‘Fired on like rain’: Saudi border guards accused of mass killings of Ethiopians Report by Human Rights Watch details alleged attacks using explosive weapons and small arms on Saudi Arabia-Yemen border The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023
HRW, UN raise alarm over rape accusations against Sudan’s RSF New York-based Human Rights Watch says it documented 78 victims of rape between April 24 and June 26. Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2023
Rights group and UN experts single out Sudanese paramilitary with accusations of sexual violence Sudan's powerful paramilitary has been singled out by a leading rights group and 30 United Nations experts with accusations of rape and sexual violence against women The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023
Chinese social media filled with anti-black racist content, says watchdog Analysis by Human Rights Watch finds the country’s major platforms ‘do not routinely address’ pervasive online racism The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023
What are cluster bombs and why are they banned in some countries? The US has sent the weapons to Ukraine – even as human rights groups oppose their use The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
‘There’s no police or state’: Haitians helpless as violence and brutality soars Human Rights Watch says country unable to protect citizens from killing and rape by armed gangs, and floats overseas peacekeepers The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2023
‘I saw many bodies that day’: Protester recounts Rabaa massacre 10 years on Now settled in the UK, Amr Hashad says he sees no future for Egypt as long as the authorities evade justice. Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2023
El Salvador’s controversial crackdown on gangs Human rights groups may be raising the alarm over El Salvador’s brutal crackdown on gang violence, but the policy is winning huge support for the country’s young president both at home and abroad. The Week · Aug 9, 2023
Political arrests, media restrictions a worry in lead up to Senegal elections In six months' time voters in Senegal will head to the polls to choose their next president. But observers say that government-imposed restrictions on social media, journalists and opposition parties are a sign that one of the strongest democracies in West Africa is in trouble. Radio France Internationale · Aug 9, 2023
White House adviser Jake Sullivan meets Saudi crown prince for Jeddah talks The White House said the talks focused on efforts for a ‘more peaceful, secure, prosperous and stable Middle East’. Al Jazeera · Jul 28, 2023
Mali's army and suspected Russia-linked mercenaries committed 'new atrocities,' rights group says Human Rights Watch says it has found evidence of new summary executions, lootings, forced disappearances and other abuses committed in Mali by the army suspected Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Rights group says Mali army, foreign fighters executed civilians HRW accuses Malian armed forces and fighters believed to be from Wagner Group of ‘executing’ dozens of civilians. Al Jazeera · Jul 24, 2023
RSF atrocities pile up in Darfur after 100 days of Sudan fighting The RSF and Arab militias are accused of killing lawyers, human rights monitors, doctors and non-Arab tribal leaders. Al Jazeera · Jul 24, 2023
Rights group accuses Tunisian forces of abuses against African migrants Tunisian security forces have committed "serious abuses" against black African migrants, according to new research from Human Rights Watch. In response, the NGO has called on the European Union to suspend migration control funding to Tunisia. Radio France Internationale · Jul 19, 2023
Radio France Internationale · Jul 18, 2023 Women's right to travel is being tightly controlled in North Africa, Middle East, HRW says Research from Human Rights Watch released Tuesday shows that in many Middle East and North African countries women are still prevented from moving freely around the country they live in, or from travelling abroad. Most still need the permission of a male guardian.
Al Jazeera · Jul 15, 2023 Sudan army returns for talks in Jeddah as war enters fourth month Army representatives return to Saudi Arabia for talks with paramilitary rivals, according to reports.
Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2023 Armed groups step up murders, rapes in Mali: HRW New York-based rights group reports six attacks in the Gao region and two in Menaka between January and June.
Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2023 Black refugees remain trapped along border between Tunisia, Libya Tunisia claims to have evacuated groups of refugees it had expelled to its border, but many remain.
Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2023 Sudan rejects African peace bid and ‘enemy’ peacekeeping force Khartoum instead welcomes summit held by Egypt, widely seen as closer to the army than rival Rapid Support Forces.
WEKU · Jul 11, 2023 In Sudan's Darfur, a rights group calls for an investigation into mounting atrocities Human Rights Watch is calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate attacks the rights group says amount to war crimes in West Darfur.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023 What are cluster bombs and what is controversial about Biden sending them to Ukraine? The US will send the weapons to Ukraine – even as human rights groups oppose their use
The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023 TotalEnergies’ oil project is ‘a disaster for the planet’: HRW Human Rights Watch on Monday urged a halt to a major East African oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies, warning of dire consequences for the environment and local communities.
Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2023 Uganda oil pipeline has ‘devastated’ livelihoods, says HRW The pipeline, which has been criticised by environmental groups, passes through ecologically sensitive areas in Uganda.
Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2023 Timeline: Use of controversial cluster bombs in past conflicts The widely condemned use of cluster bombs can be traced back to World War II.
Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2023 So thirsty they drank seawater: The refugees Tunisia pushed out More than 1,000 people were bussed to borders with Libya, Algeria – and left with no food, water, shelter or way out.