Africa
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Fighting to Free Imprisoned Nigerian Journalist Omoyele Sowore
Sowore’s arbitrary arrest and continued detention violate multiple provisions of Nigeria’s constitution as well as its international human rights obligations.
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Abuse of Cyber Security Laws to Unduly Limit Civic Space
Tags Share Honourable Chairperson, Honourable Commissioners, State delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, This is a joint statement from the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. We take this opportunity to congratulate the new Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Commission, and wish them all the best as…
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Calling for the Release of Malawian Human Rights Defender Gift Trapence
Tags Share We are human rights and health organizations gravely concerned by the arrest on July 8 of Mr. Gift Trapence, the Vice-Chairperson of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) and the Executive Director of the Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP), a Malawian civil society organization. We are calling for the immediate release…
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Statement on Detention of Al Jazeera Journalist Mahmoud Hussein
Tags Share As soon as we learned of Mahmoud Hussein’s incarceration, we knew he was wrongfully detained. That’s why we brought his case to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, who ruled in agreement last January. Today, after years of inaction, the Egyptian government finally moved to act in accordance with the international ruling.…
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Deterioration of Human Rights in Tanzania Demands Attention
Ahead of the 41st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, RFK Human Rights and our partners called on the delegation to address the ongoing deterioration of human rights in Tanzania.
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Nigerian Journalist Deemed “Terrorist”
Omoyele Sowore covered human rights abuses. Now he’s the victim of them at the hands of the Nigerian State.
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Egypt Sends Threat to All Journalists
Mahmoud Hussein has been detained in subhuman conditions since 2016 simply for working for a media outlet critical of Egypt.
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RFK Human Rights Condemns Violent Crackdown on Protests in Zimbabwe
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights expresses its deep concern at the recent crackdown on protests in Zimbabwe. We urgently join the calls by Zimbabwean civil society for the authorities to refrain from further violence, immediately release and cease prosecutions of those who have been arbitrarily detained, and commit to maintaining open access to…
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Punitive Pretrial Detention in Egypt
Tags Share Ever since President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi took power in June 2013, Egyptian authorities have increasingly sought to punish dissidents who dare to criticize the government and publish views that differ from the regime’s chosen narrative. In 2018, well over 100 people were arrested for exercising their right to freedom of expression, facing unfounded…
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Letter: Ethiopia Must Protect Freedom of Association
Tags Share To: Prime Minister-, Dr. Abiy Ahmed Cc: Tagesse Chafo, Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representative 29 November 2018 Your Excellency, The undersigned international, regional and national human rights and development organisations write to urge your government to ensure that the draft Charities and Societies (CSO) Proclamation complies with regional and international human…
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UN: Western Sahara Media Worker was Arbitrarily Detained
Tags Share The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (“Working Group”) has determined that Mohamed al-Bambary, a Sahrawi media activist serving six years in prison as a result of his journalism, is being arbitrarily detained in Morocco. Freedom Now and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announce today that on June 29, 2018, the Working…
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Government Shuts Down LGBTQ+ Event in Uganda
Tags Share We are deeply troubled to learn that the Ugandan government ordered Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) to shut down their event today commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). This unjustified order, issued by the Ugandan Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity, arbitrarily disrupts SMUG’s celebration of a day dedicated…
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