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East Africa
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations (CEHRO) has praised the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) for introducing digital voter registration.
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Activism
Gemma O'Toole is the first of 11 Australian activists detained by Israel off the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla to arrive back in Australia.
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Human rights
The bank's budget will receive over US$400,000 after it warned the judiciary that it could no longer operate La entrada Government to reinforce funding for Genetic Data Bank following court…
May 22, 2026
· 3 min read
Human rights
President Yamandú Orsi was present at the ceremony held at the Buenos Aires City Legislature La entrada Uruguayan leaders kidnapped and murdered by state terrorism honored in BA se publicó…
May 22, 2026
· 4 min read
Economy, Business and Finance
[Nile Post] A new global study involving more than 2,800 media professionals across 21 countries has found that sexual harassment remains widespread in newsrooms, with many victims still unwilling to…
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
Environment
[GroundUp] The commission said mismanagement, infrastructure neglect and systemic corruption to blame
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
[HRW] Kinshasa -- Visiting Human Rights Watch Head Presses Senior Officials to Change Course
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
Environment
[SAnews.gov.za] Three Gauteng municipalities appeared before the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Tuesday to respond to concerns over water supply disruptions, deteriorating infrastructure, and service delivery challenges affecting…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] The call by Amnesty International (AI) Ghana on President John Dramani Mahama to grant pardons to prisoners on death row raises a critical national question that can no…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Central Africa
[New Times] Staff members of the National Commission for Human Rights could soon also benefit from immunity while performing their duties following the passage of a new governing bill by…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Gambia
[Foroyaa] The National Human Rights Commission has disclosed that it received 71 complaints of alleged human rights violations in 2023, with 45 of the cases successfully investigated and recommendations forwarded…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Life
The three former police officers released last night after 23 years are the most eloquent example of how chavismo imprisons human beings to sustain a myth
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Human rights
[Namibian] Descendants of the victims of the 1904-1908 Nama and Ovaherero genocide have criticised the government's decision to regionalise the Genocide Remembrance Day commemorations.
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
East Africa
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The chairperson of Somalia's Independent National Human Rights Commission, Maryan Qaasim, held talks on Wednesday with Brian James Williams, head of financing at the United Nations Peacebuilding…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Human rights
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The Italian head of the Kaya Kwanga tourist and residential complex on the Marginal (coast road) in Maputo, Umberto Sartori, died Friday (15 May) in…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Governance
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Peace Project says the country's human rights environment remains under pressure after recording 145 violations affecting 3,675 people in April, with activists affiliated to Zanu PF…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
East Africa
[HRW] Civil society joint letter ahead of the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Botswana
[RFI] Botswana has formally repealed sections of its penal code criminalising same-sex relations, in a rare advance for LGBTQ rights in Africa. But several governments elsewhere on the continent are…
May 18, 2026
· 1 min read
Refugees
All 46 Council of Europe members sign agreement ‘deplored’ by human rights organisations The UK and 45 other European countries have signed an agreement that explicitly endorses plans to send…
May 16, 2026
· 1 min read
Human rights
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] At least 60 people have been killed in the past month, accused of using sorcery to shrink or steal penises. It is believed that a…
May 13, 2026
· 1 min read
Iran
As human rights advocate is treated in Tehran hospital after transfer from Zanjan prison, prize winners demand her freedomMore than 110 Nobel laureates have called for the immediate and unconditional…
May 12, 2026
· 1 min read
Balkan Insight
New report says Bosnia’s only centre for the detention of migrants and refugees operates without clear oversight and transparency and in violation of international standards, especially concerning the detention of…
May 12, 2026
· 1 min read
External Relations
[HRW] String of Suspensions Targets Civil Society Organizations
May 12, 2026
· 1 min read
Conflict, Peace and Security
[HRW] Beirut -- End Criminalization of Civil Society for Refugee and Asylum Support
May 11, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prisonA journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in…
May 9, 2026
· 1 min read
Human rights
[263Chat] Three African digital rights organisations have condemned the cancellation of the 2026 edition of RightsCon in Zambia, accusing authorities of yielding to foreign pressure and undermining civic freedoms on…
May 8, 2026
· 1 min read
Burkina Faso
[HRW] Ban on TV5Monde Reflects Broader Offensive Against Independent Media
May 7, 2026
· 1 min read
Conflict, Peace and Security
[HRW] New Report Highlights Devastating Impact of Conflict and Aid Restrictions
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Children and Youth
[Leadership] Following the xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa, especially Nigerians, the global president of Ogoni Youths Development Initiative (OYDI), Comrade Imeabe Saviour Oscar, has cautioned against reprisal attacks.
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
East Africa
[HRW] Concerned Governments Should Not Overlook Dire Rights Record
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
External Relations
[UN News] The human rights situation in Mali is rapidly deteriorating following coordinated attacks by armed groups across the country, with civilians killed, displaced and cut off from food and…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Conflict, Peace and Security
[CPJ] A key Senegalese rebel leader, César Atoute Badiate, has broken his silence on jailed journalist René Capain Bassène, refuting the prosecution's claim that Bassène was a militant fighting for…
May 4, 2026
· 1 min read
Human rights
[CPJ] Dakar -- A new podcast released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) presents extensive new testimony and reporting on the conviction of Senegalese journalist and author René Capain…
May 4, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Government blocks RightsCon 2026 conference saying it did not ‘align with national values’The world’s largest conference on human rights and technology has been cancelled just days before it was due…
May 2, 2026
· 1 min read
Africa
[HRW] The Zambian government's decision to postpone RightsCon 2026, effectively canceling the summit, raises concerns about the authorities' commitment to free expression and assembly and about possible Chinese government interference,…
May 1, 2026
· 1 min read
Human rights
[Ministry of Information and Media of Zambia] Lusaka -- Following the announcement by Honourable Felix Mutati, Minister of Technology and Science on 28th April 2026, regarding the postponement of the…
May 1, 2026
· 1 min read
