An elected leader once dubbed “The Punisher” is on his way to The Hague to face trial for crimes against humanity during a ...

Exposing their cruelty may actually bolster their power for a while, by reminding their subjects of the dangers of ...

The AFC/M23 rebellion in eastern DR Congo has "categorically reject the unfounded allegations" presented in Human Rights Watch's (HRW) report, on Wednesday, March 12, claiming that the rebel alliance ...

Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, ...

Human Rights Watch called on the Marcos administration to surrender former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide information to the Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights on ...

The signs are ominous – the growing militarism is steadily revealing itself as the masked bandit it always has been. In May 2024, the Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC) at Makerere University ...

“Companies are profiting in Kabwe from mining, removing, and processing lead waste at the expense of children’s health,” HRW’s children’s rights director Juliane Kippenberg ...

Report says more than 95 percent of children in the central town of Kabwe had elevated levels of lead in their blood.

The international community, including the United Nations, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) should press the South Sudanese authorities to uphold human ...

Hammad was killed on 10 May 2022 while participating in an Egyptian army operation against alleged “terrorists” in the Sheikh ...

Over 1,200 Alawites killed in Syria’s Mediterranean coast amid post-Assad violence, raising sectarian tensions.