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It’s Time to Support Africa’s Maternal Community Health Workers The world recently marked the United Nations’ first International Day of Care and Support, recognizing the work that goes into the upkeep of millions of households and families globally. This work includes supporting and caring for children, pregnant and postpartum people, older persons, and persons with […]
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Students Arrested for Criticizing Ugandan Oil Project On Monday, nine student climate activists in Uganda will again appear before a Kampala court charged with “common nuisance” for their activism against a proposed oil pipeline. They were arrested and charged last year while marching to deliver a petition to the European Union’s mission in Kampala supporting […]
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Authorities Should Urgently, Impartially, and Transparently Investigate Attacks On Wednesday, Takudzwa Ngadziore, an opposition member of parliament in Zimbabwe, alleged he was being abducted and tortured. The 24-year-old member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) recorded himself on Facebook live describing that he was being chased. A man wielding a military assault rifle is […]
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Abuses, Impunity Amid Waning International Attention (Nairobi) – Fighting and serious rights abuses persist in northern Ethiopia a year after the signing of the cessation of hostilities agreement, Human Rights Watch said today. The two main warring parties, the Ethiopian federal government and Tigrayan authorities, signed an African Union-led agreement in Pretoria, South Africa on […]
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Environmental Defenders Face Harassment, Intimidation, Arbitrary Arrests Anti-fossil fuel activists and environmental defenders in Uganda face repeated harassment, including arbitrary arrests, for protesting a planned oil pipeline. The project has devastated thousands of people’s livelihoods in Uganda and risks locking in decades of greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to the global climate crisis. The Ugandan government […]
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Attacks, Summary Killings Without Accountability Islamist armed groups and Malian armed forces have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central and northern Mali since April 2023. Violence has intensified across Mali following the May 2021 coup. The targeted killing of civilians by Islamist armed groups and the Malian army are war crimes. Malian authorities, with […]
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More Support Options Needed I first met Pamela (not her real name) in a spiritual healing center, known as a “prayer camp,” during my first visit to Ghana in November 2022. She was locked up in what looked like a prison cell, where she had been for more than a year on the basis of […]
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Support Monitoring, Housing, Independent Living, Job Training (Accra) – Ghana’s 2017 ban on shackling people with psychosocial disabilities – or mental health conditions – has not halted the practice, Human Rights Watch said today. The government has not adequately resourced the enforcement mechanisms to monitor compliance by faith-based centers where people are being held in […]
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At Least 3 Killed in Post Municipal Election Demonstrations (Johannesburg, October 28, 2023) – Mozambican security forces have used excessive force, including live ammunition, rubber bullets, and tear gas, against largely peaceful protesters following local elections, Human Rights Watch said today. The media reported at least three people were fatally shot, including a 10-year-old boy […]
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After ICC Release, Anti-Balaka Leader Faces Uncertain Future Last week, anti-balaka militia leader Maxim Mokom was released by the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court’s prosecutor withdrew charges, citing a lack of evidence and witnesses. Mokom’s case was not the only one stemming from violence in the Central African Republic since 2013, but his […]
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