Human Rights

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

Although the Kenyan government’s inaction on the rising cases of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, enforced abductions, and illegal detentions has angered many citizens and civil society organisations, humanitarian justice experts...

In June 2000, the Ugandan and Rwandan armies clashed in Kisangani, in what is now Tshopo province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This so-called “Six-Day War” is one of...

The verdict in the case of former minister Ousman Sonko, expected on May 15, 2024, will be another important milestone, not only for international justice but also the fledgling transitional...