HRW Africa plays a crucial role in advocating for the protection of vulnerable populations, such as refugees, internally displaced people, and marginalized communities. Through its extensive network of researchers, activists, and advocates, HRW Africa highlights issues related to political repression, discrimination, violence against women, child exploitation, and attacks on freedom of expression and assembly. The organization works tirelessly to ensure its findings reach policymakers and create meaningful change.
HRW Africa’s commitment to impartiality, credibility, and accuracy has earned it a reputation as a trusted source of human rights information in the region and globally. By shedding light on human rights abuses, HRW Africa continues to be a driving force for positive change and justice, promoting respect for human rights and the rule of law in Africa.
Mali: Atrocities by the Army and Wagner Group
Islamist Armed Groups Responsible for Killing Civilians, Arson Mali’s armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians since the UN
Sudan: War Crimes in South Kordofan
Civilians Killed, Towns Destroyed in Rapid Support Forces Attacks The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias carried out numerous abuses against civilians in Habila county in Sudan’s South
Niger: Prominent Civil Society Activist Arbitrarily Arrested
Immediately Release Moussa Tiangari; Drop All Charges (Paris) – Niger’s military authorities should immediately drop all charges and release a prominent civil society activist and critic of the government, who is
Nigeria Airstrike Victims Need Justice
Authorities Should Establish Clear Compensation Process, Ensure Military Accountability A year after a devastating airstrike accidentally killed 85 people during a religious celebration in Tundun Biri, in Nigeria’s Kaduna State,
Tanzania’s President Takes on Forced Evictions of Maasai Community
Meaningful Consultations, Accountability Needed in Ngorongoro Conservation Area On December 1, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced the establishment of two committees to address land disputes in the country’s northern Ngorongoro
Make President Biden’s Only Trip to Africa Count
First-Ever US Presidential Visit to Angola Should Highlight Human Rights Concerns United States President Joe Biden is embarking on a two-day visit to Angola, his only Africa trip as president.
Ethiopia: Authorities Suspend Three Rights Groups
End Shutdowns, Harassment of Organizations Defending Human Rights Ethiopian authorities should immediately reverse the suspension of three independent human rights organizations and allow them to freely operate, Human Rights Watch said today.
Zimbabwe Opposition Activists Freed After Five Months
But Politically Motivated Criminal Convictions Remain On November 27, a Zimbabwean court sentenced Jameson Timba, interim leader of the opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC), and 34 others to suspended
China State Bank Shouldn’t Back East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Planned Fossil Fuel Project Threatens Human Rights, Drives Climate Change “We are now drilling.” Uganda’s energy minister recently confirmed at COP29 that the government was pressing ahead with the East African Crude
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