Focuses on the protection and promotion of fundamental rights and freedoms, highlighting both progress and ongoing challenges in human rights across Africa.
The Election Resource Centre (ERC) commends the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for addressing concerns raised by the ERC and other stakeholders regarding anomalies and inconsistencies found in the January 2022 Voters’ Roll and in the spirit of transparency, publishing the changes. The ZEC through Government Gazette, General Notice 1331E of 2022 and General Notice 1411C […]
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (July 01, 2022) — Nearly 30,000 children fled a new wave of violence in Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique in June, the highest number of children uprooted in a single month in the past year [i], Save the Children said today. At least 53 people were killed in the districts of Ancuabe, Metuge, Mecufi, Meluco, […]
Fake news in the press and on social media is a growing problem in Tunisia. With support from Hivos, the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) set up the fact-checking platform Tunifact in 2021. “Politicians all over the world love to lie, but in Tunisia they really love it,” says Arwa Kooli, editor-in-chief of Tunifact. […]
Covid-19: Pandemic restrictions magnified discrimination against most marginalized groups Marginalized groups, including LGBTI+ people, sex workers, people who use drugs, and those experiencing homelessness, were disproportionately impacted by Covid-19 regulations that exposed them to further discrimination and human rights abuses, Amnesty International said in a new report today assessing the impact of pandemic restrictions across […]
Takudzwa Makoni Defaulting Gweru residents heaved a sigh of relief following the local authority’s decision to stop attaching their property for not settling bills. This comes after Gweru Residents Ratepayers Association (GRRA) wrote a letter to the Town Clerk’s Office on the 24th of May 2022, referenced “attachment of resident’s property” it reads: “There is […]
Over the past few weeks thousands of people from Cameroon have crossed the Logone and Chari rivers to find refuge in Chad due to ongoing violence. There are now around 100,000 people, the vast majority of whom are women and children, living in around 20 informal sites. We are mobilising teams in response, to provide […]
Fifteen years down the line since the first International Women Human Rights Defenders Day was celebrated on 29 November since 2006, Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) are still not safe, secure, listened to and recognized. A lot needs to be done by all key actors and stakeholders, especially to recognize and protect the rights of […]
Only one out of 25 Special court arrest warrants carried out The release of a government figure is the latest example of the Special court’s work being blatantly impeded No criminal trials held in nearly 20 months Dozens of persons suspected of criminal responsibility for crimes under international law, including war crimes and crimes against […]
In reaction to the re-election of President Adama Barrow over the weekend in the first election since the departure of Yahya Jammeh, Michèle Eken, Amnesty International West Africa researcher said: “As he starts a second term in office, President Adama Barrow must tackle the huge challenge of ending impunity for human rights violations committed during […]
• First human rights analysis of recent wave of violence in Western Equatoria • Dozens of civilians killed and more than 80,000 displaced • Politicians stoked ethnic tensions and fighting Dozens of civilians in South Sudan were killed and tens of thousands displaced amid fighting between armed groups in Western Equatoria state from June to […]
