Congo (Brazzaville)

  • Africa

    There’s a new fashion among African presidents bent on clinging to power: the constitutional coup. Military coups are no longer de rigueur, in part because the African Union has said it won’t recognize governments that come to power by means of such blatant tactics.

    Commentary

    Africa’s Softer, Gentler Coups d’Etat

  • LGBT Rights

    With the slaughter of civilians in Syria still horribly unrestrained, it is easy to be discouraged about human rights. There is, of course, every reason for outrage about Syria, and about the international community's narrow focus on peace talks, unlikely as they are to succeed anytime soon, without any comparable effort to stop the killing of civilians while the fighting continues.

    Commentary

    Silver Lining: The Year 2013 in Human Rights

  • Children's Rights

    The State Department’s new list of governments using child soldiers is out. Seven countries are named this year. The list is not that surprising: It includes the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burma and South Sudan, which have deployed child soldiers for years.

    Commentary

    U.S. Must Enforce Ban on Child Soldiers

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  • Policy Paralysis

    A Call for Action on HIV/AIDS-Related Human Rights Abuses Against Women and Girls in Africa