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”.…
Somalia’s worsening human rights record is intensifying scrutiny of the institutions tasked with protecting civilians, as allegations of abuses, restrictions on expression…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the U.S. of breaching international law by deporting migrants to African countries with which they have…
US Waives Human Rights Conditions on $320 Million in Military Aid to Egypt WASHINGTON — The United States will release $320 million…
The discovery of several women’s bodies on the outskirts of Johannesburg has sparked fear, anger and outrage across South Africa. Police said…
Hargeisa (AX) – North Western State of Somalia’s National Human Rights Commission (SLNHRC) has questioned the legality of the arrests of a…
Reporters Without Borders has urged Nigerien authorities to launch an immediate investigation into the disappearance of prominent journalist Moussa Kaka, who went…
Human Rights Watch and other civil society groups are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a worsening erosion of the…
A documentary shoot in Togo has led to the detention of French journalists Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez-Pezzani, as well as their…
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…
