While North Korea is widely acknowledged as one of the world's most constraining dictatorships, there is a country that has been dubbed "Africa's North Korea".

A report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) this week criticizes the federal government for obstructing international involvement in the transitional justice process, citing the recent suspension ...

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CIVICUS discusses the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara region with Hone Mandefro, advocacy director at the Amhara ...

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We have worked on human rights in Poland for more than a decade. This work includes documenting violations of the rights of ...

People will no longer receive condoms to prevent new HIV infections and sexually transmitted infections.

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The United Nations Human Rights Council should create an independent mandate to investigate abuses by all parties to the ...