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HRW Africa plays a crucial role in advocating for the protection of vulnerable populations, such as refugees, internally displaced people, and marginalized communities. Through its extensive network of researchers, activists, and advocates, HRW Africa highlights issues related to political repression, discrimination, violence against women, child exploitation, and attacks on freedom of expression and assembly. The organization works tirelessly to ensure its findings reach policymakers and create meaningful change.
HRW Africa’s commitment to impartiality, credibility, and accuracy has earned it a reputation as a trusted source of human rights information in the region and globally. By shedding light on human rights abuses, HRW Africa continues to be a driving force for positive change and justice, promoting respect for human rights and the rule of law in Africa.
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A U.S.-brokered peace deal, signed on June 27 between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, will link economic integration and respect for territorial integrity with the promise of Western investment. It is a mineral deal first, an opportunity for peace second. Making the deal work will depend on continued monitoring by the U.S. […]
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Drop Politically Motivated Charges, End Crackdown On the afternoon of June 25, police in the regional capital of Ethiopia’s conflict-affected Amhara region arrested Dr. Daniel Fentaneh, a gynecologist and obstetric resident at Bahir Dar University Teaching Hospital, confiscating his phone and laptop. Daniel had been a key figure in recent nationwide protests by Ethiopian healthcare professionals […]
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Geneva Renews Special Rapporteur Mandate Today the UN Human Rights Council firmly rejected Eritrea’s attempt to end scrutiny of its human rights situation. Council members decisively voted down the Eritrean government’s resolution to end the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and instead renewed the mandate for […]
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June 25 Explosion Killed, Injured Students; Inquiry Needed Central African Republic authorities arrested activists holding a memorial event for students who died in a high school explosion, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 27, 2025, civil society activists organized a vigil in memory of the students who died in the explosion on June 25 […]
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Abductions, School Attacks, Rapes Should Spur Action Recent attacks on girls and young women in South Sudan illustrate how they are at risk and lack adequate protections. On June 25, armed men in Pochalla North, Jonglei state, reportedly abducted four female students as they travelled to sit for secondary school exams. Though the local community organized […]
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Investigate Violence, Ensure Freedom of Assembly Ahead of September Elections On June 26, 2025, about a dozen weapon-wielding men in Malawi attacked demonstrators peacefully protesting the government’s handling of upcoming national elections, Human Rights Watch said today. The police’s apparent unwillingness to intervene to stop the violence or to arrest those responsible raises grave concerns about […]
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Authorities Should Also End Media Ban, Protect Rights to Assemble and Protest Kenyan authorities should be held accountable for all abuses during countrywide protests on June 25, 2025, including killings, gun injuries, and beatings, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities should also embrace international norms and, going forward, ensure security forces’ response to the ongoing […]
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Government Should Commit to Addressing Their Grievances The Ethiopian authorities should immediately rescind the suspension of a prominent health professionals organization and meaningfully address public healthcare workers’ outstanding grievances, Human Rights Watch said today. The government suspended the Ethiopian Health Professionals Association (EHPA) in early June 2025, following over a month of strikes by public […]
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Council Should Support Renewal of Special Rapporteur The government of Eritrea has been working the corridors of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to try to end the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on Eritrea. In an clear attempt to scuttle the annual mandate renewal resolution, the Eritrean delegation recently presented a resolution […]
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Impartial Investigation Needed into Abuses Against Mohamed Traoré In Guinea early on Saturday morning, at least a half-dozen heavily armed men broke into the home of Mohamed Traoré, a prominent lawyer and former bar association president, assaulted him and his daughter, and then forced him into a car and drove away. Traoré had been publicly critical of the […]
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Protect, Reintegrate Children at Risk in Cabo Delgado Province An armed group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) has ramped up abductions of children in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, Human Rights Watch said today. Most of the abducted children are being used for transporting looted goods, forced labor, forced marriages, and taking part in […]
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Climate change is putting immense pressure on Africa’s water and energy systems, worsening poverty levels and contributing to declining sovereign credit ratings, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned. The continent’s most disadvantaged populations are bearing the brunt of these escalating challenges. “Africa is at the epicenter of the climate crisis, home to nine of […]
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