Honorable Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Honorable Members of the Commission, State ...

This report was researched and written by Corinne Dufka, consultant to the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch. Janet Fleischman, Washington Director for the Africa Division, contributed to the ...

Ndamei, 15 at the time, was one among 2.8 million children in West and Central Africa whose education was put on hold by ...

NPR's Africa correspondent takes us to one of the few remaining hospitals, near the Sudanese capital.

It could be easy to overlook the dangers of tensions rising again in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy ...

The report noted "government-employed rangers assaulting and beating residents with impunity" Tanzania is forcibly evicting tens of thousands of Maasai from their ancestral lands, Human Rights ...

[iStockphoto] 2023 was a consequential year for human rights suppression and wartime atrocities, especially in the Horn of Africa, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch published Thursday.

Investigating War Crimes in Gaza,” a new documentary by Al Jazeera, examines social media posted by Israeli soldiers.

Iran implemented new restrictions and sanctions for violations of the country’s dress codes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirmed on Monday. The group calls for the international community to act ...

an Africa researcher with HRW. "Both Rwanda and Congo must cease support for armed groups that violate the laws of war and ensure the protection of civilians." A SAMIDRC (Southern African ...

Saudi Arabia was defeated for a seat in the U.N.’s premier human rights body Wednesday after a campaign by rights groups ...

Human Rights Watch has called for an urgent UN investigation into Israel’s escalation against UN peacekeepers.