Students Arrested for Protesting Against Oil Pipeline Tomorrow, eleven Ugandan students will appear before a Kampala court for their activism against the planned East Africa… Read More »Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Activists
Protect Civilians; Respect Fundamental Freedoms; Prioritize Justice, Accountability Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi should ensure that human rights are central to his policies… Read More »DR Congo: Second Term Should Focus on Rights
Violates Rights to Nondiscrimination, Freedom of Expression and Assembly Ghana’s parliament on February 28, 2024 passed a draconian bill that increases criminal penalties for consensual… Read More »Ghana: President Should Veto Anti-LGBT Bill
Law Would Cheat Victims, Embolden Abusers A draft amnesty law submitted by Senegal’s President Macky Sall to members of the National Assembly on March 4, 2024,… Read More »Senegal: Amnesty Bill Opens Door to Impunity
Colonel Feared ‘Forcibly Disappeared’ for Speaking Out Against Military Abuse Mali’s military authorities have arrested a colonel from the gendarmerie who recently published a book… Read More »Mali: Security Force Whistleblower Arrested
No One Appears Safe from Arbitrary Arrest, Detention In February, plainclothes security officers detained Batte Urgessa, a spokesperson for the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), an… Read More »Ethiopia’s Deepening Crackdown on Dissent
Ensure Security, Adequate Assistance for Displaced People A new wave of deadly attacks in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado by an armed group… Read More »Thousands Flee New Violence in Northern Mozambique
Investigate Yaya Dillo’s Death During Crackdown by Security Forces The killing of a potential presidential candidate during an assault by Chadian security forces on an… Read More »Chad: Prominent Opposition Leader Killed
HRW statement – Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights on advancing the human rights in South Sudan… Read More »South Sudan: Human Rights Council should Ensure Ongoing International Scrutiny, Investigations
Mahamat Nour Ahmat Ibédou Ensured Human Rights Body’s Independence Last week, a prominent rights defender, Mahamat Nour Ahmat Ibédou, was removed from his post as… Read More »Chadian Commission President Removed at Critical Moment