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President Daniel Chapo on Friday rejected as false allegations that Mozambique’s security forces committed serious human rights violations in Palma, Cabo Delgado, after a London-based investigation and a criminal complaint tied the abuses to activities surrounding a major gas project. The allegations were published Sept. 26 by Politico and were paired with a criminal complaint filed in France by the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR). The complaint accuses French energy giant TotalEnergies, which…

Jubbaland’s stark warning over alleged abuses in Mogadishu exposes Somalia’s deeper struggle over land, law and power In a sharply worded statement from Kismayo on Thursday, the Jubbaland administration accused security forces in Mogadishu of beating two parents and seizing their property by force—allegations that, if confirmed, would add to a long and painful ledger of evictions and abuses in Somalia’s crowded capital. Jubbaland said the attack occurred on Wednesday and described it as “a tragic incident in which innocent…

Zimbabwe’s Human Rights Report: A Pattern of Violence, State Complicity and Vulnerable Lives When the Zimbabwe Peace Project released a terse but damning account this week documenting more than 3,000 victims of rights abuses in a single month, it read like a catalogue of a nation trapped between political control and social distress. The group documented at least 121 distinct incidents in August, finding that women and people with disabilities were disproportionately affected. Nearly half of the violations, the report says,…

Ethiopia faces a litany of human rights abuses ADDIS ABABA - A video of males in uniform burning a civilian alive in western Ethiopia has sparked widespread outrage on social media, renewing condemnation and concern over the continuing violence. The state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) – an entity appointed by the Ethiopian parliament to defend human rights – recognized the…

Biden demands the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Tigray WASHINGTON, USA | Joe Biden has called for the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops from the Tigray region of Ethiopia just days after Washington issued visa restrictions to top officials in Addis Ababa and Asmara, in what could be a game changer among allegations of gross human rights abuses. For over six months, the…