UN: Covid-19 Summit at UN Falls Short
Sharing Knowledge, Technology Critical to Curb Virus Leaders at a virtual Covid-19 summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2021, pledged to mobilize millions...
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Cameroon: Repression Marks Crackdown Anniversary
Release Political Prisoners; Respect Right to Peaceful Assembly (Dakar) – Cameroon’s authorities should ensure accountability for their security forces’ crackdown on opposition leaders, supporters,...
Cameroun : Un an après la répression de manifestations, l’intransigeance continue
Les autorités devraient libérer les prisonniers politiques et respecter le droit de réunion pacifique (Dakar) – Les autorités du Cameroun devraient s’assurer que les responsabilités soient établies à...
Zimbabwe: Dire Lack of Clean Water in Capital
Urgently Tackle Years-long Crisis in Harare (Johannesburg) – Residents of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, face a potable water crisis three years after a deadly cholera outbreak, Human Rights Watch said...
US: Treatment of Haitian Migrants Discriminatory
Chased by Border Agents on Horseback; Returned to Danger in Haiti (Washington, DC) – The US deployment of border agents on horseback against Haitian migrants on September 19, 2021, stems from abusive...
“I Had Nowhere to Go” Violence Against Women and Girls During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya
Kenya: Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Lack Help Effective Law Enforcement, Access to Shelter, Financial Support Are Critical (Nairobi) – The Kenyan government’s response to gender-based violence...
UN Human Rights Council: Renew Libya Fact-Finding Mission’s Mandate [EN/AR]
Mandate Renewal Key to Accountability for Past and Ongoing Violations in Libya (Geneva, September 21, 2021) – United Nations Human Rights Council member states, including Libya, should continue to...
Liban : Le Conseil des droits de l’homme de l’ONU devrait enquêter sur l’explosion de Beyrouth
Des organisations de défense des droits humains, des survivants et des victimes en appellent urgemment à la justice (Beyrouth, le 15 septembre 2021) – Les États membres du Conseil des droits de...
RD Congo : Nouvelles révélations sur des viols généralisés à la prison de Kasapa
Il faut enquêter de manière rigoureuse sur les avertissements ignorés d’un possible soulèvement et sur les violences sexuelles de septembre 2020 (Kinshasa) – L’enquête sur le soulèvement de septembre...
DR Congo: New Findings on Prison Mass Rape
Full Investigation Needed into Ignored Riot Warnings, Sexual Violence Democratic Republic of Congo authorities have made no apparent progress investigating the September 2020 prison riot at Kasapa...
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