Group of Lawmakers ReIntroduce Controversial Anti-Gay Legislation
allAfrica
A group of Ghanaian MPs reintroduced the controversial anti-gay rights bill which stalled in 2024 after a decision by former president Nana Akufo-Addo not to sign it into law, the… Read more »
Young Children Amongst Rape Survivors In Sudan's Violent Conflict - Report [press release]
Unicef
Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one, amid the nationwide conflict rippling across Sudan. Read more »
Chapo Says Protests Are Subversive Extension of Cabo Delgado War
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
‘The demonstrations are part of a subversive agenda to destabilise our country. It is the continuation of the terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado province,' President Daniel… Read more »
Hearing-Impaired Student's Education Shattered As USAID Pulls Scholarship
Liberian Investigator
A promising academic journey has come to an abrupt halt for Emmanuel K. Kollie, a hearing-impaired senior student at Cuttington University's Suakoko Campus, following the… Read more »
African Journalists Condemn Ongoing Victimisation and Repression of Journalistic Rights and Press Freedom [press release]
IFJ
Jemima Beukes, who currently serves as Secretary General of the Federation of Southern African Journalists (FeSAJ) and Acting Secretary General of the Namibia Media Professionals… Read more »
Mozambique's Crisis - Two Emperors, One Uncertain Future
allAfrica
The current unrest in Mozambique is more than just a response to electoral issues - it is a deeper movement that challenges the country's political and social structures. Read more »
Humanitarian Coordinator Calls for Respect of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in North and South Kivu Provinces
OCHA
The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Bruno Lemarquis, expresses his deep concern about the increasing number of incidents of targeted… Read more »
Elon Musk, Julius Malema Back-and-Forth Escalates Deepening South Africa-U.S. Tensions
allAfrica
Trade relations between South Africa and the U.S. may be determined by the outcome of diplomacy Read more »
UAE - Unfair Mass Trial Convictions Upheld [press release]
HRW
Appeals Rejected in Death Knell for Emirati Civil Society Read more »
Joint Letter to Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council On the Repression of Civic Space in Algeria [press release]
HRW
Country Visit Report an Opportunity for States to Address Crackdown Read more »
Grant Clemency to Alaa Abdel-Fattah [press release]
HRW
His Excellency Abdel Fattah el-SisiPresident of the Arab Republic of EgyptAl Ittihadiya PalaceCairo, Arab Republic of Egypt Read more »
Rights Commission Announces Lifting of Suspension On Four Rights Groups, Cites 'Successful' Advocacy Efforts
Addis Standard
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has announced that the Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) has lifted the suspension of four civil society organizations… Read more »
Enforce Establishment of WECC
New Dawn
Interacting with a team of journalists in Gbarnga on February 27, 2025, Gongloe highlighted the importance of holding accountable those responsible for heinous crimes committed… Read more »
NSSA Urged to Consider Early Payments Due to Rampant Job Cuts
New Zimbabwe
A local workers' rights group has called on the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to consider processing early payments for workers in the wake of rampant job cuts. Read more »
'Journalists Under Fire' Highlights Crucial Role of Media in Wartime
Dabanga
As the media landscape in Sudan continues to deteriorate amid ongoing hostilities that have persisted throughout 2024, with an alarming surge in violence against journalists,… Read more »
