Regarding Child and Youth Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the challenges and risks child and youth human rights defenders face for the …
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Junta Using Conscription to Punish Critics Burkina Faso’s military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its crackdown on dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. …
It’s Time to Support Africa’s Maternal Community Health Workers The world recently marked the United Nations’ first International Day of Care and Support, recognizing the work that goes into the …
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Students Arrested for Criticizing Ugandan Oil Project On Monday, nine student climate activists in Uganda will again appear before a Kampala court charged with “common nuisance” for their activism against …
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Authorities Should Urgently, Impartially, and Transparently Investigate Attacks On Wednesday, Takudzwa Ngadziore, an opposition member of parliament in Zimbabwe, alleged he was being abducted and tortured. The 24-year-old member of …
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Abuses, Impunity Amid Waning International Attention (Nairobi) – Fighting and serious rights abuses persist in northern Ethiopia a year after the signing of the cessation of hostilities agreement, Human Rights …
Environmental Defenders Face Harassment, Intimidation, Arbitrary Arrests Anti-fossil fuel activists and environmental defenders in Uganda face repeated harassment, including arbitrary arrests, for protesting a planned oil pipeline. The project has …
Attacks, Summary Killings Without Accountability Islamist armed groups and Malian armed forces have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central and northern Mali since April 2023. Violence has intensified …
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More Support Options Needed I first met Pamela (not her real name) in a spiritual healing center, known as a “prayer camp,” during my first visit to Ghana in November …
A Path to Belonging for People with Psychosocial Disabilities in Ghana Read More »
Support Monitoring, Housing, Independent Living, Job Training (Accra) – Ghana’s 2017 ban on shackling people with psychosocial disabilities – or mental health conditions – has not halted the practice, Human …
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