Human Rights Watch

International

Nigeria Investigates Reports That Officials Raped Displaced Women

Nigeria has launched an investigation into reports alleging that government officials raped and sexually abused women...

Opinion

Shut Your Trap Mac Manu, The Likes Of You Dont Own Ghana! 2

“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white...

International

Buhari Orders Investigation Over ‘sex Abuse’

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at camps where women...

International

Buhari Orders Probe of Sexual and Rights Abuses In IDPs Camps

Buhari orders probe of sexual and rights abuses in IDPs camps A 17-year-old girl has told of how a policeman raped her...

International

Nigerian Officials ‘sexually Abusing’ Victims

Women and girls in several camps in the Nigerian town of Maiduguri are being sexually abused by officials, a rights...

International

Russia’s UN Human Rights Council Seat Under Threat

Russia's seat on the UN Human Rights Council is under threat due to its support of the Syrian government's air campaign...

International

Ethiopia’s List of Banned Activities

Ethiopia has imposed severe regulations under a new six-month "state of emergency" as it faces unprecedented levels of...

International

South Africa ‘to Withdraw From War Crimes Court’

South Africa has formally begun the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), media reports...

International

Saudis Blame Funeral Hall Bombing On Mistake

The Saudi-led coalition bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen has said it attacked a funeral hall in the capital, Sanaa, based...

International

Opposition Activist Missing

People close to the activist, Illuminée Iragena, have not seen her since March 26, 2016 A Rwandan opposition activist...

Opinion

Kenya Refugee Return Scheme Flouts International Law

Nairobi (AFP) - As Kenya prepares to close the world's largest refugee camp, a rights watchdog said the repatriation of...

Opinion

The Iron-Fisted Ethiopian State

A political crisis of longstanding duration has been brought to the world’s attention by the actions of a competitor...

International

DRC Election Is Crucially Important, UN Security Council Cautions

The United Nations Security Council has insisted the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hold presidential elections per...

International

Thai Court Finds UK Activist Guilty of Defamation

A UK activist who campaigned for the rights of migrant workers in Thailand's fruit industry has been found guilty of...

International

Egypt Freezes Assets of Leading Rights Campaigners

An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld a decision to freeze the assets of several prominent human rights campaigners in...

International

Kenya Refugee Repatriation ‘unlawful’

The repatriation of Somali refugees from the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya fails to meet international standards for...

International

Illegal Child Marriages Flourish In Nepal, Stealing Youths’ Futures

Kopila Wosti was just 14 when her father married her off to a stranger who was five years older. A year later, she gave...

International

Ethiopia Fire Kills 23 At Prison ‘holding Oromo Protesters’

At least 23 inmates have died after a fire at an Ethiopian prison where anti-government protesters are reportedly being...

International

Bangladesh Hangs Islamist Tycoon Mir Quasem Ali

A leader and major financial backer of the biggest Islamist party in Bangladesh has been executed for war crimes in...