Crimes Against Humans in Côte D’Ivoire

The violence in Côte d’Ivoire has reached a point that a woman sitting at a vegetable stall mid-afternoon can end up in pools of blood on the ground in an instant.

Human Rights Watch Says 24 Killed in Libyan ‘Day of Rage’ Protests

An international human rights group says Libyan security forces killed 24 protesters during Thursday’s crackdown on anti-government demonstrations.

Darfur Returning “to Past Patterns of Violence”

Fighting between government and rebel groups in North and South Darfur in western Sudan has displaced tens of thousands of people and hindered access by humanitarian workers to some affected areas, sources said.

Kimberley Process Warns Members Against Trade in Zimbabwe “blood” Diamonds

The diamond industry watchdog Kimberley Process (KP) has placed its members on high alert amid allegations that Zimbabwe has exported a US$160-million parcel of diamonds to India in violation of an embargo on trade in gems from its controversial fields.

Human Rights Watch Urges Extension of Zimbabwe Diamond Export Ban

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme should not allow further exports from Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond fields (east) until the government “makes clear progress in ending abuses and smuggling.”

Spiral of Lawlessness in Côte D’Ivoire’s Wild West

Residents of western Côte d’Ivoire are relentlessly subjected to brutal physical and sexual violence by armed groups as the region festers in a state of near lawlessness, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).

International Criminal Court Delegation in Rwanda for Kagame’s Inauguration

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo has sent a top delegation led by his deputy, Fatou Bensouda to the Rwandan capital Kigali for the inauguration of president-elect Paul Kagame on Monday.

Kenya Refuses to Arrest ICC Indicted Sudanese President

Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetang’ula told reporters in Nairobi that ICC-indicted Sudanese head of state Omar Al-Bashir was in Nairobi as a state guest for the official signing of the new Kenyan Constitution and the government would not...

SENEGAL: Koranic Students Kept in ‘slave-like’ Conditions – HRW

Hundreds of religious leaders running Koranic schools in Senegal are keeping their students in “slave-like” conditions, forcing them into exploitative labour through begging on the streets and keeping them in deplorable living conditions, says US-based...