Human Rights – Africa.com https://www.africa.com Stay Smart About Africa Fri, 10 May 2024 13:08:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-Blue-africa-32x32.png Human Rights – Africa.com https://www.africa.com 32 32 Ghana’s Support for New Free Education Treaty Crucial https://www.africa.com/ghanas-support-for-new-free-education-treaty-crucial/ Fri, 10 May 2024 07:15:07 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201804 Ghana has been at the forefront of Africa in providing free education to its children Now, as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, there is a crucial […]]]> Sudan: Ethnic Cleansing in West Darfur https://www.africa.com/sudan-ethnic-cleansing-in-west-darfur/ Fri, 10 May 2024 05:57:14 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201806 Thousands Killed, Half Million Remain Displaced Attacks by the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias in El Geneina, capital of Sudan’s West Darfur state, killed at least thousands of people […]]]> Mali: Islamist Armed Groups, Ethnic Militias Commit Atrocities https://www.africa.com/mali-islamist-armed-groups-ethnic-militias-commit-atrocities/ Wed, 08 May 2024 14:16:39 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201798 Provide Accountability, Improve Protection for Civilians An Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist armed group killed at least 32 civilians, including 3 children, and set fire to over 350 homes in central Mali in January […]]]> South Africa: Toxic Rhetoric Endangers Migrants https://www.africa.com/south-africa-toxic-rhetoric-endangers-migrants/ Mon, 06 May 2024 14:11:51 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201796 Stop Scapegoating Foreign Nationals Ahead of Elections Candidates in South Africa’s forthcoming general elections have been scapegoating and demonizing foreign nationals, risking stoking xenophobic violence, Human Rights Watch said today. […]]]> Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Central African Republic President https://www.africa.com/arrest-warrant-issued-for-former-central-african-republic-president/ Fri, 03 May 2024 14:06:26 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201794 Time for Bozizé to Face Justice; Guinea-Bissau Should Facilitate Extradition Earlier this week, the Special Criminal Court (SCC) of the Central African Republic issued an arrest warrant for former president […]]]> Nigerian Military Should Provide Details of Investigation into Deadly Airstrike https://www.africa.com/nigerian-military-should-provide-details-of-investigation-into-deadly-airstrike/ Fri, 03 May 2024 13:59:29 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201792 Ensure Transparency, Reparations for Victims The Nigerian military authorities said this week they had completed investigations into an erroneous Army airstrike in Tundun Biri Community, Kaduna state, which killed 85 […]]]> The Importance of Water: #WaterIsLife https://www.africa.com/importance-water-waterislife/ Fri, 03 May 2024 08:10:30 +0000 https://africadotcom.wpengine.com/?p=85266 What is the importance of water? “Water is life” is such a common expression that we use it almost as a cliché. However, that phrase is probably one of the […]]]> Kenya: Floods Threaten Marginalized People https://www.africa.com/kenya-floods-threaten-marginalized-people-2/ Thu, 02 May 2024 13:46:57 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201790 Ensure Speedy Response to Protect Those at Risk Kenyan authorities have not responded adequately to flash floods resulting from heavy rains, Human Rights Watch said today. The floods have left […]]]> South Sudan: ‘Disappeared’ Critic Resurfaces https://www.africa.com/south-sudan-disappeared-critic-resurfaces-2/ Wed, 01 May 2024 16:40:10 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201188 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 forcibly disappeared more than a […]]]> Environment Defenders Face New Wave of Oppression https://www.africa.com/environment-defenders-face-new-wave-of-oppression/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:40:39 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=201192 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 street, bringing cases to court, […]]]>