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February 28, 2025 Dispatches

No Clarity Over Chadian Opposition Member’s Death

A Year After Yaya Dillo Killed by Security Forces, Questions Remain

Political opposition leader Yaya Dillo gives a press conference on April 30, 2021, in N’Djamena, Chad. Dillo was killed on February 28, 2024, by security forces at his party’s headquarters in the capital.
February 27, 2025 Dispatches

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February 26, 2025 Report

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A woman has her fingerprints taken as she registers with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the Liboi transit point in Kenya, near the Somali border, November 1, 2006.
February 25, 2025 News Release

Sudan: Armed Group Allied to the Military Attacks Village

Hold Forces Accountable for Gezira Attacks; Protect Civilians

Picture of graves dug by residents of Tayba where the victims of the Sudan Shield Forces were buried after the attack on January 10. The picture was taken/shared by a resident of Tayba and geolocated by Human Rights Watch in Tayba.
February 23, 2025 Dispatches

Overdue Accountability in Democratic Republic of Congo

US Sanctions Rwandan Ex-Commander, Congolese Rebel Official

Rwanda minister of state and former military commander, Gen. James Kabarebe, in Kigali, September 12, 2012.
February 21, 2025 Dispatches

A Bleak Future for Democracy in Niger

National Commission Calls for a Minimum 5-year Transition, Amnesty for Coup Leaders

The head of Niger's military junta, Brig. Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, attends the opening of the commission responsible for conducting the national conference in Niamey, February 15, 2025.
February 20, 2025 Dispatches

Guinean ‘Disappeared’ Activist Resurfaces with Marks of Torture

Abdoul Sacko’s Case Part of a Worrying Trend

Conakry, Guinea, September 2024.
February 20, 2025 News Release

Mali: Armed Islamist Attack on Convoy Kills 34 Civilians

Inadequate Protection by Warring Parties

One of the buses burned in the attack, in Kobe, Mali, February 7, 2025.
February 20, 2025 Dispatches

Openly Gay Imam Gunned Down in South Africa

Address Hate Crimes, Conduct Thorough and Speedy Investigation

Imam Muhsin Hendricks at the Inner Circle Mosque, in Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2, 2016.
February 18, 2025 Dispatches

Uganda Should Free Opposition Leader Besigye, Others

Besigye, Kiiza, Other Civilians Wrongfully Detained, Face Military Trial

Ugandan opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, stands in the dock at the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, Uganda, November 20. 2024.
February 17, 2025 Dispatches

EU Inaction Amidst Rwanda-Backed Atrocities in Eastern DR Congo

European Leaders Should Take Prompt Action against Warring Parties

Residents walk by charred vehicles in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 31, 2025.
February 14, 2025 Dispatches

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Stalled Trial a Case Study in Impunity

Memorial ceremony held on February 21, 2020 at the Saint Theresia Cathedral l in Kumbo, North-West region, Cameroon, for victims of the Ngarbuh massacre.
February 13, 2025 News Release

DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps

Rwanda-Backed Armed Group Should Revoke Unlawful Displacement Order

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February 13, 2025 Dispatches

African Union Needs to Act Now on Eastern DR Congo

Heads of State Meeting Should Make Fact-Finding Mission Operational

People displaced by the fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese government forces leave their camp after the M23 ordered their displacement, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 11, 2025.
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Enforced Disappearances, Politically Motivated Detention

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