… Human Rights Watch meanwhile urged the United Nations to keep an international force in Lebanon after its peacekeepers' mandate ends this year, calling the troops "a crucial deterrent against attacks on civilians and human rights abuses".
… f Civilians KilledThe Sudanese Armed Forces killed large numbers of civilians in attacks involving unguided bombs dropped from the air on residential and commercial neighborhoods in Nyala, South Darfur, in early February 2025, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch …
… In a New York court filing, four groups including Human Rights Watch said the sanctions should be struck down as they violate laws including First Amendment free speech protections. …
… The Trump administration, which rejects the ICC's authority, has imposed travel bans and asset freezes on several judges and prosecutors, primarily over their investigations into key US ally Israel.In a New York court filing, four groups including Human Rights Watch said the sanc …
… Following the withdrawal of AFC/M23 fighters in January 2026, Human Rights Watch documented abuses committed by Wazalendo militias against civilians, including widespread looting targeting Banyamulenge communities. …
… The reported incident comes amid renewed scrutiny over alleged enforced disappearances in Kenya.Human Rights Watch, in its 2026 World Report, said at least 41 people linked to nationwide protests remained missing, while rights organisations have documented additional alleged abdu …
… Liz Evenson, international justice director at Human Rights Watch, said after Friday's decision that the court "is more than any one person; it's a critical court of last resort that anchors a global movement for justice." She added that the court should "hold itself to the highe …
… Human Rights Watch said earlier this month that security forces aligned with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has ruled the region for decades, were forcibly recruiting young men, including boys as young as 15. …
Lebanon state media reports an Israeli airstrike on a home on the outskirts of the village of Ansar killed seven people and wounded three on Saturday, the highest toll since a June ceasefire framework between Israel and Hezbollah. The strike was part of what the National News Agency described as an escalation of Israeli attacks in the south, including airstrikes on the Ali al-Taher ridge and shelling in the Nabatieh area.
Lebanon state media reports an Israeli airstrike on a home on the outskirts of the village of Ansar killed seven people and wounded three on Saturday, the highest toll since a June ceasefire framework between Israel and Hezbollah. The strike was part of what the National News Agency described as an escalation of Israeli attacks in the south, including airstrikes on the Ali al-Taher ridge and shelling in the Nabatieh area.
Displaced civilians in Darfur face severe water shortages and contamination amid ongoing conflict in Sudan. The International Organization for Migration reported that more than 5,000 people were displaced from 10 villages in West Darfur in recent days due to escalating security tensions and clashes.
US rights groups including Human Rights Watch sued President Trump over sanctions targeting International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors, arguing the measures violate First Amendment protections and block war crimes victims from pursuing justice.
Four rights groups including Human Rights Watch filed a lawsuit in New York court challenging Trump administration sanctions on International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors, arguing the measures block victims of war crimes from pursuing justice and violate US law including First Amendment protections.
An opinion piece argues that decades of explanation for the eastern DRC conflict have focused narrowly on minerals, foreign interference, and military action while ignoring people's rights and political failures, and that finding a sustainable solution requires moving beyond these simplistic narratives to confront the conflict's underlying causes.
An opinion piece warns that Kenya's Ol Kalou by-election—marked by distribution of gas cylinders, mattresses, and other goods timed suspiciously before voting—follows a pattern of electoral misconduct seen across East and Southern Africa. The piece argues that such practices represent slow-motion failures in election conduct that have become recognizable across the region.
International Criminal Court member states voted to remove prosecutor Karim Khan following allegations of sexual misconduct against a female staff member. Khan, who denies the allegations, was dismissed by 82 of 125 members for "serious misconduct and a serious breach of duty."
An opinion piece compares the Ol Kalou by-election (called after MP David Njuguna Kiaraho's death in March 2026) to election irregularities across East Africa—gas cylinders, mattresses, and other incentives distributed to voters in the run-up to polling day—arguing that such misconduct follows a predictable regional pattern.
