Freedom 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...
International 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...
No easy road to ICC justice for Kenya’s victims of abduction and extrajudicial killing
Although the Kenyan government’s inaction on the rising cases of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, enforced abductions, and illegal detentions has...
DRC: Victims’ fund overhauled amid embezzlement suspicions
In June 2000, the Ugandan and Rwandan armies clashed in Kisangani, in what is now Tshopo province, north-eastern Democratic Republic...
From fearless reporting to seeking asylum: Burundian journalist fights to reclaim his voice and safety
For the second time in eight years, prominent Burundian journalist Pierre Claver Niyonkuru finds himself in exile in another country,...
Human rights experts call for comprehensive and inclusive approach to Sudan’s crisis
On July 17, the world marked International Justice Day, to commemorate the adoption of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty...
