Since seizing control in September 2022, insurgents continue to expand their territory and violence has persisted, casting a ...

And we must answer with the strongest possible defence of international law and human rights. The current trajectory – of escalating conflict and blatant disregard for international human rights and ...

With his counterinsurgency strategy only deepening Burkina Faso's security crisis, Traore has turned to repressing anyone he ...

Burkina Faso’s military is responsible for the massacre of more than 130 Fulani civilians during a March attack in the country’s west, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch.

The Russia-backed Wagner Group says it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists ...

Although Wagner’s departure signifies the end of a contentious chapter, Russia’s military presence in Mali is far from over.

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources told journalists on Sunday. The Russian ...

Human Rights Watch said today. On May 18, 2025, at 11 p.m., Salvadoran police arrested López at her home in San Salvador. Prosecutors are accusing López—who currently serves as the Director of ...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s treatment of detained migrants should raise concerns for governments considering sending additional migrants to the country, Human Rights Watch said today. Processing ...