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In Rwanda, the internet and social networks are now in the sights of the authorities. In its latest report, published today, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, Human Rights Watch once again condemns the harassment of bloggers and youtubers.…

In tonight's edition: Human Rights Watch says the Malian army has killed dozens in its crackdown on extremists. Jihadist groups are also accused of escalating violence since December. Abuses on both sides can constitute war crimes. Women from sub-Saharan…

Human Rights Watch responded to Ethiopia's justice minister on Thursday, Might 13. In an announcement launched on Monday in regards to the bloodbath in town of Aksum in November, the latter mentioned that the "overwhelming majority" of these killed that day have been "combatants, not civilians", opposite to authorities investigations by a number of NGOs. However the American group replies that its…

NGO published a report after arrests and violence due to the sexual orientation of the targeted. Cameroonian law only criminalizes the law, but the police use it to track down homosexuals or transgender people according to the organization, which condemns this penal provision, which is contrary to the Constitution and international treaties.…

The Human Rights NGO, Human Rights Watch (HRW), condemns the violence perpetrated by separatists in the English-speaking zone of Cameroon in a report released on Friday 12 March. These separatists have mostly abandoned their ideological claims and have become criminals organized into several armed groups, the organization believes.…

NGO Human Rights Watch investigated the violence that shook the city of Nzérékoré in southern Guinea during the double vote on March 22. It takes stock of at least 32 dead, 90 wounded and extensive property damage and also involves the security forces in this tragedy. Polling stations were attacked, places of worship burned down and dozens of dead have done so Nzérékoré mourned in a double vote of March 22nd. HRW believes the defense and security forces "did not do enough" to stop the inter-municipal clashes that erupted…