HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Ghana’s Support for New Free Education Treaty Crucial
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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