A virtually uncontested race has put Burundi on course for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, drawing criticism from Human Rights Watch over the country’s “abusive human rights conditions”.…
South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in…
Somalia’s worsening human rights record is intensifying scrutiny of the institutions tasked with protecting civilians, as allegations of abuses, restrictions on expression…
At least 34 civilians were killed in seven parts of Mali during joint operations by the Malian army and Russia-backed Wagner Group…
More than 15 million registered voters head to the polls Wednesday to choose representatives to the country’s lower house of parliament—the first…
The discovery of several women’s bodies on the outskirts of Johannesburg has sparked fear, anger and outrage across South Africa. Police said…
Amnesty International is calling on Algeria to halt plans to broaden the death penalty after deadly wildfires tore through parts of the…
The discovery of eight women’s bodies across Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, since July has triggered a major police investigation and growing fears…
Washington has imposed visa restrictions on people it accuses of discriminating against South Africa’s white minority, deepening an already tense relationship between…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is urging Egyptian authorities to release Sudanese journalist Attaf Mohamed Mokhtar immediately, after security forces detained…
Television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death by hanging alongside 11 others after an Egyptian court convicted them of drug-related…
