Ugandan author and activist arrested, says lawyer
Kampala – Ugandan author and human rights activist, Norman Tumuhimbise, has been arrested ahead of his book launch, his lawyer... Read more
12 Mar, 2022
Egypt executes seven over Islamist attacks, activists say
Cairo – Egypt has executed seven people convicted of Islamist attacks in the past week, human rights activists said on... Read more
11 Mar, 2022
At least 750 killed in north Ethiopia in second half 2021, rights body says
Nairobi – At least 750 civilians were killed or executed in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Afar regions in the second half... Read more
11 Mar, 2022
‘I went through hell!’ – ‘Nightmare’ of underage marriage for Moroccan girls
Tamarwoute – Nadia was just 16 when she was married off to a violent husband old enough to be... Read more
7 Mar, 2022
Mali security improves, freedom of expression worsens, says UN expert
Bamako – Security in Mali has improved but freedom of expression has worsened, an independent UN expert said Tuesday, in... Read more
23 Feb, 2022
Turkey ‘silences critics’ with presidential insult law
Istanbul – Turkish journalist Sedef Kabas begins her second month in detention on Tuesday for “insulting the president”, an increasingly... Read more
22 Feb, 2022
Chinese officials probe case of chained woman in shack after outcry
Pékin – The case of a woman chained by the neck in a shack in rural China is going to... Read more
17 Feb, 2022
Tigray rebels gang-raped women and girls in Ethiopia war, Amnesty says
Nairobi – Tigrayan fighters deliberately killed civilians and gang-raped dozens of women and underage girls in two towns in Ethiopia’s... Read more
16 Feb, 2022
Egypt activist detained since 2018 begins hunger strike
Cairo – Egyptian activist Walid Shawky began a hunger strike to protest against his detention for more than three years,... Read more
14 Feb, 2022
HRW urges Uganda to investigate author’s torture claims
Nairobi – Uganda should drop all charges against a prominent author who has fled into exile and instead investigate claims... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
