As artificial intelligence races ahead, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the United States and China to ensure the technology remains a force for human benefit and control—a central issue as he…
The discovery of several women’s bodies on the outskirts of Johannesburg has sparked fear, anger and outrage across South Africa. Police said…
Human Rights Watch and other civil society groups are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a worsening erosion of the…
Abdi Hassan Ali, a Somali refugee who once made Winnipeg his home, will spend the next 500 days in custody after admitting…
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali lawmaker Kooshin has accused Minister of Family & Human Rights Development Khadija Al Makhzoumi of applying different standards to…
By Farhan Jimale Thursday August 6, 2026 Farhan Jimale “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” — Nelson…
Burkina Faso’s military government has been placed on Civicus’s 2026 watchlist amid what the human rights group calls a rapid and severe…
Hundreds of terrorism suspects have faced Nigerian courts in recent months, but Human Rights Watch (HRW) says authorities must ensure every case…
Human Rights Watch says it has documented a series of rights abuses in Mali, accusing all sides of unlawfully targeting civilians and…
OP-ED: When Cash Failed, Connection Became Currency When Somalia’s central government fell in 1991, the country’s financial backbone snapped. Institutions unraveled, infrastructure…
Human Rights Watch says the muted response from UN member states to Tunisia’s deepening rights crisis amounts to a “free pass” for…
