Attacks on Civic Space, Media Have Far-Reaching Implications Several governments across Southern Africa grew increasingly authoritarian and intolerant of dissent throughout 2024, Human Rights Watch… Read More »Southern Africa: Growing Authoritarianism Threatens Rights
Crackdowns on Dissent, Civic Space; Fewer Opportunities for Justice Armed groups and government forces in West Africa have committed atrocities with impunity in 2024, with… Read More »West Africa: Civilians Unprotected in Conflicts
Authorities Should Immediately Locate Yérima Djoubaïrou Tchéboa Twenty days have passed without news of Yérima Djoubaïrou Tchéboa, 52, a Cameroonian political activist and government critic… Read More »Cameroonian Political Activist Feared Forcibly Disappeared
President Tinubu Should Address Military Failures, Ensure Justice for Victims Less than three weeks after a December 25 military airstrike in Sokoto state reportedly killed… Read More »Another Erroneous Airstrike Claims Lives in Nigeria
Islamist Armed Groups Responsible for Killing Civilians, Arson Mali’s armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses… Read More »Mali: Atrocities by the Army and Wagner Group
Civilians Killed, Towns Destroyed in Rapid Support Forces Attacks The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias carried out numerous abuses against civilians in… Read More »Sudan: War Crimes in South Kordofan
Immediately Release Moussa Tiangari; Drop All Charges (Paris) – Niger’s military authorities should immediately drop all charges and release a prominent civil society activist and critic… Read More »Niger: Prominent Civil Society Activist Arbitrarily Arrested
Authorities Should Establish Clear Compensation Process, Ensure Military Accountability A year after a devastating airstrike accidentally killed 85 people during a religious celebration in Tundun… Read More »Nigeria Airstrike Victims Need Justice
Meaningful Consultations, Accountability Needed in Ngorongoro Conservation Area On December 1, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced the establishment of two committees to address land disputes… Read More »Tanzania’s President Takes on Forced Evictions of Maasai Community
First-Ever US Presidential Visit to Angola Should Highlight Human Rights Concerns United States President Joe Biden is embarking on a two-day visit to Angola, his… Read More »Make President Biden’s Only Trip to Africa Count
