Egypt: Petition demanding the release of Hisham Kassem
A new petition demanding the release of Hisham Kassem in Egypt. Kassem is a journalist,…
West and Central Africa: Attacks against those who expose corruption
On the occasion of the African Day Against Corruption and the twentieth anniversary of the…
Migrants, Pope Francis: deaths at sea are a shame for society
A new cry of alarm rises from the Vatican with the words of Pope Francis,…
UK-Rwanda: UK Court of Appeal declares the asylum seekers’ deportation plan to Rwanda illegal
In the late morning of Thursday, June 29, 2023, the British Court of Appeal ruled…
Senegal, an independent investigation into the killings of protesters is necessary
Amnesty International has called on Senegalese authorities to immediately launch an independent and transparent investigation…
Halting the War on South African Women
My You strike a woman, you strike a rock. That is the motto of the…
Child personality at Al-Wefaq International University
Within the framework of the opening of the cultural season of Al-Wefaq International University in…
Oman, Abdal Monim Himmat risks being repatriated to Sudan. Diaspora protest
The Omani authorities are refusing to renew the residency of the intellectual, and our collaborator,…
Sudan: Madani organizes a stand for the rights of women and girls
The Gender Equality Network in Madani Town implemented, at 11:00 am today, a campaign to…
Sudan; The resistance committees will meet the tripartite mechanism in this case
The Resistance Committees issued a statement stating that they had received an invitation from the…
Western Sahara, Sahrawis denounce: United Nations support the occupying power
The United Nations support the occupying Power in The New York Support Group for the…
RD Congo and Denis Mukwege, tell the horror with the power of hope that becomes action
Studying, analyzing, and understanding complexity. In a world dominated by economic and geopolitical shocks that…
Zimbabwe, authorities must release opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days
The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP…
Angola, arbitrary arrests and hunger set election tone
“Make the vote meaningful for human rights observance: Human rights manifesto for Angola ahead of…
Egypt, telling about my brother Alaa and the other prisoners from Wadi Elnatrun
I am trying to find the energy and the words to explain .. Alaa 's…
Guinea: arbitrary arrests and excessive use of force
On 28 July the National Front for the defence of the Constitution, a civil society…
Ethiopia: Authorities must investigate massacre of ethnic Amhara in Tole
The Ethiopian authorities must urgently launch an impartial investigation into the summary killing of over 400…
Zimbabwe: Detained opposition politicians denied access to their lawyers
Members of political opposition Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole were arrested on 14 June after attending…
Rwanda criticized for the infamous migration pact with United Kindom
On Tuesday morning, from the Colnbrook immigration center seven migrants from Albania, Vietnam, Iran and…
The BBC unmasks Chinese video production company exploiting children in Malawi
A BBC Africa investigation by journalist Runako Celina and Malawi investigative reporter Henry Mhango has…
Tanzania: Halt brutal security operation in Loliondo
Tanzanian authorities must immediately halt the violent forced eviction of the Indigenous Maasai community in…
DR Congo, appeal to Pope Francis: dedicate a word to the blocking of adoptions
Dear Focus on Africa’s editor-in-chief, I am writing to you in the hope that our…
#NotACrime: a campaign against increasing government repression of human rights in Algeria
A year ago, Algerian authorities shut down the “Hirak” pro-democracy protests in most of the…
Central African Republic: First-ever SCC trial ensures alleged war criminals face justice
On 19 April 2022, the Special Criminal Court (SCC) opened a trial against Issa Sallet Adoum,…
Cameroon: Arbitrarily detained man dies of cholera in Douala, other detainees at risk
At least six inmates at the New Bell prison in Douala have died of cholera…
Rwanda: why I am convinced that Kagame is a cruel dictator
On 7 April 2022, every year, the commemoration of the 1994 Rwandan genocide begins in…
Ethiopia: Crimes Against Humanity in Western Tigray Zone
Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread…
DR Congoo, conviction of 13 youth activists is a shameful act to suppress dissent
Thirteen activists from the citizen movement Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) were convicted by a military court…
Togo, Joel Egah editor of the weekly investigative newspaper Fraternité buried in Lomé
Journalist Joel Egah, 43 years, was buried in Lomé on Saturday 19 March 2022. He…
Egypt: journalist and writer on trial for speaking out against sexual violence
Amnesty International urged the Egyptian authorities to immediately put an end to the shameful prosecution…
