Central African Republic death toll c...
Hundreds of civilians are seeking refuge inside a mosque in the Central African Republic’s border town of...

Cameroon: Arbitrary arrests, killings...
More than 1,000 people, many arrested arbitrarily, are being held in horrific conditions and dying from disease and...

Uganda: Lethal Response to Killings |...
Members of the Bakonzo and Bamba ethnic groups in Uganda’s western Rwenzori region clashed following contested local...

ICC sentences former Congolese vice-p...
On June 21, 2016, the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced former Congolese Vice-President, Jean-Pierre...

In ‘defence of the oppressed’: obstac...
Lawyers say they risk being jailed for their work defending government critics, with hundreds already believed to be...

Death in police custody: The case of ...
– Forensics report confirms lawyer was subjected to “violent” beatings to genitals and chest, says prosecution....

Hissene Habre: Chad’s ex-ruler ...
His victims waited over 26 years for this moment. Chad’s ex-dictator Hissene Habre is convicted of crimes...

Mass graves found in Mozambique ̵...
In April, IBTimes UK reported there was a growing threat civilians could become “legitimate targets” in...

Senegal: Chad’s Hissène Habré V...
Human Rights Watch on May 3, 2016, issued updated question-and-answer document about the trial in Senegal of the...

Somalia: Journalists Under Attack
The government should act decisively to end intimidation and violence against journalists by state security forces...

Egypt journalists jailed, 1200+ arres...
Authorities arrested more than 1,200 people after the protests, with dozens still in detention, according to a group...

Sheroes: Grace on the Frontline of th...
The statistics tell a sobering tale. Burkina Faso has the 7th highest rate of child marriage in the world. These are...
