UN Report Sheds Light on Rapes in Makala Prison During Deadly Jailbreak A September 9 internal report by the United Nations Population Fund, the UN… Read More »Protect Women and Girls in DR Congo’s Prisons
Advancing the Right to Early Education at Home and Abroad Last Friday, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law making, among other provisions, one… Read More »South Africa Strengthens the Right to Education
Greater Regional Efforts Needed to Protect Population, Improve Accountability Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring villagers, displaced people, and… Read More »Burkina Faso: Islamist Armed Groups Terrorize Civilians
Police Commit Widespread Harassment, Assaults, Arbitrary Detention Mozambican police have committed widespread abuses against journalists and civil society activists that could seriously impair their work… Read More »Mozambique: Abuses Against Media, Activists Before Elections
10 Years on, Justice is Closer for Fatima Victims Last week the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic arrested and charged Abakar Zakaria Hamid,… Read More »Key Arrests in Central African Republic
Renew, Expand UN Arms Embargo The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), warring parties responsible for widespread war crimes and other atrocities… Read More »Sudan: Abusive Warring Parties Acquire New Weapons
Work with African Union to Establish Hybrid Court South Sudan’s parliament has approved two laws on transitional justice that advance accountability and justice for victims… Read More »South Sudan: Parliament Approves Transitional Justice Laws
Provide Redress for Unjust Detention; Ensure Safety Last week, the Ethiopian government finally released seven long-detained senior members of the Oromo Liberation Front, an opposition… Read More »Ethiopia Frees Seven Long-Held Opposition Politicians
Prosecute Any Wrongdoing; Compensate Victims; Address Overcrowding Democratic Republic of Congo authorities should promptly and impartially investigate and provide a transparent, credible account of the… Read More »DR Congo: Investigate Prison Deaths, Sexual Violence
Drop Charges; Ensure Due Process; End Crackdown on Dissent Nigerian authorities have charged 10 protesters who were arrested during protests across Nigeria in August 2024… Read More »Nigeria: Protesters Charged with Treason