Johannesburg — Irregularities Risk Jeopardizing Anticorruption Efforts The authorities in Seychelles should ensure that the prosecution of a former presidential adviser and other defendants in a high-profile anticorruption case is free, fair, and impartial, Human Rights Watch said today. The ongoing trial of five defendants for alleged illegal possession of firearms and conspiracy to commit […]
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels summarily killed men and raped dozens of women in eastern DRC late November 2022, investigation shows This constitutes war crimes and could constitute crimes against humanity Rape survivors and others attacked are yet to receive adequate assistance Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group killed at least twenty men and […]
People in South Africa are used to reports of organisations like Gift of the Givers stepping in during humanitarian emergencies or service delivery NGOs assisting with HIV or tuberculosis programmes. Take, for example, Touws River – a town in the Central Karoo in the Western Cape, with a high rate of unemployment. Residents recently turned […]
Provide Effective Remedy to Oromia Residents who Suffered Harm The company operating an Ethiopian gold mine and the refinery that sourced its gold took no action over concerns about pollution from the mine for years. The mine was reopened even though the government had ordered it closed following protests. Studies found that residents were being […]
Two years after the outbreak on November 3, 2020 of armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the two main warring parties signed a cessation of hostilities agreement, ending active fighting. All the parties to the conflict in northern Ethiopia, committed serious violations of the laws of war and human rights violations and abuses. Since the […]
Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso committing war crimes and human rights abuses, including killings of civilians, abductions of women and girls, attacks on civilian infrastructure and attacks on supply convoys, resulting in severe humanitarian consequences, Amnesty International said today in a new report. The report, […]
Mozambican police used excessive and lethal force against peaceful protesters and bystanders, including firing live ammunition and teargas, following disputed local elections in October, said Amnesty International. The Police of the Republic of Mozambique’s (PRM) response to widespread unrest that broke out on 12 October left at least 5 civilians dead, including three children, and […]
Burundi’s National Assembly should address significant shortcomings in the landmark 2016 law against gender-based violence (GBV) and inconsistencies in other relevant legislation to ensure effective prevention, protection and justice for survivors, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing. While Burundi’s 2016 GBV law was a milestone achievement, it falls short of regional and international […]
Traditional leaders surrounding Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa have highlighted deepening social and economic inequalities between refugees and host communities as some of the factors fuelling tension and hatred between refugees and their hosts. Group Village Head (GVH) Chimtengo of Traditional Authority Mkukula has since appealed to the Government of Malawi and its partners to […]
“My mother-in-law asked me how I was feeling and I told her I was fine, but I knew I was not,” says Ngozi*, a small trader from Abakaliki. “I was stooling, vomiting and couldn’t keep my eyes open.” After trying various treatments at home, Ngozi was taken to hospital in Abakaliki, in southeast Nigeria’s Ebonyi […]
Dr Mohammad Bashirm, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) deputy medical coordinator, reflects on his experience as a doctor in Sudan and his dedication to saving lives in the absence of sufficient resources since conflict erupted in his country. Before 15 April of last year, I never imagined that I would find myself in Khartoum, the capital […]
Two years of violent fighting between the M23 armed group and the Congolese army (FARDC) and its allies in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) intensified in late January. Fighting has now reached the border with South Kivu province, causing new mass displacement. More than 1.6 million people have already been […]
“Sudan is one of the worst crises the world has seen for decades. There are extreme levels of suffering across the country; the needs are growing by the day, but the humanitarian response is deeply inadequate. We have responded to multiple mass casualty events and emergencies over the past year. We have performed life-saving surgical […]