Human Rights

With the wave of military coups reshaping West Africa’s political landscape, the region now finds itself in a phase in which unconstitutional changes of government are no longer just episodic disruptions...

Picture this: Port Vila, May 2019, the perfect beach at midday. Somewhere on the rocks where the water is shallow, a Malenesian 10-year-old girl with bare feet is teaching her...

On March 27, 2026, Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for Prisoners of War handed Journalists For Justice (JFJ) a list of 731 Kenyans recruited into the Russia-Ukraine war, naming their fates for...

Months after at least 1,000 Kenyan men travelled to Russia expecting jobs and instead landed in military camps and at the war front, their families are haunted by silence and...

The conflict in South Sudan teetered on the brink of a full-blown civil war as civilians fled Akobo County in Jonglei state after the military ordered citizens, United Nations personnel,...

Before the horrors of Sudan’s war erupt in flames or gunfire, the first warning is the silence. According to Sudanese journalist Enaam Alnour, “Before the houses burned, silence came first....

Across the Horn of Africa and East Africa, civilians are suffering some of the most severe human rights violations in recent memory. Armed conflict, repression, and unchecked abuses have devastated...

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...

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...

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...