2+ hour, 14+ min ago   (404+ words) (Johannesburg) "Mozambique authorities need to urgently and impartially investigate the killing of three dozen artisanal gold and gemstone miners during clashes with the police on December 29, 2025, in Nampula province, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities need to hold all…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (398+ words) Provide Adequate Support to Civilians Fleeing Fighting in Northeast (Johannesburg) " Thousands of civilians displaced by Islamist armed group attacks in northeastern Mozambique have been sheltering in overcrowded and inadequate conditions, Human Rights Watch said today. Mozambique's government should work with…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (407+ words) To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council In line with the Council's prevention man'date, as expressed in particular in Council resolution 45/31, the Council should hold a debate following a public brie'fing by…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (433+ words) Respect Right to Peaceful Protest; Free Arbitrarily Detained Activists (Nairobi) "Tanzanian authorities have wrongfully arrested alleged protest organizers and opposition supporters ahead of nationwide protests called for December 9, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should end its crackdown and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (372+ words) (Nairobi) " Concerns about irregularities, political interference, and security pressures risk putting the credibility and inclusiveness of key elections in the'Central African Republic into question, Human Rights Watch said today. The vote, scheduled for December 28, 2025, will include presidential and parliamentary elections,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (144+ words) The 2024 version of the State Department report issued by the Trump administration in August already'removed or significantly reduced sections on political freedoms, corruption, gender-based violence, and LGBTQ+ persecution. New'guidance sent in November to US embassy personnel worldwide looks set to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (137+ words) Strengthen Partnership in Response to Abusive Armed Conflicts and for Shared Values Abusive armed conflicts have displaced millions of civilians as warring parties have carried out deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on them, resulting in deaths, injuries, and other severe violations....

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (272+ words) Looming Reversal in Who and How Many Get Resettled The Trump administration is poised to mount a two-pronged attack on refugee resettlement. The first prong is quantitative: refugee admissions would be slashed from 125,000 in the fiscal year that just ended…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (300+ words) African Governments Should Terminate Agreements and Refuse New Ones The opaque deals that facilitate these transfers, at least some of which include US financial assistance, are part of a US policy approach that violates international human rights law and is…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (411+ words) States Should Rally to Defend Crucial Protections The US government is inviting government delegations to a high-level meeting on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in what looks like the first step in a bid to tear down…...