Rights group warns that mining in toxic lead waste poisons children in Zambia

05 march 2025 - 09:39:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's government is facilitating hazardous mining and processing of toxic lead waste in the city of Kabwe [...] Full text...

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Niger's military junta extends transition, consolidates power

24 february 2025 - 05:45:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's military junta has extended the transition to democratic rule as it rewrites the rules and [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Uganda opposition leader Besigye, other civilians

19 february 2025 - 08:21:39
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) is asking the Ugandan authorities to release from prison former opposition presidential [...] Full text...

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HRW reports dire humanitarian situation in Eastern DR Congo

17 february 2025 - 16:33:11
Bukavu, DR Congo) – On Sunday, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels announced the capture of the city of Bukavu, in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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AU urged to 'act now' on eastern DR Congo crisis

14 february 2025 - 06:10:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reaches a critical juncture, [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges AU to take action to end crackdown on opposition, dissent in Mali

14 february 2025 - 06:02:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has written a letter to African Union officials urging the African Commission [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian govt shuts down key rights groups

29 january 2025 - 08:57:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian authorities have shit down two more prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks as [...] Full text...

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US' order halting foreign aid work puts lives at risk: Human Rights Watch

28 january 2025 - 05:08:44
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The US government’s suspension of most foreign aid is putting lives around the world at risk, [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands freedom of assembly, association in Libya

27 january 2025 - 11:07:17
New York, US (PANA) – Libyan authorities’ accelerating targeting and harassment of activists and members of non-governmental organizations risks completely closing [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Civilians at risk as M23 approaches Goma, says rights group

26 january 2025 - 05:23:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Sudan fighters of rape, holding sex slaves in war crimes offences

16 december 2024 - 05:06:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and [...] Full text...

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Kenya's human rights status downgraded to 'repressed'

04 december 2024 - 11:09:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The civil rights coalition, CIVICUS, announced in a report on Wednesday the downgrade of Kenya's civic [...] Full text...

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World Court Considers Climate Change

03 december 2024 - 07:41:31
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Over the next two weeks, over 100 countries and international organisations will participate in hearings [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Sudan's paramilitary forces of targeting civilians

11 november 2024 - 08:55:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) armed group has “killed, injured, and unlawfully detained” scores of civilians [...] Full text...

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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW

29 october 2024 - 06:41:02
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...

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‘Stop torture in Rwanda’: Human Rights Watch

15 october 2024 - 12:49:40
Rubavu, Western Rwanda (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged the authorities in Rwanda to stop subjecting people to [...] Full text...

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Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW

01 october 2024 - 10:13:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims

31 august 2024 - 07:53:41
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...

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New UN report urges treaty on killer robots by 2026

27 august 2024 - 06:17:21
New York, US (PANA) – Governments should heed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ call to open negotiations on a new [...] Full text...

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Two people who criticised ‘state of siege’ in DR Congo arrested: Rights group

23 august 2024 - 12:59:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights defenders who held a news conference to criticise the Demcratic Republic of Congo's [...] Full text...

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Guinean ex-president, ministers found guilty for stadium mass killings

01 august 2024 - 05:21:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted  the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital

29 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...

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Judgement in Conakry Stadium massacre trial due on 31 July

26 july 2024 - 11:46:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on 31 [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for concrete action to halt atrocities in Sudan

21 june 2024 - 08:09:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union (AU) should work with the United Nations to deploy a civilian protection mission [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch expresses concern about unlawful attacks on civilians, infrastructure in Sudan

20 june 2024 - 08:59:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties’ recent unlawful attacks in North Darfur’s El Fasher have killed hundreds of civilians and [...] Full text...

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ICC member states reject 'intimidation efforts'

18 june 2024 - 06:22:49
New York, US (PANA) - Ninety-three member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have declared their “unwavering support” for the [...] Full text...

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Angola becomes first country to join African Criminal Court

17 june 2024 - 06:20:42
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola has officially become the first African Union member state to ratify the statute of the [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges African governments to accelerate free education for all

16 june 2024 - 06:36:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – African governments should accelerate plans to guarantee free quality education from preschool through secondary education before [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog flags deepening civil society crackdown in Tunisia

20 may 2024 - 07:19:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch flags 'ethnic cleansing' in Sudan's West Darfur

09 may 2024 - 09:48:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the [...] Full text...

