• A woman walks past burned houses in the remote town of Baga, northern Nigeria, on April 21, 2013.
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    Nigeria: Massive Destruction, Deaths From Military Raid
    Satellite images reveal massive destruction of civilian property from a military raid on April 16 and 17, 2013, in the northern Nigerian town of Baga, undermining the military’s claim that only 30 houses were destroyed. The Nigerian government should thoroughly and impartially investigate allegations that soldiers carried out widespread destruction and killing in the town.
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Africa

  • Put a Spotlight on African Women’s Reproductive Rights
    May 20, 2013
  • Letter to Ivorian Minister of Justice on Government reaction to Human Rights Watch report
    May 20, 2013
  • Zambia: Stop Prosecuting People for Homosexuality
    May 20, 2013
    Zambian authorities should dismiss all charges and release two men arrested for engaging in homosexual acts. The police should immediately cease forensic anal examinations, which are intrusive, invasive and constitute cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment in violation of international law.
  • AU has neglected human rights
    May 17, 2013
    Africa's leaders should also do some serious reflection on why they haven't made sufficient progress on human rights, writes Tiseke Kasambala.
  • Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth
    May 17, 2013
    The Cameroonian authorities should drop the charges against two transgender youth rather than appealing their case to the Supreme Court, four human rights organizations said today. Jonas K. and Franky D. are being prosecuted on what the appeals court has already ruled were trumped-up charges of homosexual conduct, the groups said in a letter to the Yaoundé prosecutor today.
  • Cameroon: Letter to the Prosecutor General of the Central Appeals Court
    May 17, 2013
    Jonas and Franky, who identify as women, were arrested in July 2011 by police who stopped their vehicle and saw that they were dressed in women’s clothing. Police claimed that Jonas, Franky, and a third person were “groping” each other in the car. They were convicted of homosexual conduct in November 2011 by a judge who suggested that because they were drinking Bailey’s liqueur the night of the arrest – which the judge considered a “women’s drink” –they must be homosexual.
  • AU: African Groups Call for Justice at Summit
    May 16, 2013

    Civil society groups from more than 30 African countries called on African Union (AU) member countries to ensure that the AU promotes justice for grave international crimes, in a letter to the foreign ministers of African Union member states which was made public by the groups today.
     

  • Easing Africa's Pain: The Need for Palliative Care
    May 16, 2013
    With the prevalence of chronic diseases rapidly increasing in Africa, expanding palliative care will be essential to help patients live with dignity.
  • Letter to Foreign Ministers on International Justice in Africa in Advance of AU Summit
    May 14, 2013

    We, the undersigned African civil society organisations and international organisations with a presence in Africa, working on human rights and international criminal justice, are pleased to congratulate the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), on the occasion of its 50thAnniversary.

  • The Trials of Child Marriage
    May 13, 2013
    In Yemen, South Sudan, and other parts of the world, instead of going to school or spending time with their friends and families, girls, some as young as 8, are married -- often to much older men. If the girls don’t want to marry, their families generally force them. After they are wed, life often changes for the worse.
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