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South Sudan: ‘Disappeared’ Critic Resurfaces

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024
Feature Story, HRW, Human Rights
7 min read

Spate of Forced Disappearances Points Up Need to Reform Security Agency The reappearance in a South Sudan court of a former refugee who had been… Read More »South Sudan: ‘Disappeared’ Critic Resurfaces

Environment Defenders Face New Wave of Oppression

April 29, 2024May 1, 2024
Feature Story, HRW, Human Rights
5 min read

We all have an interest in supporting people who are pressing governments to meet their obligations on climate change, whether they are protesting in the… Read More »Environment Defenders Face New Wave of Oppression

Guinea Massacre Trial Enters Final Stage

April 26, 2024May 1, 2024
Feature Story, HRW, Human Rights
3 min read

Reclassification of Charges Remains Open Question, Date Set for Closing Submissions The last major phase in Guinea’s landmark domestic trial about the brutal massacre of… Read More »Guinea Massacre Trial Enters Final Stage

African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding

April 26, 2024May 1, 2024
Feature Story, HRW, Human Rights
4 min read

Slow Progress 23 Years After Landmark Abuja Declaration African governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritize public spending on health care, contributing… Read More »African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding

Africa’s High Teenage Pregnancy Rate Demands Strong Response

April 25, 2024May 1, 2024
Feature Story, HRW, Human Rights
2 min read

AU Should Adopt Guidelines to Protect Rights of Pregnant, Parenting Girls Throughout 2024, the African Union will mark the “AU Year of Education.” The aim… Read More »Africa’s High Teenage Pregnancy Rate Demands Strong Response

Burkina Faso: Army Massacres 223 Villagers

April 25, 2024May 1, 2024
Feature Story, HRW, Human Rights
19 min read

Undertake Prompt, Independent Inquiry with AU, UN Assistance The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two… Read More »Burkina Faso: Army Massacres 223 Villagers

UK’s Harmful Rwanda Bill to Become Law

April 23, 2024April 26, 2024
Feature Story, HRW, Human Rights
3 min read

Government Should Abandon Cruel Scheme and Protect Asylum Seekers It is a dark day in the United Kingdom as the Safety of Rwanda Bill will… Read More »UK’s Harmful Rwanda Bill to Become Law

The UK Again Attempts to Bend Truth on Rwanda

April 23, 2024April 25, 2024
Feature Story, HRW, Human Rights
3 min read

Government Official Touts Misinformation In an interview on the BBC’s Today Program this week, Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell sang the praises of Rwanda’s “remarkable… Read More »The UK Again Attempts to Bend Truth on Rwanda

Angola: Proposed Security Law Threatens Rights

April 23, 2024April 25, 2024
Feature Story, HRW, Human Rights
4 min read

Revise or Reject Bill Undermining Freedom of Media, Expression, Association Angola’s parliament should significantly revise or withdraw a proposed national security law that fails to… Read More »Angola: Proposed Security Law Threatens Rights

Gambia: Bill Threatens Female Genital Mutilation Ban

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024
Feature Story, HRW, Human Rights
5 min read

Reject Proposed Law That Would Reverse Critical Gains for Women’s, Girls’ Rights A bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a groundbreaking 2015 ban on… Read More »Gambia: Bill Threatens Female Genital Mutilation Ban

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