AFRICA

Human rights under fire in DRC conflict

Civil society targeted as Rwanda-backed rebel group advances

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘If the root causes of the conflict are not addressed, the cycle of violence is likely to persist’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘Legal rights must translate into real protections, and the fight for marriage equality must continue’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘The Family Protection Bill threatens to escalate violence against LGBTQI+ people’

‘Civil society must be at the heart of any human rights protection system’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘The international community can support a democratic transition by backing a truly participatory process’

‘Democratic rules shouldn’t be changed just because they are inconvenient to those in power’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Guinea: democracy delayed once more

Latest deadline for democratic transition missed by feet-dragging junta

‘Protests showed the power of popular mobilisation in forcing the government to respond’

‘Rwandan support for the M23 threatens to turn the conflict into a regional crisis’

CONFLICT | CRISIS