TotalEnergies’ mega-project a “disaster” for Uganda, says HRW
TotalEnergies’ oil megaproject in Uganda is a “disaster” for the population, “has devastated the livelihoods of thousands of people” and “will contribute to the global […]
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Tunisia: HRW Calls for Halting Mass Expulsion of African Migrants
Human Rights Watch has called on Tunisian regime to stop mass expulsion of African migrants and asylum seekers to a dangerous area at the Tunisia-Libya […]
Algeria: HRW & AI Denounce Travel Bans Targeting Pro-Democracy Activists
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have denounced lately the decision of Algerian authorities of preventing diaspora activists from leaving the country. The two Human […]
Thirty-one detainees executed in Burkina Faso – HRW
Human Rights Watch said Monday April 20 that Burkina Faso’s security forces executed 31 unarmed detainees in the northern town of Djibo, and called for […]
Cameroon: Soldiers ‘massacred civilians’ – HRW
US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Cameroonian forces of killing at least 21 civilians – including 13 children and one pregnant woman – in […]
DRC: armed groups killed 1,900 civilians, abducted 3,300
In Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), armed groups have killed nearly 1,900 civilians and abducted more than 3,300 others in the eastern provinces of […]
Tunisia: Rights groups sound alarm about ‘brutal, humiliating’ tests on gay men
Human Rights Watch and local Rights groups in Tunisia on Tuesday said anal tests and phone searches are being used to identify gay men in […]
Campaigning kicks off in Burundi for May 17 referendum
In Burundi, twenty-six parties, most of them aligned with the ruling CNDD-FDD party, on Tuesday, launched the official campaign for a referendum on constitutional change. […]
Gaddafi’s son Saadi found not guilty in murder of ex-soccer star Al-Rayani
A Libyan appeals court on Tuesday cleared Saadi Gaddafi — the football-mad son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi — of charges related to the […]
Tunisia passes landmark law to end all violence against women
Lawmakers in Tunisia on Wednesday passed a bill to “end all violence against women” and provide help for victims, local media reports. “It’s a very […]