This week, the Ethiopian government released over 1,000 youth from “rehabilitation camps” following a month-long detention. These camps have no legal basis, and their recent use signals a worrying return to a period when the security forces frequently carried out arbitrary arrests.
Sexual Exploitation, Harassment and Abuse in Secondary Schools in Senegal
Ongoing Tensions; Many Civilians Still Detained
The Human Rights Impact of Bauxite Mining in Guinea
A special interactive feature on empowering pregnant girls and adolescent mothers in to stay in school.
Tobacco companies fail to warn Zimbabwe’s farmers of nicotine poisoning’s dangers. Human Rights Watch researcher Margaret Wurth spoke to one family about their experiences farming tobacco.
This report documents 305 cases of rape and sexual slavery by members of armed groups between early 2013 and mid-2017. The predominantly Muslim Seleka and the largely Christian and animist militia known as “anti-balaka,” two main parties to the conflict, have used sexual violence as revenge for perceived support of those on the other side of the sectarian divide.
The Unravelling: Journey Through The Central African Republic Crisis
