Besigye, Kiiza, Other Civilians Wrongfully Detained, Face Military Trial Ugandan authorities should release from prison former opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, whose health has deteriorated… Read More »Uganda Should Free Opposition Leader Besigye, Others
European Leaders Should Take Prompt Action against Warring Parties The European Parliament, in a strong resolution last week, slammed the inaction of European Union executives on… Read More »EU Inaction Amidst Rwanda-Backed Atrocities in Eastern DR Congo
Stalled Trial a Case Study in Impunity Brutal violence has taken hold in Cameroon’s North-West and South-West regions since 2016 as armed separatist groups seek… Read More »Cameroon’s Massacre Victims Wait for Justice Five Years On
Rwanda-Backed Armed Group Should Revoke Unlawful Displacement Order The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps… Read More »DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps
Heads of State Meeting Should Make Fact-Finding Mission Operational As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is… Read More »African Union Needs to Act Now on Eastern DR Congo
Enforced Disappearances, Politically Motivated Detention The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights should take urgent action to stop the Malian junta’s crackdown on the… Read More »Mali: AU Action Needed To End Crackdown on Opposition, Dissent
Mr. President, Since the resurgence of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group at the end of 2021, hundreds of thousands of Congolese have fled the conflict… Read More »HRW Oral Statement on DR Congo at the 37th Special Session of the Human Rights Council
Commission of Inquiry Will Support Efforts to Hold Perpetrators of Abuses to Account The United Nations Human Rights Council today agreed by consensus to launch… Read More »UN Rights Council Launches Inquiry into Atrocities in Eastern DR Congo
Over the past week, South Africa has paid the high cost for countries whose soldiers take part in a conflict that has turned the lives… Read More »In DRC, a Durable Solution Means Addressing Justice
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger End Citizens’ Access to West African Regional Court Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on… Read More »Sahel States’ Withdrawal from ECOWAS Undermines Accountability