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African Governments falling short on healthcare funding, says rights group

29 april 2024 - 07:06:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – African governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritise public spending on health [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's Army massacre more than 220 villagers

25 april 2024 - 10:39:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says Gambia’s FGM ban law reverse threatens women and girls

20 april 2024 - 16:21:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Paris conference on Sudan should jump-start new approach to humanitarian funding

15 april 2024 - 10:54:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the [...] Full text...

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AU Chairperson expresses 'great concern' about suspension of political activity in Mali

15 april 2024 - 06:13:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed "great concern" about [...] Full text...

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HRW says COVID pandemic data reveals threats, opportunities to improve health systems

12 april 2024 - 11:27:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that many governments around the world [...] Full text...

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Israel not complying with World Court order in genocide case

27 february 2024 - 05:59:21
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding [...] Full text...

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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch

22 february 2024 - 07:00:06
New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...

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International Court of Justice to review 57-year Israeli Occupation

16 february 2024 - 12:10:50
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – An unprecedented number of countries and international organisations are expected to participate in the International [...] Full text...

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Pregnant students, adolescent mothers in Mozambique leave school

14 february 2024 - 07:09:55
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Many adolescent girls and women in Mozambique, who are pregnant or parenting, drop out of school [...] Full text...

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Top US diplomat expresses 'serious concerns' about Senegal's political crisis

14 february 2024 - 06:07:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal 'suspends' internet as Dakar Prefect bans march to protest poll delay

13 february 2024 - 14:23:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of internet at "certain time slots" as the [...] Full text...

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Dakar prefect bans protest march against postponement of presidential election

13 february 2024 - 12:56:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The prefect of Dakar, Cherif Mouhamadou Blondin Ndiaye, has banned Tuesday's march in tribute to three people who [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression

13 february 2024 - 07:24:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...

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Human rights advocate urges DR Congo authorities to free journalist

02 february 2024 - 07:01:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Drone strikes on civilians in Burkina Faso apparent war crimes, says rights watchdog

26 january 2024 - 05:55:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three Burkina Faso military drone strikes that the government claimed targeted Islamist fighters killed at least 60 [...] Full text...

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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW

22 january 2024 - 08:28:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...

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HRW: Gaddafi son 'wrongfully' held for 8 years in Lebanon should be released

16 january 2024 - 09:03:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lebanese authorities should immediately release Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of Libya's former leader, who has been held in [...] Full text...

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HRW denounces persistence of impunity in Libya for perpetrators of human rights violations

13 january 2024 - 14:12:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed groups and militias in Libya continue to commit violations against Libyans and illegal migrants in [...] Full text...

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Global rights crises deepen as world leaders shy away: Human Rights Watch

12 january 2024 - 07:46:31
New York, US (PANA) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a [...] Full text...

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Impunity fuelling abuses in Horn of Africa, says Human Rights Watch

11 january 2024 - 05:14:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: World Court to hear genocide case against Israel

10 january 2024 - 13:17:41
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The International Court of Justice(ICJ) hearings 11-12 January, 2024 on genocide in Gaza will include [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights group says Israel using starvation as weapon of war in Gaza

18 december 2023 - 07:21:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza [...] Full text...

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COP28: Fossil fuel commitment lacks urgency, says HRW

14 december 2023 - 09:31:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The UN's annual climate conference, COP28, finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Concrete measures needed to curb widespread abuses, protect civilians

12 december 2023 - 08:10:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United States government’s announcement on 6 December that atrocity crimes have been committed by both warring [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent investigations into catastrophic Derna floods

06 december 2023 - 09:00:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – An independent inquiry is needed to review failings in Libyan authorities’ management of catastrophic flooding in [...] Full text...

