News Jan 2, 2018 DR Congo has shut down internet amid bloody anti-government protests (Quartz) – At the start of a new year, the Democratic Republic of Congo is being rocked by an old problem: violent protests against president Joseph Kabila who has refused to leave office after his term expired.
News Dec 28, 2017 Liberia Election Could Mark First Peaceful Transfer of Power Since 1944 MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia has not witnessed a peaceful transition of power since 1944, and the fate of past presidents — since 1971, four of them have either died in office or been sent into exile — is so grim that many Liberians consider the presidential palace to be haunted.
Press Release Dec 28, 2017 HRF Succeeds in Petition; UN Condemns Zimbabwe NEW YORK (December 28, 2017) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the United Nations’ determination that the February and September 2017 arrests and subsequent imprisonment of Zimbabwean human rights activist and religious leader Evan Mawarire were arbitrary under international law.
News Dec 12, 2017 Evidence that Ethiopia is spying on journalists THROUGHOUT 2016 AND 2017, individuals in Canada, United States, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, and numerous other countries began to receive suspicious emails. It wasn’t just common spam. These people were chosen.
News Dec 11, 2017 Museveni “Supports” Extending Presidential Terms DOUALA (Reuters) – A celebrated Cameroonian writer who wrote a piece critical of the government’s handling of a separatist crisis in its Anglophone region was detained at Douala airport on Thursday, his wife and lawyer said.
News Dec 8, 2017 Prize-winning Cameroonian writer detained after criticizing government DOUALA (Reuters) – A celebrated Cameroonian writer who wrote a piece critical of the government’s handling of a separatist crisis in its Anglophone region was detained at Douala airport on Thursday, his wife and lawyer said.
News Dec 8, 2017 South Sudan: Security Council urged to do more to protect civilians (UN News Centre) – With the conflict in South Sudan entering its fifth year, senior United Nations officials on Thursday expressed concern about the precarious security situation and bleak humanitarian conditions in the world’s youngest country.
News Dec 4, 2017 Police arrest woman in Tanzania over video of same-sex kiss HRF condemns crackdown on LGBTQI people and rights groups being carried out by Tanzania’s authoritarian regime.
Publication Dec 1, 2017 Zimbabwe leader’s Cabinet heavy on military, ruling party (The Washington Post) – Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new Cabinet filled with ruling party loyalists and figures linked to the military, whose takeover helped oust former…
News Nov 30, 2017 Togo opposition vows to continue protests even during talks (Africanews) – Hundreds of Togolese opposition members turned up for the new round of anti-government protests in the capital Lome on Monday. Wednesday’s march was largely peaceful according to reports from local media.
News Nov 30, 2017 Sudan armed groups still deploy child soldiers: UN (AFP) – The United Nations said Wednesday that some armed groups fighting in Sudan still deploy child soldiers, but acknowledged Khartoum’s efforts to prevent child recruitment into its forces.
News Nov 29, 2017 Zimbabwe pastor Evan Mawarire found not guilty of subversion (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean court found a pastor not guilty on Wednesday of attempting to subvert the government in a case seen as a barometer of judicial independence under new President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
News Nov 29, 2017 Zimbabwe: HRF Welcomes Acquittal of Evan Mawarire NEW YORK (November 29, 2017) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes today’s decision by Harare’s High Court to acquit human rights activist and civil society leader Evan Mawarire of all politically motivated charges against him.
News Nov 28, 2017 If Zimbabweans want democracy, these are the 5 steps we must take Tawanda Chimhini is the director of the Election Resource Center in Harare, Zimbabwe.
News Nov 27, 2017 Swaziland: Chief Punishes Residents With Fine About 20 families were fined E900 each (US$64) “for not attending community meetings and not paying homage to the Ezulwini chiefdom.”
Publication Nov 27, 2017 Oil, Instagram and the Plunder of Equatorial Guinea On Oct. 27, a Paris criminal court convicted Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the vice president of Equatorial Guinea and son of its president, of money laundering and embezzlement of more…
News Nov 22, 2017 Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa returns to serve as nation’s next leader (CNN) – Zimbabwe’s former vice president has returned to the country to serve as interim President, the state broadcaster reports, following veteran leader Robert Mugabe’s resignation after 37 years of rule.
Publication Nov 21, 2017 Zimbabwe: Mugabe resigns under military pressure Today, Zimbabwe’s dictator Robert Mugabe submitted a letter of resignation to parliament which ended his 37-year rule and triggered massive celebrations in the streets of Harare. Amid the country’s uncertain…
News Nov 20, 2017 Kenya Court Upholds President’s Election Win (The New York Times) – Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday dismissed two petitions seeking to overturn last month’s presidential vote, paving the way for the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta for a second term.
News Nov 20, 2017 HRF in the News — L.A. Times cites HRF research on African dictators In Zimbabwe, Mugabe’s fall appears to mark the end of Africa’s postcolonial ‘Big Men’ era.
