AFRICA

Mauritius begins to correct a historic wrong towards LGBTQI+ people

Supreme Court rejects criminalisation of same-sex relations as an abhorrent colonial relic

‘LGBTQI+ people no longer need to live with the constant fear of being criminalised’

‘We must strategise so that we don’t merely react to crises and anti-rights action’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Support those who were there before the earthquake hit and will stay when the cameras are gone’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘Closure of the UN office will result in the loss of a crucial player in the field of human rights’

‘The state of emergency has impeded people’s ability to advocate for their rights’

‘When the government reacts to our work, we know what we do is making an impact’

‘The UN human rights office was instrumental in addressing human rights concerns in the conflict and post-conflict period’

Ethiopia: no peace, no justice

Government is doing everything it can to evade international accountability

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘Under the old regime civil society was not taken into account’