Africa
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Egypt: CFJ, Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, and RFK Human Rights Submit Communication to African Children’s Rights Mechanism
Tags Share The Committee for Justice, the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, and RFK Human Rights have submitted a communication to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) on behalf of a 16-year-old Egyptian child (identity withheld) who was unlawfully detained, forcibly disappeared, and tortured by Egyptian authorities.…
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منظمات لجنة العدالة ومؤسسة سيناء لحقوق الإنسان وروبرت ف. كينيدي لحقوق الإنسان تتقدم ببلاغ إلى لجنة الخبراء الأفريقية لحقوق الطفل ورفاهه
Tags Share قدمت لجنة العدالة ومؤسسة سيناء لحقوق الإنسان وروبرت ف. كينيدي لحقوق الإنسان بلاغًا إلى لجنة الخبراء الأفريقية لحقوق الطفل ورفاهه، نيابةً عن طفل مصري يبلغ من العمر 16 عامًا (تم حجب هويته)، تعرّض للاعتقال غير القانوني والإخفاء القسري والتعذيب على يد السلطات المصرية. ويُشكّل احتجاز الطفل وتعذيبه انتهاكًا صارخًا لحقوق الطفل بموجب القانون…
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Civil Society Organizations strongly condemn the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ Congratulatory Letter to President Paul Biya and the Deepening Crisis of Democracy in Africa
Tags Share We, the undersigned, express our deep concern and disappointment over the recent letter of congratulations purportedly issued in the name of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (‘African Commission’) on 27 October 2025 to President Paul Biya of Cameroon following the disputed elections conducted on 12 October 2025. This letter compromises…
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RFK Human Rights and 2008 Human Rights Laureate Aminatou Haidar express grave concern over the latest UN Security Council resolution on Western Sahara
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and its 2008 Human Rights Award Laureate, Aminatou Haidar, express grave concern about the adoption of the U.S.-sponsored United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797 on October 31. The resolution, which renews the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for another year, openly reflects the…
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Cameroon: Authorities Must Desist from Violent Repression of Protests
Tags Share RFK Human Rights strongly condemns the attacks against peaceful protesters in Cameroon following the country’s presidential elections. We call on authorities to refrain from their attacks on their citizens and stress that authorities must act in accordance with their constitutional and international obligations. Further, authorities must investigate all claims of arbitrary detention, excessive…
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Tanzania: Authorities Must End Violent Repression and Respect Democratic Principles
Tags Share RFK Human Rights strongly condemns the violent repression of peaceful protestors and the internet shutdown in Tanzania during the ongoing general elections. We call on the Tanzanian authorities to immediately desist from their attacks against demonstrators and respect their constitutional and international human rights obligations to promote peaceful assembly. On October 29, 2025,…
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Don’t Pull the Ladder: Ending TPS for Cameroonians Now Creates Risk Without a Plan
Tags Share I’m writing as someone who has lived the story we too often file under a tidy word: migration. But there is a difference between choosing to move and being pushed out by violence, state repression, or fear. While both involve a decision about whether to stay or go, one is deliberate and planned;…
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Umu Thoronka v. Sierra Leone: Unlawful Dismissal Exposes Gender Bias in Sierra Leone Media
Umu Thoronka, a Sierra Leonean female journalist, was unlawfully dismissed from her position at the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) on July 26, 2024, in retaliation for exercising her right to freedom of expression and opinion.
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ECOWAS Court Petition highlights the pervasive challenges faced by women journalists in West Africa
Tags Share Women in the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL) and RFK Human Rights have submitted a petition to the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on behalf of Umu Thoronka, a Sierra Leonean journalist who was unlawfully dismissed from her position at the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC)…
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SJS and RFK Human Rights Issue Statement of Support for Somali Journalist Abdalle Mumin facing SLAPP Threat
Tags Share Mogadishu, Somalia / Washington, DC, U.S. – 22 August 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) strongly denounce the attempts of Premier Bank to silence Abdalle Mumin, a human rights defender and journalist. At the behest of Premier Bank, a major Somali financial institution with strong…
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Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Unlawful Arrest and “Pre-Trial Detention” of Egyptian Cartoonist Ashraf Omar
Tags Share On July 22nd, 2024, a Cairo activist, cartoonist, and translator named Ashraf Omar was taken from his home by plainclothes officers. Forty-eight hours elapsed before there was any official acknowledgment of his arrest or confirmation of his wellbeing or location. Mr. Omar was subjected to physical violence and verbal abuse, as well as a six-hour…
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Chad: RFK Human Rights Condemns the Continued Detention of Opposition Leader Dr. Succès Masra
Tags Share RFK Human Rights condemns the arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of Chadian opposition political leader Dr. Succès Masra. We strongly urge the government of Chad to respect Dr. Masra’s rights to liberty, fair trial, and freedoms of expression and association, and to desist from attacks on opposition political parties and movements, in line…
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