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Germany: Verdict on extrajudicial killings in The Gambia

28 november 2023 - 19:03:05
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - A German court in the city of Celle is expected to deliver a verdict on 30 [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls out Burkina Faso government for crackdown on dissent

09 november 2023 - 09:11:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Burkina Faso's military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Malian armed forces, Islamist armed groups of killing, abusing civilians

02 november 2023 - 08:01:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and Islamist armed groups have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch criticises Uganda for stifling oil pipeline protests

02 november 2023 - 07:55:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Environmental defenders and anti-fossil fuel activists in Uganda routinely face arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats for [...] Full text...

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US, rights advocate renew calls for investigation of rights abuses in Chad in October last year

21 october 2023 - 06:45:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for full investigations of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian National Guard expelled over 100 African migrants to border with Algeria in September - HRW

11 october 2023 - 05:59:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian National Guard expelled over 100 migrants from multiple African countries to the border with Algeria between [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Rwandan authorities of using violence to silence criticism

10 october 2023 - 10:27:38
New York, US (PANA) – Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to [...] Full text...

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Rights group says DR Congo security forces 'killed dozens' of protesters last Wednesday

01 september 2023 - 09:44:35
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights group has said DR Congo security forces shot and killed dozens of [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags crackdown on opposition ahead of elections in DRC

22 august 2023 - 19:16:04
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary RSF, allied militias rape dozens, says HRW

17 august 2023 - 07:18:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) –  Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and allied militias raped several dozen women and girls in [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate: No one held responsible for massacre in Cairo for 10 years

14 august 2023 - 05:41:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday criticised the Egyptian authorities for failing for a decade to hold [...] Full text...

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South Sudan accedes to cluster munitions global ban

08 august 2023 - 11:39:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – South Sudan acceded to the international Convention on Cluster Munitions on 3 August, 2023, the [...] Full text...

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HRW says critics of port deal in Tanzania arrested

07 august 2023 - 06:47:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that Tanzanian authorities have detained or threatened at least 22 [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for impartial investigation, prosecution of grave police abuse against activists

07 august 2023 - 06:34:15
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the government of Angola to ensure urgent, impartial, and [...] Full text...

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Rights group reports new attacks in Sudan's Darfur region

04 august 2023 - 05:59:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Satellite data shows massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba in Sudan's West Darfur state, in [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Military authorities asked to ensure respect for fundamental human rights

28 july 2023 - 09:42:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked military forces responsible for the coup in Niger to [...] Full text...

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Mali junta denies right group's report on summary execution, forcible disappearance of civilians

25 july 2023 - 16:52:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta has rejected a report by human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRW), which found [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch flags new atrocities by Malian Army, foreign fighters

25 july 2023 - 10:10:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian Armed Forces and foreign fighters, apparently from the Russia-linked Wagner Group, have summarily executed and [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams DRC militia for deadly raid on Ituri’s displaced camp

24 july 2023 - 06:46:18
Goma, DRC (PANA) – Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a [...] Full text...

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HRW calls for release of Ethiopia's Oromo opposition figures held despite court orders

24 july 2023 - 06:31:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is asking the Ethiopian authorities to immediately release seven Oromo opposition figures arbitrarily [...] Full text...

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Male guardianship rules hamper travel, other movements in North Africa, Middle East

18 july 2023 - 06:39:39
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Many Middle East and North African countries still prevent women from moving freely in their own country [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: HRW says Egypt turns away civilians fleeing Sudan fighting

13 july 2023 - 06:24:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian government’s decision in June 2023 to require all Sudanese to obtain visas to enter Egypt has [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali

13 july 2023 - 06:09:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Human Rights Watch accuses RSF of abuses in Darfur

11 july 2023 - 06:41:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias summarily executed at least 28 ethnic [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says Uganda oil pipeline project 'impoverishes thousands'

10 july 2023 - 06:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The planned oil pipeline in East Africa by French fossil-fuel giant, TotalEnergies, has devastated thousands of people’s livelihoods [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Tunisian govt to halt 'unconscionable' collective expulsions of Black African migrants

07 july 2023 - 06:02:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the Tunisian government to halt the collective expulsions of Black [...] Full text...

