Ethiopian troops accused of mass killings of civilians in Amhara region
Exclusive: Witnesses say federal forces have been looting villages and shooting farmers in their hunt for defiant Fano militiamen Ethiopian soldiers killed more than 70...
Category : Human rights
Grief and anger after Johannesburg blaze that killed at least 74
Mourners gather outside 80 Albert Street amid criticisms of government response and lack of support for victims and families South African authorities were on Friday...
Video shows woman lying dead on floor of migrant detention centre in Libya
Footage provides latest shocking glimpse of conditions endured by refugees in north African country Footage has emerged showing a woman lying dead on the floor...
Uganda’s president under attack over closure of UN human rights office
Forced closure described as ‘a huge blow’ to human rights as country fosters hostile environment for activists, journalists and LGBTQ+ people Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni,...
Human rights lawyer fleeing China is arrested in Laos
Activists and family members fear Lu Siwei will be deported back to China, where he could be sent to prison A Chinese rights lawyer stripped...
Ghana abolishes death penalty, with expected reprieve for 176 condemned prisoners
Country joins growing list of African nations free of capital punishment, but execution remains for high treason Ghana has become the 29th country in Africa...
Bodies of 87 people found in Sudan mass grave, says UN
Bodies of those allegedly killed by Sudanese paramilitary and allied militia found in shallow grave in West Darfur At least 87 people including ethnic Masalits...
Ugandan president and son accused of sponsoring violence in ICC testimony
Documents containing allegations of torture filed to court in support of complaint made by Bobi Wine The Uganda president, Yoweri Museveni, and his son Muhoozi...
Battle over Rwanda deportations to continue as No 10 gears up for appeal
Sunak insists Rwanda is safe country to be sent to after court rules in favour of charities and 10 asylum seekers The bitter legal battle...
Urgent action needed to protect ‘dying’ Kenyan domestic workers in Gulf, say rights groups
Deaths and alleged abuse of Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia fuels demands for Nairobi to act on human rights Rights groups have expressed concern that...
