Rwandan forces and M23 rebels shelled refugee camps in DRC, report claims
Human Rights Watch alleges potential violation of international human rights law on many occasions this year Rwandan forces and M23 rebels have shelled refugee camps...
Category : Human rights
Europe has questions to answer over migrant abuse in Tunisia, say MEPs and activists
EU Commission says it will be sending independent observers to the country to investigate allegations of human rights violations The European Commission can no longer...
‘Transformative, for better and for worse’: what’s the legacy of Peru’s Alberto Fujimori
Despite his convictions for corruption and human rights abuses, many see the president who has died at 86 as the country’s greatest leader At 11.45...
EU fears for its human rights credibility as Tunisia crushes dissent, leak shows
Document detailing ‘deterioration’ under Kais Saied will fuel concerns about bloc’s migration deal with his country The EU fears its credibility is at stake as...
Sudanese rebels appear to be posting self-incriminating videos of torture and arson on social media
Footage that seems to show fighters glorifying abuse of prisoners with ‘little fear of consequences’ could be used in war crimes prosecutions Footage of rebel...
Peacekeepers needed to end ‘harrowing’ abuses in Sudan, say UN experts
Government and paramilitary forces responsible for rape, violence and torture, according to civilian interviews Peacekeepers should be deployed to Sudan immediately and an existing international...
Algeria election to take place amid ‘steady erosion of human rights’
Abdelmadjid Tebboune set for second term as president after changed poll date is expected to favour him Algeria goes to the polls on Saturday in...
Global health charities warn of ‘huge and terrible’ threat to abortion rights if Trump returns
‘Global gag rule’ and funding cuts will be ‘on different scale’ if Republicans win again, family-planning providers say Providers of women’s healthcare around the world...
‘Enforced disappearances’ send a chill through Kenya’s protests
Dozens are reported as having gone missing since demonstrations began, and some have turned up dead One mid-morning in June, Emmanuel Kamau prepared to leave...
Guinea court finds former dictator guilty in stadium massacre trial
Moussa Dadis Camara convicted of crimes against humanity after ordering 2009 crackdown on unarmed protesters A court in Guinea has found the former dictator Moussa...