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Dissolution of Mali UN peacekeeping mission 'serious blow' to civilian protection - HRW

02 july 2023 - 13:17:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A human rights advocate has described the vote of the United Nations Security Council to dissolve [...] Full text...

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UN agency urged to address deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia

28 june 2023 - 06:18:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations have urged the UN Human Rights Council to urgently address the deterioration [...] Full text...

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HRW urges UK, US to announce full reparations for Chagossians on 50th anniversary of forced displacement

15 june 2023 - 05:56:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) – The governments of the United Kingdom and United States of America should mark the [...] Full text...

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Islamist armed groups wreak havoc in Burkina Faso; kill, loot, burn property - HRW

15 june 2023 - 05:28:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have killed scores of civilians, looted and burned property, and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo mass graves tied to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

14 june 2023 - 07:37:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group appears responsible for mass graves containing scores of bodies found in [...] Full text...

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Rights group criticises new EU asylum agreement

11 june 2023 - 07:20:55
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A June 8 agreement among European Union countries on asylum procedures and migration management is a [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Rights group calls for concrete UN Security Council action

02 june 2023 - 10:21:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has said the United Nations Security Council should take stronger steps to reverse the rapidly [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent, impartial inquiry into Burkina Faso massacre linked to the Army

05 may 2023 - 07:51:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso authorities should ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the summary execution of [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Egypt to end stranglehold on NGOs

16 march 2023 - 11:51:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A human rights advocate has asked the Egyptian government to abolish the 11 April, 2023 registration deadline [...] Full text...

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Wave of arrests in Tunisia targets critics, opposition figures - HRW

24 february 2023 - 10:31:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities arrested two critics of President Kais Saied on 22 February, bringing the number of [...] Full text...

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UK, US criticised for expulsion of Chagos Islands’ indigenous people

15 february 2023 - 11:45:25
London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and [...] Full text...

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Ghana urged to address inhumane treatment of people with mental health conditions

07 february 2023 - 06:17:48
Geneva, Ghana (PANA) – United Nations member countries have urged the Ghana government to address the shackling and inhumane treatment of people [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says atrocities in DR Congo being carried out Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

06 february 2023 - 13:21:35
Goma, DRC (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa

13 january 2023 - 10:13:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...

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Tunisians go to the polls to elect new parliament

17 december 2022 - 14:34:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are voting on Saturday in legislative elections boycotted by most political parties in protest against [...] Full text...

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'DR Congo army units aided abusive armed groups,' says Human Rights Watch

19 october 2022 - 05:34:00
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo army units backed armed groups implicated in serious abuses in the recent conflict [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Burkina Faso coup 'heightens concerns for human rights situation' , says HRW

01 october 2022 - 10:19:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A human rights watchdog says Burkina Faso’s second military coup in 2022 heightens concerns for [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers 'temporarily suspend' operations in DR Congo city

19 august 2022 - 10:02:24
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping force has temporarily suspended its operations in the eastern city of Butembo, where [...] Full text...

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Rights group says US Secretary of State's visit to DRC tests US support for democracy, rights

09 august 2022 - 11:20:41
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken should publicly promote free and fair elections, respect [...] Full text...

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Rabat denies allegations in HRW report on Morocco

29 july 2022 - 20:46:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Moroccan government has categorically denied "false and unfounded allegations" contained in the Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags abuses in Cameroon's Anglophone regions

27 june 2022 - 05:33:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed separatist fighters have killed at least seven people, injured six others, raped a girl, and [...] Full text...

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Rights group holds out hope for Zambia lead poisoning victims

22 june 2022 - 07:47:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian ]government’s recent actions to address the toxic legacy of lead in Kabwe, in central [...] Full text...

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New deadly attacks in West Darfur leave scores dead, thousands displaced - Rights group says

22 june 2022 - 07:34:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – New attacks by armed Arab assailants on civilians in west Darfur since April 2022 have left [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for end to rights abuses against girls

17 june 2022 - 06:08:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights [...] Full text...

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Education watchdog says attacks on education increased worldwide during pandemic

01 june 2022 - 06:16:52
New York, US (PANA) – More than 9,000 students, teachers, and academics were harmed, injured, or killed in attacks on [...] Full text...

