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Human Rights Watch says there is “compelling evidence” that Russian paramilitary troops are committing serious rights abuses and killing civilians in the Central African Republic.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced that at least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ordnance in Libya since the armed group called the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) withdrew from Tripoli’s southern suburbs in June 2020. From April 2019 to June 2020, fighters…

Campaigners are calling for the release of all foreign nationals being held, as conditions deteriorate after the Russian invasion

Executive director for UN women says allegations of rape and sexual violence must be independently verified.

Human Rights Watch on Saturday asked Cameroon to protect prisoners from a cholera outbreak, saying at least six inmates had died in the country's second largest jail since March.

Ukrainian and British leaders discuss a new package of financial and military aid, the UK government says.

Russia's justice ministry said on Friday it had revoked the registration of 15 foreign organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW).

With strong backing from France, a UN envoy has demanded access to the Malian village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre last month by local forces and suspected Russian fighters.

Khashoggi’s fiancee said she would appeal the decision that comes despite warnings from human rights groups.

Malian troops and suspected Russian fighters allegedly executed around 300 civilian men over five days during a military operation in a central Malian town in late March, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Tuesday. FRANCE 24 terrorism expert Wassim Nasr gives his analysis, saying that this was…

Two rights groups on Wednesday accused Ethiopian security forces and their allies of waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Tigray, a long-contested part of northern Ethiopia.