West-Africa
Human Rights Watch Reports Grave Abuses During Renewed Fighting in Mali
Human Rights Watch says it has documented a series of rights abuses in Mali, accusing all sides of unlawfully targeting civilians and…
Topic
Human rights
West-Africa
Burkina Faso Army Accused of Ensnaring Civilians in Besieged Towns
Amid ongoing conflict, civilians and humanitarian workers report alarming restrictions imposed by military forces on individuals seeking to escape towns besieged by…
North-Africa
Human Rights Watch Warns of Rights Crackdown in Tunisia
Human Rights Watch says the muted response from UN member states to Tunisia’s deepening rights crisis amounts to a “free pass” for…
East-Africa
DR Congo opposition postpones protest following African Union mediation offer
Nationwide demonstrations planned by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s opposition coalition, C64, have been pushed back to July 22, following talks…
East-Africa
Trump Declared Peace in DR Congo; Reality on the Ground Assessed
In the wake of M23 rebels backed by Rwanda seizing North and South Kivu — the provincial capitals of eastern DR Congo…
West-Africa
Niger Junta Revokes Citizenship of Exiled Opposition Leader
Human Rights Watch has condemned the Nigerien junta for its blatant disregard for democratic principles and basic human rights following the provisional…
Central-Africa
Constitutional Reform Sparks Political Tensions in DR Congo
Even as Ebola resurges and violence grips eastern DR Congo, a fierce political fight is unfolding over a constitutional change that has…
Southern-Africa
Nigerians Return Home After Arriving From South Africa, “There’s No Place Like Home”
For many African migrants in South Africa, daily life had become so punishing that returning home felt like the only viable option…
Central-Africa
M23 committed mass abuses in Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch says
Rwandan troops and the M23 armed group carried out a sweeping campaign of abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights…
East-Africa
U.S. Health Aid to African Nations Linked to Controversial Conditions
The United States is providing critical health assistance, albeit with a significant caveat: broad access to surveillance data and rights to pathogen…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe Listed Among the World’s Worst Labour Rights Offenders
Zimbabwe is once again in the spotlight over workers’ rights after the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) added the country to its…