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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations

27 may 2022 - 12:10:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Victims of the late Chadian dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls on Nigerian authorities to prioritise justice for abuses against protesters

09 may 2022 - 06:09:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday asked the Nigerian authorities to act on [...] Full text...

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On May Day, Human Rights Watch calls for end of violence, harassment at work

01 may 2022 - 10:14:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As countries worldwide celebrate workers’ rights on Sunday, International Workers’ Day, Human Rights Watch (HRW) is [...] Full text...

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Rights group alleges Malian soldiers, assosiated foreign forces 'summarily executed' some 300 civilians

05 april 2022 - 07:27:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly summarily executed an estimated 300 civilian men, some of [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges parties to South Sudan's peace deal to avoid violence

31 march 2022 - 05:37:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Clashes in parts of the Unity and Upper Nile states of South Sudan over recent [...] Full text...

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Rights group says martial law brings crackdown in eastern DRC

22 march 2022 - 09:25:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo's  (DRC) military has suppressed peaceful critics in the more than 10 months [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says hundreds ‘disappeared,’ tortured in Uganda

22 march 2022 - 09:03:27
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan government has failed to hold to account security officials, who have unlawfully detained and tortured [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate calls on Malian Army and armed Islamists to end atrocities

15 march 2022 - 10:47:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRE), has said that the Malian army and armed Islamist [...] Full text...

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HRW demands release of 50 people arrested in Derna by Libyan militia leader Haftar's men

09 march 2022 - 10:56:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An armed group associated with the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), led by Khalifa Haftar, arbitrarily arrested [...] Full text...

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Hearings end on Myanmar’s preliminary objections to genocide case brought by Gambia

01 march 2022 - 11:40:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A week of legal proceedings at the International Court of Justice in the Hague have ended [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Algerian authorities for tightening repression on protest

21 february 2022 - 05:35:13
Algiers, Ageria (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has slammed the Algerian authorities for continuing to repress protests and called [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Europe not to roll out red carpet for Egyptian President al-Sisi

14 february 2022 - 05:49:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has lashed out at Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for human rights abuses [...] Full text...

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Rights group criticises DR Congo for failure to 'fully investigate' killing of 66 Iyeke people

09 february 2022 - 12:44:07
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A human rights advocate has accused the DR Congo authorities of failing to fully investigate the killing [...] Full text...

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Rights group says AU should focus on rights, justice at summit

04 february 2022 - 09:34:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall should ensure that civilian protection, human rights, and justice and accountability [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Cameroonian soldiers of killing eight people, burning dozens of homes in North-West Region

03 february 2022 - 06:34:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights advoate has accused Cameroon soldiers of killing at least eight people and burning down [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: US special envoy for Horn of Africa expected in Ethiopia to discuss prospects for peace

05 january 2022 - 07:29:57
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman is to arrive in the [...] Full text...

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Protesters shot dead, wounded in eastern DR Congo city of Goma

26 december 2021 - 08:35:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Police fired on protesters in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 20 December, 2021, killing [...] Full text...

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Rights group hails first trial of heinous abuses in CAR

24 december 2021 - 16:12:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PAN) - The Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court (SCC) has announced it will send its [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Human Rights Watch raises questions about security, well-being of players, fans

22 december 2021 - 07:21:16
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - With the delayed 33rd biennial Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament due to be held in Cameroon from [...] Full text...

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Rights group raises red flag about new wave of attacks in Sudan's Darfur region

15 december 2021 - 05:59:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new wave of attacks on civilians in Darfur since mid-November 2021 highlights the urgent need [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: HRW says Kenya's vaccine requirement to access gov't services undermines basic rights

14 december 2021 - 08:57:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights watchdog is asking the Kenyan authorities to amend measures requiring everyone seeking government services [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US expresses 'grave concern' over 'egregious' rights abuses by rebels in the north

13 december 2021 - 08:39:01
Washington, DC , US (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern about reports of alleged "egregious human rights [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group accuses rebel Tigray forces of summarily executing civilians

10 december 2021 - 07:38:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia's  northern Amhara [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for rearrest of Central African Republic war crimes suspect

29 november 2021 - 10:25:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group is asking the govermenment of the Central African Republic (CAR) to coordinate [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

25 november 2021 - 15:59:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of [...] Full text...

