Human Rights Watch writes to Secretary of State Clinton in advance of her seven-nation tour of Africa to urge her to emphasize good governance, respect for human rights, and the rule of law.
We write to urge that you and your colleagues from other European Union member states use this week's EU Summit to urgently heed the call from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and decide to deploy an EU "bridging" force to North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Human Rights Watch writes to US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Walter Kansteiner to raise attention to human rights concerns in both countries, and to urge the US delegation to raise these concerns in meetings with the Nigerian and Angolan government authorities.
Human Rights Watch writes to President Compaore to ask him to urgently investigate Burkina Faso's possible role in violations of international arms embargoes imposed on human rights abusers.