Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...

As the global community watches, South Africa has reaffirmed its role as a beacon of justice and a voice for the voiceless.

Governments in Central Africa suppressed civil and political rights, especially in the context of elections, with impunity in ...

Twenty-five victims' families and survivors of apartheid-era political crimes have sued South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government for what they say is its failure to properly ...

Summary: Kim Jong-un’s regime poses a significant threat to South ... human rights country reports. While certain countries and issues are being strictly scrutinized, serious human rights ...

Human Rights Watch has found that African governments continue to crack down and wrongly arrest political opponents, critics, ...

A rescue operation at South Africa's Stilfontein mine has come to an end after 248 living miners and 78 bodies were retrieved ...

At least 78 bodies were recovered from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, highlighting a severe crackdown on miners. Authorities, defending the operation, face criticism over alleged negligence and ...

Mausi Segun, head of the Human Rights Watch Africa Division, said armed conflict is not the only form of rights violation on the continent. "On top of all of that, you have civic space restriction ...