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Rights group questions choice of Egypt as next climate change conference venue

15 november 2021 - 06:37:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is questioning the choice of Egypt to host the next UN climate [...] Full text...

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HRW questions whether Libya's elections will be free and fair

11 november 2021 - 11:01:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahead of Friday's high-level Libya conference to be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, a human [...] Full text...

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HRW says more than 2,000 asylum seekers in dire need of shelter in Libya

04 november 2021 - 10:15:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 2,000 African asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants camping since early October 2021 in precarious [...] Full text...

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The Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis, says rights group

31 october 2021 - 10:42:19
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) this week, the stakes [...] Full text...

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Rights group says crackdown on opposition, media intensifies in Rwanda

20 october 2021 - 07:14:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Rwandan authorities have arrested nine people linked to an opposition party and a journalist in the past [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 aid for Africa falling short, says Human Rights Watch

12 october 2021 - 06:35:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's pregnant student ban harms thousands: HRW

07 october 2021 - 10:25:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tanzania's ban on pregnant students and adolescent mothers attending school has denied tens of thousands of girls [...] Full text...

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Five more sub-Saharan countries act to protect girls’ education

30 september 2021 - 05:10:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries have taken important steps in recent years to protect the right to education of [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Al-Shabab of kidnapping boys for Mozambique conflict

29 september 2021 - 12:56:44
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – An Islamic State (ISIS) linked armed group in northern Mozambique is kidnapping boys and using them [...] Full text...

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Rwanda arbitrarily rounded up people before the postponed Commonwealth leaders' meeting: HRW

27 september 2021 - 06:15:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is accusing the Rwandan authorities of rounding up and arbitrarily detaining gay and transgender [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean capital faces acute lack of clean water

22 september 2021 - 08:38:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Residents of Zimbabwe's  capital, Harare, face a potable water crisis three years after a deadly [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group criticises Kenya's response to gender-based violence during pandemic

22 september 2021 - 06:49:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The Kenyan government’s response to gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has been too little, too [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Council urged to renew Libya fact-finding mission’s mandate

21 september 2021 - 06:48:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seven human rights organisations on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council member states, including Libya, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for Investigation into rape of female inmates in prison riots

20 september 2021 - 05:34:25
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights advocate says  the authorities in DR Congo have made no apparent progress investigating [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrean forces, Tigrayan militants abused Eritrean refugees - says HRW

16 september 2021 - 07:27:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have committed killings, rape, and other grave abuses against Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams Tunisian President’s 'repressive policies'

12 september 2021 - 05:36:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Arbitrary and politically motivated acts of repression have proliferated in Tunisia since 25 July, 2021, when President [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges new ICC prosecutor to strengthen its delivery of justice for victims

16 june 2021 - 06:37:57
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – As the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) takes office on Wednesday,  a human [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Libyan government to lift restrictions on NGOs

05 june 2021 - 16:33:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Libyan government  to review or cancel the [...] Full text...

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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre

31 may 2021 - 05:30:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Mali justice officials to respect due process in alleged coup plotters' case

15 march 2021 - 06:29:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s justice officials should scrupulously respect due process rights in the case of five men detained [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Ugandan authorities to end enforced disappearances of opponents

11 march 2021 - 05:44:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the Ugandan authorities to take immediate steps to end the [...] Full text...

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Thousands of villagers face eviction in Zimbabwe, says rights group

07 march 2021 - 11:41:07
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government is evicting thousands of people from an indigenous minority group from their communal [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Sahel leaders to end atrocities during counterterrorism operations

13 february 2021 - 12:06:20
Bamako,Mali (PANA) - Heads of state gathering in Chad should commit to protecting the rights of civilians and detainees during [...] Full text...

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Trial of Liberia's ex-rebel leader will give victims justice

12 february 2021 - 16:51:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader, Alieu Kosiah, in Switzerland presents an opportunity for [...] Full text...

