Human Rights
Essa Faal: My experiences in international justice, my hopes and dreams for The Gambia
Essa M. Faal is no stranger to high-stakes justice. The Gambian lawyer has prosecuted Darfur genocide suspects, led investigations at the International Criminal Court (ICC), and served his nation as...
Read moreDetailsMadagascar coup as peril, providence, or promise to new transition
Until the violent election-related protests erupted in Tanzania from the end of last month, shocking the world and shattering the East African country’s aura of political maturity and tranquillity, Madagascar...
Read moreDetailsViolence, legal threats weaponised to undermine freedom and human rights in Kenya
At first, the march was peaceful. The mothers and other relatives of the victims of police attacks against the 2024 protesters, including those who were calling for justice, carried crosses...
Read moreDetailsElusive Sanna Manjang continues to rob Gambian victims of hope for justice
At first, there was elation and hope: A Banjul court had just issued a warrant of arrest for Sanna Manjang, one of the most vicious members of the Junglers death...
Read moreDetailsICJ’s groundbreaking advisory opinion brings new hope to victims of climate change disasters
Through its advisory opinion that declares that states are legally obliged to protect the environment and are bound to compensate for the climate/environment harms caused by their actions, the International...
Read moreDetailsPeace efforts without justice for victims will not stop future conflict in DRC
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a historic deal on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC, brokered by the United States and supported by Qatar. The...
Read moreDetailsDeadly duty: Journalists pay a high price as attacks on the media shoot up
"Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in CPJ’s history… The rise in journalist killings is part of a broader trend of muzzling the media globally.” – Jodie...
Read moreDetailsDoubts dim hopes that US-brokered deal will bring peace and justice to eastern DRC
As questions emerge about the effectiveness of the United States-brokered peace deal between the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to end the decades-old conflict...
Read moreDetailsFreedom and human rights under siege in Africa amid rising repression
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it – Abraham Lincoln, April 6, 1859 The arrest and alleged...
Read moreDetailsInternational lenders called out on ballooning debt and corruption in poor countries
International lenders have been accused of supporting policies that favour the wealthy while at the same time increasing the burden on the poor in developing countries. According to Stealing the...
Read moreDetailsWe call out impunity wherever it occurs; we advocate justice for all victims of atrocity crimes; and we work with people of goodwill everywhere who share our values.
