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Abolition of Term Limits Risks Entrenching President, Further Endangering Rights Chad’s new constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits is a serious setback for the rule of law and democracy, Human Rights Watch said today. The change paves the way for President Mahamat Idriss Déby to remain in power indefinitely, further ....
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African Governments Should Terminate Agreements and Refuse New Ones The United States’ recent expulsions of third-country nationals to Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda, and South Sudan have exposed several hundred people to a risk of arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, and refoulement, Human Rights Watch said today. The opaque deals that facilitate these transfers, at least some of which include US financial assistance, are […]
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Clampdown Stifles Independent Voices Ahead of Anticipated National Elections Ethiopian security forces have arbitrarily arrested several journalists and media professionals since August 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should end their harassment of independent journalists and immediately release all those detained for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and opinion. “The Ethiopian […]
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Kigali May Be Open to International Sports, but Not to Critics The roads of Kigali are hosting the International Cycling Union Road World Championships, a proof of Rwanda’s “remarkable journey of transformation” and “warm hospitality” according to the sporting body. But the celebration of international cycling’s flagship event cannot cover up Rwanda’s abusive human rights record. […]
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Justice Minister Indicts Riek Machar, Others After 6 Months of Arbitrary Detention South Sudanese authorities should uphold due process for the opposition leader and First Vice President Riek Machar, other opposition members, and affiliates facing charges, and ensure prompt, fair, and public trials that meet international standards, Human Rights Watch said today. If due process […]
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Military Should End Support to Abusive Armed Groups Congolese military forces and a coalition of abusive militias are threatening the security of civilians in Uvira, South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. The militias known as Wazalendo (“patriots” in Swahili) are allied with the Congolese army and oppose the […]
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Government Should Address Grievances, Not Crush Prote Health professionals in Ethiopia plan to resume striking on September 15 to demand better wages and living conditions, marking the second round of strikes in recent months. Following months of organizing spearheaded by the Ethiopian Health Professionals Movement (EHPM), public health care workers launched a nationwide walkout in May, halting […]
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