Thousands gathered in the Ethiopian capital on Saturday for a pro-government rally against an alleged forced recruitment campaign by authorities in the northern Tigray region. Human Rights Watch said security forces aligned with the TPLF were forcibly recruiting young men, including boys as young as 15.
Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok, an ally of former nationalist leader Viktor Orban, said he will sign a newly passed constitutional amendment that would end his term as head of state. The amendment was passed by lawmakers as part of pro-EU Prime Minister Peter Magyar's effort to loosen Orban's grip on the country following his landslide election victory in April.
Amnesty International criticized the US deportation of 11 people to Eswatini as unlawful, accusing President Donald Trump's administration of "cruel and racist" anti-immigrant policies. The group was the fourth batch to arrive since July last year under a $5-million deal with Washington.
Human rights activists plan a peaceful march to Parliament on Tuesday to petition lawmakers over extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. The march follows a notice submitted to police, with participants gathering at Jevanjee Gardens from 8 a.m. before processing through the CBD to Parliament.
Jihadists and separatist Tuareg rebels launched coordinated attacks across Mali on Saturday, striking multiple northern and central towns and a prison near the capital. The attacks came two months after a similar operation in which the country's defence minister was killed.
Human rights activist Wafula Buke dismissed Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo's assertion that reported missing Kenyans are simply hiding to embarrass the state, arguing instead that enforced disappearances are a deliberate tactic to suppress dissent and isolate critics from legal protections. Buke noted that victims who reappear often have serious injuries and psychological trauma, and said the abductions contradict constitutional guarantees of the right to protest.
Activist Davis Lichuma has gone missing after recent protests near Parliament, while five other protesters arrested during the same June 25 demonstrations were found with torture injuries; police say they are investigating the disappearance and allegations of enforced disappearances and torture.
An opinion piece argues that integrated care at gender-based violence clinics is essential for managing and rehabilitating survivors, noting that GBV remains a pervasive human rights violation in Kenya with an estimated 13 women and girls killed weekly and approximately 130 sexual violence cases reported weekly.
Police sealed off Nairobi with roadblocks and teargas on Thursday as Kenyans marked the second anniversary of the June 25, 2024, Gen Z demonstrations that left more than 120 people dead. Officers arrested protesters at multiple locations including Parliament Buildings and Kitengela, restricting movement to the city centre.
Two years after Gen-Z protests in June 2024 that resulted in dozens of deaths, families of police violence victims say President Ruto's announcement of 2 billion shillings to compensate 1,100 affected people is insufficient and avoids accountability. According to the Independent Police Oversight Authority, 62 people died during the initial protests and 65 during anniversary protests in 2025, though rights groups estimate the toll is higher and say police were responsible.
Ghana's parliament has passed legislation that criminalizes homosexuality and LGBTQ+ activities, with penalties including up to three years' imprisonment for identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. The bill also introduces a duty to report such acts to police and could penalize allies of LGBTQ+ people; it requires presidential ratification before becoming law.
Sierra Leone became the latest African country to receive migrants expelled from the United States under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, with nine west African deportees from Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea and Senegal arriving Wednesday morning at Freetown's international airport.
Chad's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by opposition leader Succes Masra, a former prime minister arrested in May 2025 and sentenced to 20 years in prison for inciting violence and complicity to murder. Human Rights Watch said his continued detention demonstrates the government's intolerance of dissent.
Somalia's opposition leaders, including former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, have called for mass protests in Mogadishu on Sunday over alleged forced evictions and demolitions of informal settlements that have displaced vulnerable residents over the past two years, escalating tensions days before President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term ends.
Uganda's parliament passed the "Protection of Sovereignty Bill," which criminalises actions promoting "the interests of a foreigner against those of Uganda" and labels foreign-funded recipients as "agents of foreigners," with convictions carrying sentences of up to 20 years. Rights groups and journalists have criticised the law for mirroring Russian language used to silence dissent.