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Egypt blocks HRW website amid widespread media blockade

Egypt has blocked the website of Human Rights Watch just one day after the organisation…

Philippines faces HIV outbreak- Report

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is spreading…

Ethiopia kills 400 protesters

In a 61-page report released Thursday, US based Human Rights Watch alleged that Ethiopian security…

Congo rebels turn schools into military bases

Armed groups operating in Congo attack schools and sometimes turn them into military bases, Human…

Why Nigeria’s election is most important in Africa this year

Washingtion Post’s Kevin Sieff has outlined for reasons why Nigeria’s presidential election for Saturday is…

Insight: How many people were really massacred in Baga?

By Julian Rademeyer and Eleanor Whitehead Accounts of Boko Haram attacks on the remote northern…

HRW urges Saudi free two women held in driving case

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Saudi authorities to "immediately release" two women arrested after…

Indonesia police recruits virgin ladies only

You need to be a virgin to be admitted into the Indonesia police as a…

HRW: How Boko Haram abuses kidnapped women

*Ex-captives say they are used in attacks, as sex slaves and cooks Boko Haram has…

Uganda, Burundi soldiers accused of raping Somali women

Internationally-funded African Union troops in war-torn and impoverished Somalia have raped women and traded food…