Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Tuesday that Tunisian authorities have arrested three prominent activists following a “sham trial.” The organization urged authorities to immediately overturn the “unjust convictions” and release those detained. Bassam Khawaja, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at HRW, highlighted the political significance of the detentions: The arrests of prominent [...]

UN anti-racism experts on Tuesday raised “grave concerns” about ethnically motivated human rights violations in Sudan. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) urged Sudan to act to put an end to these violations and prevent further escalation. The committee issued this decision under “early warning” and “urgent procedures” mechanisms. The experts are [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday urged Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to release news commentator Wong Kwok-ngon, to halt harassment of journalists, and to allow free coverage of the recent deadly apartment complex fire in Hong Kong. The CPJ reports that the national security police arrested columnist and commentator Wong on December [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for an impartial, prompt and effective investigation into the death in custody of Cameroon opposition leader Anicet Ekane. He died on December 1 at the State Defense Secretariat detention facility in the capital, Yaoundé. Ilaria Allegrozzi, senior Africa researcher at HRW, said, “Ekane’s death may be an example [...]

African leaders convened in Algiers on Sunday for the Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa. The conference was another step in the African Union’s plan of action to advance justice and reparations for Africans. Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf opened the conference with a call for leaders to follow in the [...]