Cameroonian Separatist Leaders Arrested in #Belgium Justice for atrocities in #Cameroon #AnglophoneCrisis may be inching forward, but only if accountability applies to everyone. All those responsible for crimes should be held accountable, including gvt forces @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

Cameroonian Separatist Leaders Arrested in #Belgium Justice for atrocities in #Cameroon #AnglophoneCrisis may be inching forward, but only if accountability applies to everyone. All those responsible for crimes should be held accountable, including gvt forces @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

#Cameroon #Ngarbuh Massacre Trial Short on Justice The failure of Cameroon’s prosecutors and judiciary to investigate those bearing command responsibility, combined with the denial of reparations, exacerbates the suffering of victims’ families, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#Cameroon #Ngarbuh Massacre Trial Short on Justice The failure of Cameroon’s prosecutors and judiciary to investigate those bearing command responsibility, combined with the denial of reparations, exacerbates the suffering of victims’ families, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#Cameroon Cameroonian authorities are arbitrarily detaining non-Cameroonian nationals deported from the US+detaining +abusing journalists who tried to interview them. But Trump’s administration doesn’t seem to care, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#Cameroon Cameroonian authorities are arbitrarily detaining non-Cameroonian nationals deported from the US+detaining +abusing journalists who tried to interview them. But Trump’s administration doesn’t seem to care, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#Niger: l’État islamique au Sahel a tué 30 civils, dont 4 enfants et 5 combattants capturés lors de 2 attaques dans les villages de Bossieye et Alfaga Daweyzé Koira (Tillabéri) depuis le 18 janv. Ces attaques constituent des crimes de guerre @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...

#Niger: l’État islamique au Sahel a tué 30 civils, dont 4 enfants et 5 combattants capturés lors de 2 attaques dans les villages de Bossieye et Alfaga Daweyzé Koira (Tillabéri) depuis le 18 janv. Ces attaques constituent des crimes de guerre @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...

#Niger: IS Sahel has killed 30 civilians, including 4 children, and 5 captured combatants in 2 attacks in Bossieye and Alfaga Daweyzé Koira, Tillabéri region, since Jan 18. The attacks are apparent war crimes. Junta should protect civilians, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#Niger: IS Sahel has killed 30 civilians, including 4 children, and 5 captured combatants in 2 attacks in Bossieye and Alfaga Daweyzé Koira, Tillabéri region, since Jan 18. The attacks are apparent war crimes. Junta should protect civilians, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#Mali Former PM Moussa Mara’s conviction and sentence heighten concerns for free speech under Mali’s military rule. The authorities should immediately quash all charges and release Mara and uphold the right to freedom of expression @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#Mali: Liberté de la presse attaquée La détention arbitraire de Y. Sissoko met en lumière l'état fragile des médias dans un pays marqué par la répression. Les autorités devraient libérer Sissoko et retirer toutes les charges contre lui, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#Mali: Liberté de la presse attaquée La détention arbitraire de Y. Sissoko met en lumière l'état fragile des médias dans un pays marqué par la répression. Les autorités devraient libérer Sissoko et retirer toutes les charges contre lui, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#Niger Une frappe apparemment exécutée par un drone militaire tue 17 civils et 3 combattants islamistes. L'attaque a violé le droit de la guerre, @hrw-fr.hrw.org Les autorités devraient garantir une enquête impartiale, poursuivre les responsables,indemniser les victimes. www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...

#Niger An apparent military drone strike that killed 17 civilians and 3 lslamist fighters at a crowded market in the west violated laws-of-war prohibitions against indiscriminate attacks, might be a war crime, @hrw.org, @jbgallopin.bsky.social, Richard Weir, Léo Martine www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#Niger Une frappe apparemment exécutée par un drone militaire tue 17 civils et 3 combattants islamistes. L'attaque a violé le droit de la guerre, @hrw-fr.hrw.org Les autorités devraient garantir une enquête impartiale, poursuivre les responsables,indemniser les victimes. www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...

#Niger An apparent military drone strike that killed 17 civilians and 3 lslamist fighters at a crowded market in the west violated laws-of-war prohibitions against indiscriminate attacks, might be a war crime, @hrw.org, @jbgallopin.bsky.social, Richard Weir, Léo Martine www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Even uglier: all the properties of the political parties have been transferred to the state

#BurkinaFaso: Junta Pulls the Plug on Political Life No more political parties. Junta's "putting democratic institutions on trial using the pretext of terrorism...but counterterrorism efforts should not undermine civil liberties” A. Newton Barry told @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#BurkinaFaso: Junta Pulls the Plug on Political Life No more political parties. Junta's "putting democratic institutions on trial using the pretext of terrorism...but counterterrorism efforts should not undermine civil liberties” A. Newton Barry told @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

#BurkinaFaso Decision to ban multiparty politics shows junta’s broader and brutal crackdown on political opposition + dissent + independent media. Capt Traoré solidifies his power without elections. www.bbc.com/news/article...

#Mali Restore access to @jeuneafrique.com Denying ppl the news will not resolve Mali’sl crises. As UN HR Committee stated: “Freedom of opinion &freedom of expression are indispensable conditions for the full dvlp of the perso+are essential for any society.” www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

#Mali Restore access to @jeuneafrique.com Denying ppl the news will not resolve Mali’sl crises. As UN HR Committee stated: “Freedom of opinion &freedom of expression are indispensable conditions for the full dvlp of the perso+are essential for any society.” www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

In #Niger, Your Job or Your Life Junta’s sanctions on fuel transport operators raise concerns about violations of int'l human rights law, including the rights to work and protection from coercion, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

In #Niger, Your Job or Your Life Junta’s sanctions on fuel transport operators raise concerns about violations of int'l human rights law, including the rights to work and protection from coercion, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

#Cameroun: @hrw.org salue le verdict du massacre de #Ngarbuh, mais déplore l’impunité des officiers rfi.my/CMD0.X via @rfi.fr "Les autorités ont manqué une occasion pour démontrer que personne n'est au-dessus de la loi."

