By Human Rights Press StaffNovember 9, 2024 GENEVA — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, voiced deep concern today regarding escalating violence and human rights abuses in Mozambique following the country’s recent elections. So far, these post-election tensions have resulted in at least 20 deaths and numerous injuries. […]
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By Human Rights Press Staff July 13, 2023 A West African court has found the Nigerian government guilty of human rights abuses during its suppression of the 2020 #EndSARS protests against police brutality. The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja imposed a financial penalty on Nigeria for its forceful crackdown […]
Dateline: OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (Human Rights Press) Lead paragraph: In an alarming escalation against press freedom, Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended several more international media outlets over their coverage of a report accusing the army of killing 223 civilians. The crackdown comes after the government previously banned the BBC […]
More than 130 people have died at a hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The city, a key location in Darfur, has seen escalating violence as Sudan’s army battles the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). El Fasher, the last major city in Darfur controlled by […]
A new report by Amnesty International details widespread human rights abuses faced by women working in informal cross-border trade (ICBT) in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The report, titled “Cross-border is our livelihood, it is our job” – Decent work as a human right for women cross border traders in southern […]
A report by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan underscores the persisting mass violence and gross human rights violations in the country, casting a shadow over the upcoming landmark elections scheduled for December. Despite the promise of these elections to symbolize a step towards lasting peace since […]