary of the killings and rape that took place during a peaceful rally at the Conakry stadium. These atrocities, declared a… Read more »
September 19, 2017
West Africa: How to Make the Latest Investigation Into Military Violations Work
Nigeria's Federal Government recently inaugurated a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to review compliance of the Nigerian Armed Forces with human rights obligations and rules of… Read more »