#Cameroon #Ngarbuh #justice

#Cameroon #Ngarbuh #justice

Today’s conviction in Cameroon of three members of the security forces and a militiaman for the 2020 Ngarbuh massacre is a partial step toward justice, but the remaining perpetrators also need to be held accountable. Quote from HRW's Ilaria Allegrozzi:

#Cameroon Prominent Opposition Leader Anicet Ekane Dies in Custody 👉Investigate Possible Negligence in Care Ekane’s death = an example of a broader systemic failure to protect the lives and dignity of people deprived of liberty in Cameroon, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

EU Should Focus on Civilian Safety in #Sahel There can be no stability while civilians are deliberately targeted, no security cooperation with gvt committing crimes with impunity; no legitimacy if EU turns away from the suffering of populations, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

A Family Erased in #Mali A quiet desert night turned deadly when an apparent military drone launched its munition on a tent, leaving an entire family dead. The strike is an example of Malian military ops killing civilians & may amount to a war crime, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

#Mali: Army, Dozo militiamen killed at least 31 civilians and burned homes on October 2 and 13, 2025, in the 2 villages of Kamona and Balle in the country’s embattled Segou region, @hrw.org AU should take urgent action to promote accountability. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

#Mali: Army, Dozo militiamen killed at least 31 civilians and burned homes on October 2 and 13, 2025, in the 2 villages of Kamona and Balle in the country’s embattled Segou region, @hrw.org AU should take urgent action to promote accountability. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

#Cameroon: Killings, Mass Arrests Follow Disputed Elections. The violent crackdown on protesters and ordinary citizens across Cameroon lays bare a deepening pattern of repression that casts a dark cloud over the elections, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

#Cameroon: Killings, Mass Arrests Follow Disputed Elections. The violent crackdown on protesters and ordinary citizens across Cameroon lays bare a deepening pattern of repression that casts a dark cloud over the elections, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

#Mali: Presumed JNIM Fighters Execute Mariam Cissé, Social Media Influencer. JNIM and Malian army have committed atrocities with impunity. Perhaps the brutal killing of Mariam will send the msg of the war’s true cost to people beyond Mali’s borders, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

#Mali: Presumed JNIM Fighters Execute Mariam Cissé, Social Media Influencer. JNIM and Malian army have committed atrocities with impunity. Perhaps the brutal killing of Mariam will send the msg of the war’s true cost to people beyond Mali’s borders, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

#Niger Share an invitation to a state-sponsored press briefing in Niger and face jail time. That’s the reality for six Nigerien journalists who were arrested last month in the military junta’s latest assault on media freedom. @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

Disparition forcée au #Mali : "Diallo avait travaillé pour la Société malienne pour la gestion de l'eau potable. Il avait dénoncé publiquemt la mauvaise qualité de l'eau. Il était un lanceur d'alerte. D'après ses collègues, il était un farouche critique de la junte." - @isiki79.bsky.social

#Niger Share an invitation to a state-sponsored press briefing in Niger and face jail time. That’s the reality for six Nigerien journalists who were arrested last month in the military junta’s latest assault on media freedom. @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

#Mali: Critic of the Junta and Former Unionist Forcibly Disappeared Mali’s authorities should immediately disclose the whereabouts of Cheick Oumar Diallo, release him and stop their attacks on trade union members and other critics, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

#Mali: Critic of the Junta and Former Unionist Forcibly Disappeared Mali’s authorities should immediately disclose the whereabouts of Cheick Oumar Diallo, release him and stop their attacks on trade union members and other critics, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

#Mali: Convicted for Expressing ‘Unwavering Solidarity’ The affront to justice of Mara’s conviction shows that Mali’s promise of democratic transition is ever more distant. His case marks the junta’s embrace of sweeping powers, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

#Mali: Convicted for Expressing ‘Unwavering Solidarity’ The affront to justice of Mara’s conviction shows that Mali’s promise of democratic transition is ever more distant. His case marks the junta’s embrace of sweeping powers, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

#Cameroon Post-election period marred with violence, with at least 4 killed allegedly by security forces, dozens injured, hundreds arrested. Authorities should immediately instruct security forces to not resort to violence against protesters, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

#Cameroon Post-election period marred with violence, with at least 4 killed allegedly by security forces, dozens injured, hundreds arrested. Authorities should immediately instruct security forces to not resort to violence against protesters, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

#BurkinaFaso Judicial Officers Feared Forcibly Disappeared Independent courts are essential checks on gvt power. The junta needs to halt any interference in the judiciary, ensure that judges and prosecutors can carry out their duties without fear, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

#BurkinaFaso Des magistrats auraient été victimes des disparitions forcées. La junte devrait cesser toute ingérence dans le système judiciaire, veiller à ce que les magistrats puissent exercer leurs fonctions sans crainte, @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

#BurkinaFaso : Des employés d’une ONG détenus en pleine crise humanitaire Les autorités devraient libérer les employés d’INSO détenus, permettre l'acheminement de l'aide humanitaire et mettre fin à la répression contre la société civile, @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...