Africa
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Attack on Mozambique Human Rights Defender Raises New Concerns
Tags Share 3 April 2018 It is with sadness that the undersigned civil society organisations express deep concern about the attack on Mozambique human rights defender, Ericino de Salema, which took place in Maputo on 27th March 2018. Mr Salema, a journalist, a rights activist and political analyst was allegedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in…
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Joint Letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister-Designate
Tags Share Prime Minister-Designate, Dr. Abiy Ahmed AliCc: Abadula Gemeda, Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representative Your Excellencies, The undersigned international, regional and national human rights and development organisations write to express our grave concern over the recent arrest of 11 Ethiopian journalists, bloggers and political opposition leaders amid a new crackdown on fundamental…
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African Union Must Respond to Freedom of Expression Concerns Across the Continent
Tags Share A number of African governments are increasingly clamping down on freedom of expression. In an attempt to hold onto power and silence dissent, many governments in the region have routinely disrupted the enjoyment of civil and political rights. Freedom of expression is the first step towards identifying shared commonalities where the governments talk…
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Zimbabweans Fight for the Right to Peacefully Protest
Tags Share In Zimbabwe, Valentine’s Day isn’t just about romance. It’s a milestone when women and men have historically taken to the streets to call for accountability and responsive government, led by Jenni Williams, Magodonga Mahlangu, and other organizers of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA).Valentine’s Day is all about showing—as Williams put it—that the power…
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UN Determines Al Jazeera Journalist Mahmoud Hussein was Arbitrarily Detained
Tags Share This week the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention published its decision in the case of Mahmoud Hussein, a prominent journalist who works for Al Jazeera Media Network in Qatar and is represented by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. The Working Group determined that Mr. Hussein has been arbitrarily detained without charge…
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Moroccan Journalist Remains Detained
Mohamed Al-Bambary’s coverage of Morocco’s violent response to Western Sahara protests led the State to silence him.
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RFK Human Rights Wins Stella Nyanzi Case
The decision by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention determined that Stella Nyanzi—a prominent human rights defender, social activist, and academic in Uganda—was arbitrarily detained for her Facebook posts criticizing Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni.
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RFK Human Rights Joins Call for Tanzania to Release Lawyers and Human Rights Defenders
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights joins with more than one hundred organizations and individuals in urgently calling for the Government of Tanzania to release and drop all charges against 13 lawyers and human rights defenders who were detained on October 20, 2017, after law enforcement agents previously raided a meeting they were attending…
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Uganda Must Set Inquiry Into Kasese Killings
Tags Share (Kampala, May 26, 2017) The Ugandan government should facilitate independent and transparent investigations with international expertise into the November 2016 killings of civilians in Kasese, Uganda and hold security forces accountable, a coalition of 40 organizations said today. The groups urged the government to invite relevant African Commission experts and United Nations special…
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UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Mahmoud Hussein Case
Tags Share Mahmoud Hussein is a prominent Egyptian journalist who works as a news editor for the Al Jazeera Media Network. He was arbitrarily detained by Egyptian authorities in late December 2016 and has been subjected to cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment for the past 129 days in detention, most of which has been spent…
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RFK Human Rights Submits UN Petition for Al Jazeera Journalist Mahmoud Hussein
Tags Share On April 29, 2017, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights submitted a petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Mahmoud Hussein. Mr. Hussein is a prominent Egyptian journalist who works for Al Jazeera Media Network in Qatar, covering the European region. Mr. Hussein has been arbitrarily detained by…
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