The venue change follows growing global concern over Tanzania’s rights record and shrinking civic space ahead of the election ...

I met Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan human rights defender, in late May at the Oslo Freedom Forum, an event celebrating activists against authoritarianism. She was petite but powerful, bruised but not ...

A video circulating on social media shows renowned CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria seemingly accusing Kenyan and Ugandan activists of being funded by foreigners to destabilise the region. But the video ...

Ex-Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki has been sentenced in absentia to 22 years over terrorism-related charges, fueling ...

Sovereignty is no licence to trample on your people—especially when you've pledged to uphold shared principles, unless, of ...

Tanzania this week went into full defensive mode against allegations of pre-election human rights violations, with vehement ...

I met Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan human rights defender, in late May at the Oslo Freedom Forum, an event celebrating ...

By using our diplomats and assistance to impose even a small cost for the worst repression, we once helped protect and uplift ...

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Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu warned Kenyan activists against meddling in the country's affairs after they tried to attend the trial of an opposition leader. However, Kenya's president William Ruto ...

Former Chief Justice David Maraga says the fight against corruption, the restoration of the rule of law, and an end to ...

The prosecution of Tundu Lissu, chairman of the Chadema party, has been protested by human-rights groups around the world ...