AFRICA

Sudan’s conflict needs civil society solutions

Peace can’t be left in the hands of the generals

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘We seek to cut the umbilical cord with the former colonial power’

‘Civil society aspires to a more democratic and rights-centred environment’

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘The government uses violence to dominate through fear’

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’