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UN member countries criticise Rwanda’s rights record

02 february 2021 - 07:18:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – United Nations member countries offered strong criticism and scores of recommendations addressing Rwanda's   human rights record during [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams DR Congo gov't for repression, crack down on media, dissent

28 january 2021 - 07:08:52
Kinshasa. DR Congo (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has accused the government of DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s of [...] Full text...

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HRW demands impartial investigation into French airstrike in Mali

22 january 2021 - 16:28:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Malian and French governments should conduct a swift and impartial investigation into the French [...] Full text...

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Scale of mass graves in Libya reflects rights violations (News Analysis by Youssef Ba)

15 january 2021 - 11:48:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The increasing number of discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, reflects the scale [...] Full text...

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New mass grave discovered in Libya

09 january 2021 - 14:03:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new mass grave has been discovered in the area of Mashrou al-Rabt, in the city [...] Full text...

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Jewelry companies’ sourcing improves, but 'falls short', says Human Rights Watch

25 november 2020 - 06:55:54
London, UK (PANA) – Major jewelry companies are improving their sourcing of gold and diamonds, but most cannot assure consumers [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: HRW recommends amendment of draft law on associations

24 november 2020 - 21:41:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW), a non-governmental organization devoted to defending human rights around the world, Tuesday [...] Full text...

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HRW decries punitive financial moves against Nigerian protesters

13 november 2020 - 07:52:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities appear to have used coercive financial measures to suppress protests against police brutality, a [...] Full text...

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Rights body condemns brutal dispersal of anti-government protesters in Angola

13 november 2020 - 06:39:30
Johannesburg (PANA) - Human Rights Watch has condemned   Angolan police for the killing of a protester and the use of [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Rights bodies hail top court’s review of key Western Sahara case

08 november 2020 - 16:32:55
Tunis,Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights groups have hailed Morocco's highest court for examining the case of 19 Sahrawi men imprisoned [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: HRW calls for release of detainees accused of blasphemy

19 october 2020 - 23:21:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW), a rights non-governmental organisation, Monday called on the Mauritanian government to drop [...] Full text...

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Algeria expels thousands of migrants, asylum seekers to Niger without due process, says HRW

09 october 2020 - 07:15:07
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algerian authorities have expelled thousands of migrants and asylum seekers to Niger during waves of roundups of mostly [...] Full text...

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HRW flays Guinean security forces for failing to stem election-related violence

25 september 2020 - 12:50:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Guinea's security forces of failing to protect people from election-related and [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags widespread xenophobic violence in South Africa

18 september 2020 - 05:41:59
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Xenophobic harassment and violence against African and Asian foreigners living in South Africa are routine [...] Full text...

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The 'alleged kidnapping' of controversial hero of famous 'Hotel' Rwanda' film highlighted in Rwandan media

12 september 2020 - 16:55:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The alleged 'kidnapping' in Dubai of Paul Rusesabagina, a controversial hero in the famous 'Hotel Rwanda' [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Tanzanian authorities crack down on opposition parties, rights groups, media

02 september 2020 - 12:15:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday that the Tanzanian authorities have stepped up repression of [...] Full text...

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Prominent Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono's health deteriorates in Zimbabwean prison

01 september 2020 - 17:35:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's jailed prominent journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, is now unwell at the country's notorious Chikurubi Maximam Security [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch wants repressive laws in Mauritania repealed

01 august 2020 - 15:21:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The human rights organization, Human Right Watch (HRW), on Saturday urged the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh [...] Full text...

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Families of 50 Ghanaian, West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal in 2005 demand justice

21 july 2020 - 08:53:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The families of more than 50 Ghanaian and other West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal 15 [...] Full text...

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EU, HRW say disappearance of Libyan MP Siham Sergewa not investigated one year after

17 july 2020 - 18:34:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Mission to Libya and Human Right Watch (HRW) deplored that one year after [...] Full text...

