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UK’s Harmful Rwanda Bill to Become Law
Government Should Abandon Cruel Scheme and Protect Asylum Seekers It is a dark day in the United Kingdom as the Safety of Rwanda Bill will soon become law after passing
The UK Again Attempts to Bend Truth on Rwanda
Government Official Touts Misinformation In an interview on the BBC’s Today Program this week, Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell sang the praises of Rwanda’s “remarkable regime.” But as the debate
Angola: Proposed Security Law Threatens Rights
Revise or Reject Bill Undermining Freedom of Media, Expression, Association Angola’s parliament should significantly revise or withdraw a proposed national security law that fails to meet international human rights standards,
Gambia: Bill Threatens Female Genital Mutilation Ban
Reject Proposed Law That Would Reverse Critical Gains for Women’s, Girls’ Rights A bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a groundbreaking 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) jeopardizes
Civilians at Risk as Large-Scale Fighting Looms in Darfur
Civilian Casualties, Threat of Atrocities Mount Following Fighting in El Fasher Vicinity After a months-long, uneasy détente between Sudan’s two warring parties, hundreds of thousands of civilians sheltering in the
Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach
Investigations into Deliberate Aid Obstruction, Possible War Crimes Needed As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s brutal conflict between
Mali: Junta Suspends Political Parties, Associations
Action Undermines Fundamental Freedoms (Nairobi) – Mali’s transitional military government should immediately reverse its suspension of political parties and associations, Human Rights Watch said today. The suspension violates both Malian
Nigeria: 10 Years After Chibok, Schoolchildren Still at Risk
Implement Safe Schools Plan to Protect Schools, Children (Abuja) –Ten years after the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigerian authorities have failed to put in place and sustain
Zambian Police Summon Priest After Critical Sermon
Authorities Should Ensure Freedoms of Association, Assembly, and Expression On Saturday, Zambian police summoned a Catholic priest, Fr. Andrew Chewe Mukosa, for “interviews” at the Copperbelt Police Headquarters on April
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