The suspension of four independent human rights NGOs in Ethiopia has been lifted, the state-run Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ...

The Algerian authorities have maintained their repression of civic space through a brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom ...

Drone warfare is increasing in Ethiopia and across Africa. These foreign-supplied weapons risk prolonging wars and can help drive governments further away from the ...

The Taliban have threatened, assaulted and arbitrarily detained women and girls for not abiding by the prescribed dress code.

The United Nations has warned that Eritrean troops continue to commit human rights abuses in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and raised concerns over persisting impunity despite international calls for ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers ...

The European Union, its member states, and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex should make saving lives at sea the priority, Human Rights Watch said in a multimedia feature essay ...

Civilians Hisham al-Sayed, 36, and Avera Mengistu, 39, both had a history of mental illness, according to comments from their ...

Eritrea has rejected accusations by Ethiopia’s former president Mulatu Teshome that it is destabilising the northern region of its neighbour, arguing that Addis Ababa’s internal turmoil is the real ...

Meenakshi Ganguly is deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division, overseeing the work in a number of countries in the region. She joined Human Rights Watch in 2004, and was formerly ...