End Shutdowns, Harassment of Organizations Defending Human Rights Ethiopian authorities should immediately reverse the suspension of three independent human rights organizations and allow them to freely operate,… Read More »Ethiopia: Authorities Suspend Three Rights Groups
But Politically Motivated Criminal Convictions Remain On November 27, a Zimbabwean court sentenced Jameson Timba, interim leader of the opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC),… Read More »Zimbabwe Opposition Activists Freed After Five Months
Planned Fossil Fuel Project Threatens Human Rights, Drives Climate Change “We are now drilling.” Uganda’s energy minister recently confirmed at COP29 that the government was pressing ahead… Read More »China State Bank Shouldn’t Back East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Starvation is silently killing 100 people a day in Sudan, according to an aid official who briefed the United Nations Security Council in August, including in… Read More »Sudan’s Victims Survived Killings; Now They Face Starvation
Government Needs to Intensify Efforts to End the Violence Gender-based violence (GBV) remains shockingly pervasive across South Africa, according to a new report. Despite the… Read More »Confronting South Africa’s Crisis of Gender-Based Violence
Adopt Fundamental Police Reforms, Reparations Kenyan authorities have failed to ensure justice for the killing of at least 31 people and other abuses by the… Read More »Kenya: Justice Overdue for 2023 Protest Abuses
Concerted Council Action on Civilian Protection Key Tomorrow Russia is scheduled to go before the United Nations General Assembly to explain why it vetoed a UN… Read More »UN: Russia Vetoes Sudan Resolution Despite Global Support
Police Detain Hundreds Without Notifying Their Parents Mozambican security forces deployed to suppress nationwide post-election protests have killed at least 10 children and injured dozens… Read More »Mozambique: Security Force Crackdown Kills, Injures Children
Investigate Excessive Use of Force during Post-Election Protests The Southern African Development Community (SADC) should publicly condemn the Mozambican authorities’ excessive use of force against… Read More »SADC: Denounce Security Force Violence in Mozambique
Address Constraints on Rights, Civilian Protection in Conflict Areas, Accountability Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council review of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s human… Read More »UN Review of DR Congo Exposes Lack of Progress on Rights
