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Publication Date: 02 April 2012

Mali: Urgent action needed to protect civilians

Tuareg and Islamist armed groups in northern Mali have taken control of the cities of Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu amid a military coup in the country.

Publication Date: 29 March 2012

Mali: End attacks and detention of peaceful protesters amid military coup

Politicians and activists protesting a military coup in Mali have been attacked and injured during a peaceful rally in the capital Bamako.

Publication Date: 27 March 2012

Côte d'Ivoire urged to assist ICC in post-election violence probe

One year after the most violent battle of the post-election conflict in Côte d'Ivoire, authorities must cooperate fully with an ICC probe into human rights abuses.

Publication Date: 23 March 2012

Mali: Coup heralds period of uncertainty on human rights

Leaders of the military coup against President Amadou Toumani Touré’s Mali government urged to release politicians from custody.

Publication Date: 23 March 2012

Kenya slum fires demonstrate need to ensure housing rights

Fires in the Nairobi slums of Kibera and Mathare have claimed the lives of three people and destroyed up to 700 homes.

Publication Date: 21 March 2012

Zimbabwe: Sentencing of activists a 'setback' for freedom of expression

Six Zimbabwean activists have been fined and sentenced to carry out community service after screening a video on events in North Africa.

Publication Date: 20 March 2012

Slum dwellers across Africa urge governments to respect housing rights

Slum dwellers from across Africa have launched a week of action calling on governments to stop forced evictions.

Publication Date: 19 March 2012

Mauritania: Transfer former Libyan intelligence chief to the ICC

Abdullah al-Senussi, Libya's former intelligence chief, must be turned over to the ICC without delay following his arrest in Mauritania.

Publication Date: 16 March 2012

Tanzania must end HIV ‘red ribbon’ stigma in schools

Several Tanzanian schools have forced HIV-positive pupils to wear red ribbons to class, claiming it excuses them from strenuous activities.

Publication Date: 14 March 2012

Landmark ICC verdict over use of child soldiers

In its landmark first verdict, the International Criminal Court convicted Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for the war crime of using child soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Publication Date: 12 March 2012

Ethiopia: Human rights work crippled by restrictive law

A new report documents how Ethiopia's civil society legislation stifles legitimate human rights work.

Publication Date: 08 March 2012

Efforts to arrest Joseph Kony must respect human rights

The Lord's Resistance Army leader is charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes as documented by the Kony 2012 campaign.

Publication Date: 05 March 2012

Cameroon urged to overhaul laws criminalizing gay relationships

Jean-Claude Roger Mbede and 12 other people in Cameroon have been arrested since March 2011 for allegedly practising homosexuality.

Publication Date: 01 March 2012

Rwanda urged to end clampdown on dissent as Charles Ntakirutinka released

Authorities urged to end the persecution of political opponents and journalists as former government minister freed after 10 years.

Publication Date: 29 February 2012

Attacks against journalists in Somalia must stop

Abukar Hasan Mohamud Kadaf is the third journalist to be killed in Mogadishu in just two months.

Publication Date: 24 February 2012

Senegal: Presidential candidates urged to decry political violence

Senegal's presidential candidates must call for calm ahead of the first round of elections this weekend.

Publication Date: 23 February 2012

Mali: Government must stop bombing civilians

Bombings by Malian government forces in the north of the country are killing civilians in violation of international humanitarian law.

Publication Date: 23 February 2012

Somalia: Protection of civilians and human rights are critical for stable future

A recent surge in military operations in Somalia increases civilians’ vulnerability to attacks and displacement.

Publication Date: 16 February 2012

Malawi: Former Attorney General returned to prison despite bail order

Malawi's former Attorney General, who is critical of the current government, has been returned to prison despite a court order to release him on bail.

Publication Date: 16 February 2012

Sudan: End bombings and allow humanitarian access into conflict regions

The UN Security Council broke months of silence this week on Sudan's conflicts in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states.