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Fight against terrorism must be conducted with strict respect for human rights, EU Delegation

10 july 2020 - 18:46:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  The European Union Delegation in Burkina Faso said here Friday the fight against terrorism must [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso slams Human Rights Watch report, says its military personnel are true professionals

10 july 2020 - 15:42:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government has reaffirmed the professionalism of its military, following the release on Thursday [...] Full text...

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HRW accuses Burkinabe forces of extra-judicial executions, 180 bodies found in mass graves

09 july 2020 - 15:45:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mass graves containing at least 180 bodies have been discovered in a town in northern [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: HRW urges transparency in Cameroonian emergency health fund management

12 june 2020 - 13:42:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cameroon's government should immediately publish information on the revenues, disbursements, and management of its Health Solidarity [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Haftar to stop using landmines in Libya

03 june 2020 - 17:35:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on Marshal Khalifa Hafter to renew his commitment and [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands independent probe of 'execution' of 12 men in State custody

21 may 2020 - 11:23:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Burkina Faso authorities should credibly investigate alleged extrajudicial executions of 12 men detained by gendarmes on [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army responds to Human Rights Watch communiqué

20 april 2020 - 20:29:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The Burkinabe army Monday rejected a statement by Human Rights Watch (HRW) accusing it of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic has worsened living conditions of migrants in Libya (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

10 april 2020 - 11:33:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) has disrupted life in Libya. Particularly affected are the most vulnerable [...] Full text...

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HRW says Sudan confirmed readiness to cooperate with The Hague tribunal

12 february 2020 - 19:43:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Wednesday reaffirmed its willingness to fully cooperate with the human rights watch (HRW) whose [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Yahya Jammeh is not exempt from accountability – Victims

17 january 2020 - 19:42:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of ex-Gambian President's draconian rule have said that the exiled former president of The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Yahya Jammeh should be held accountable for his "sins" – Victims

17 january 2020 - 19:22:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of ex-Gambian President's draconian rule have said that the exiled former president of The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for repeal of repressive laws in Mauritania

15 january 2020 - 12:54:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The change of power in Mauritania, following the 22 June 2019 presidential election and the inauguration [...] Full text...

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China's Belt and Road Initiative leaving developing countries with a mountain of debt-Human Rights Watch

14 january 2020 - 18:17:18
New York, USA (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised several red flags about China’s Belt and Road Initiative [...] Full text...

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'Senegalese authorities for failing to end abuses in Quranic schools'

16 december 2019 - 12:42:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government has not gone far enough to combat the chronic and widespread abuse of [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Giant concert against gender-based violence

08 december 2019 - 14:25:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Nouakchott Olympic Complex Office (OCON) hosted Saturday evening a giant national concert as part of [...] Full text...

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Mauritania celebrates int'l gender-based violence day

25 november 2019 - 21:59:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The international day for gender-based violence on the theme: ‘’All united, organise the world to say [...] Full text...

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Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar at ICJ filed on Monday

11 november 2019 - 16:42:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention,  filed [...] Full text...

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Diamonds from Zimbabwe among five different products placed under withhold release order in United States

01 october 2019 - 23:25:34
Washington DC, USA (PANA)   -   The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) on [...] Full text...

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UN rights body urged to extend Burundi inquiry

10 september 2019 - 05:49:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should extend the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi during [...] Full text...

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Rights group blasts Algeria for 'turning the vice' on protests

09 september 2019 - 06:04:44
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday lasted the Algerian authorities for jailing dozens of people for peaceful protests [...] Full text...

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'Cameroon separatist leaders appeal conviction'

04 september 2019 - 08:34:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ten leaders of the separatist Ambazonia Interim Government in Cameroon have lodged an appeal  against their 20 [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for protection of foreign truck drivers in South Africa from xenophobic violence

26 august 2019 - 07:01:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – A human rights group on Monday asked the South African government to take urgent measures [...] Full text...

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HRW urges interim Libyan government in eastern Libya to work for the return of kidnapped MP

16 august 2019 - 18:23:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the interim government, based in eastern Libya, "to make [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges gov't in eastern Libya to ensure safe return of abducted MP Sergewa

16 august 2019 - 06:00:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the Interim Government in eastern Libya to exert all [...] Full text...

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