News Nov 20, 2017 In Zimbabwe, Mugabe’s party gathers to begin his impeachment (The Washington Post) – A day after Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe defied the nation’s calls to resign, lawmakers here frantically searched on Monday for a legal path to dismiss the long-ruling leader.
News Nov 17, 2017 Two killed as Kenyan police disperse supporters cheering opposition leader (Reuters) – Two people were killed on Friday as Kenyan police tried to disperse supporters cheering a convoy carrying opposition leader Raila Odinga from the airport to central Nairobi, a Reuters photographer said.
Press Release Nov 15, 2017 HRF to Zimbabwean Military: Call for Free and Fair Elections After Four Decades of Mugabe NEW YORK (November 15, 2017) — Amid what appears to be a bloodless military coup d’état against Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) urges the Zimbabwe Defense Forces to refrain from violence and to hold free and fair elections that comply with international standards, which would include allowing full participation by opposition groups and international election monitors.
News Nov 14, 2017 An imprisoned West African graphic novelist received the Courage in Cartooning award (The Washington Post) – The cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé sits imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea for his art. Over the weekend, his journalistic brethren formally helped spotlight his case.
News Nov 13, 2017 We’re Not Done Yet, Hague Court Tells Burundi’s Leaders When Burundi became the first country to withdraw from the International Criminal Court less than two weeks ago, its leaders thought they had successfully avoided an inquiry into egregious crimes…
News Nov 9, 2017 No school, no salary: the children tricked into domestic servitude in Zanzibar For months, Rose was forced to work from sunrise to sunset, never paid and beaten for the smallest infraction. Now, in a shelter for trafficking victims, hidden away down a backstreet on the outskirts of Zanzibar City, the 13-year old is shaking as she recounts what it was like being a child domestic worker for a wealthy family.
News Nov 9, 2017 U.N. watchdog tells Congo to hold election, clean up human rights (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Committee on Thursday gave Democratic Republic of Congo a year to report on actions it has taken to hold free and fair elections and clean up its rights record.
News Nov 7, 2017 Robert Mugabe sacks vice-president to clear path to power for wife (The Guardian) – Robert Mugabe has fired his powerful vice-president, clearing the way for his wife, Grace, to succeed him as leader of Zimbabwe.
News Nov 7, 2017 More Than a Million People in South Sudan Are on the Brink of Starvation Humanitarian organizations blame the worsening situation on South Sudan’s continuing conflict, which is nearing its fifth year and has killed more than 50,000 people.
News Nov 6, 2021 ‘We Are Everywhere’: How Ethiopia Became a Land of Prying Eyes (The New York Times) – When he is away from his fields, Takele Alene, a farmer in northern Ethiopia, spends a lot of his time prying into the personal and political affairs of his neighbors.
News Nov 6, 2017 HRF Demands Release of American Journalist in Zimbabwe O’Donovan was arrested on November 3 in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, for allegedly tweeting — almost a month ago — that President Robert Mugabe was a “very selfish and sick man,” along with a photo accusing him of using a catheter.
News Nov 1, 2017 28 killed in rare protests in Eritrea, opposition group says ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 28 people have been killed in rare protests in the capital of Eritrea, one of the world’s most reclusive nations, an official with the largest Eritrean opposition group said Wednesday.
News Nov 1, 2017 Eritrea’s Asmara city hit by rare student protest Rare protests broke out in Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, with reports of shooting in the city on Tuesday. Security forces responded by firing shots to disperse protesters, unverified video footage widely circulated on social media shows.
News Oct 27, 2017 Son of Equatorial Guinea’s president is convicted of corruption in France Teodorin Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president, has been given a three-year suspended jail term by a French court for plundering public money from his oil-rich but impoverished west African state to fund a jet-set lifestyle in Paris.
News Oct 26, 2017 HRF Condemns Kenya’s Election Rerun After Kenya’s Supreme Court overturned the August election, we hoped against hope that the rule of law had returned to Kenya.
Press Release Oct 24, 2017 HRF to Cameroon: Release Activist Nasako Besingi; End Crackdown on Protesters NEW YORK (October 24, 2017) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns Cameroon’s authoritarian regime for arbitrarily arresting Cameroonian activist Nasako Besingi and for its attempts to stifle public discourse through protest suppression and internet shutdowns.
News Oct 24, 2017 Kenya’s top court to hear petition to postpone election Kenya’s Supreme Court plans to hear last-minute arguments that Thursday’s presidential election should be postponed because a free and fair vote cannot be guaranteed.
Press Release Oct 23, 2025 HRF Condemns WHO for Appointing Robert Mugabe as “Goodwill Ambassador” NEW YORK (October 22, 2017) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the decision by the World Health Organization (WHO) to name 93-year-old Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe a “Goodwill Ambassador.”
Press Release Oct 23, 2017 It’s not so surprising WHO’s new director tried to make Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador The plan by World Health Organization (WHO) director-general to appoint Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador has backfired and been rescinded after an international outcry.
News Oct 19, 2025 U.N. Peacekeeping Chief Issues Warning on South Sudan The leader of United Nations’ peacekeeping operations offered a dire appraisal of South Sudan on Tuesday, saying the world’s youngest nation is sliding further into mayhem with no sign that its antagonists want peace.
