Africa

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.hrw.org/africa","20130513191410","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1368472450"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <title>Africa</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <script type="text/javascript">var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime()</script> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Africa" href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/rss/taxonomy/7"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/"/> <meta name="copyright" content="Human Rights Watch"/> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/web/20130513191410cs_/http://www.hrw.org/modules/search/search.css?v"/> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/web/20130513191410cs_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/advagg_css/css_b7ac56c975960d3f5d2f0543eab92513_0.css"/>   <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130513191410js_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/advagg_js/js_706cc28b0b7e6bab0909adf1a6dfa280_2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script> <meta name="robots" content="noarchive"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Human Rights Watch - News" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/news"> </head> <body class="hrw not-front not-logged-in page-taxonomy one-sidebar sidebar-right i18n-en africa sidebar-right panels"> <div id="header"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/" class="logo">HRW</a> <div class="right"> <div class="top clear-block"> <div class="i18n"><ul class="links"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/ar">العربية</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/zh-hans">中文</a></li><li class="active"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/en">English</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/fr">Français</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/de">Deutsch</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/ja">日本語</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/ru">Русский</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/es">Español</a></li><li class="last"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/languages">More +</a></li></ul></div> <div class="personas"><ul class="links"> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/get-involved">Get Involved</a></li> </ul></div> <div id="sm_links"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.twitter.com/hrw"><img src="/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/twitter.gif"></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.youtube.com/humanrightswatch"><img src="/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/youtube.gif"></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.facebook.com/humanrightswatch"><img src="/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/facebook.gif"></a><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/rss"><img src="/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/rss.gif"></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="limiter nav clear-block"> <ul class="links"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news">News</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/publications">Publications</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/multimedia">Multimedia</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/about">About Us</a></li> </ul> <ul class="donate links"> <li class="last"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/https://secure.hrw.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.8671517/k.3F9E/Donate_to_Defend_Human_RIghts/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp">Donate</a></li> </ul> <div class="search"><form action="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/search/apachesolr_search" accept-charset="UTF-8" method="post" id="search-form" class="search-form"> <div><div class="form-item" id="edit-keys-wrapper"> <label for="edit-keys">Enter your keywords: </label> <div class="container-inline"><div class="form-item" id="edit-keys-wrapper"> <input type="text" maxlength="255" name="keys" id="edit-keys" size="40" value="" class="form-text"/> </div> <input type="submit" name="op" id="edit-submit-1" value="Search" class="form-submit"/> </div><div class="form-item" id="edit-apachesolr-search-detach-auto-language-filter-wrapper"> <label class="option" for="edit-apachesolr-search-detach-auto-language-filter"><input type="checkbox" name="apachesolr_search[detach_auto_language_filter]" id="edit-apachesolr-search-detach-auto-language-filter" value="1" class="form-checkbox"/> Search all languages</label> </div> <input type="hidden" name="apachesolr_search[queryvalues]" id="edit-apachesolr-search-queryvalues" value="[]"/> <input type="hidden" name="apachesolr_search[get]" id="edit-apachesolr-search-get" value="[]"/> </div> <input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" id="form-b596925317ba12a482bc494d934fc8af" value="form-b596925317ba12a482bc494d934fc8af"/> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" id="edit-search-form" value="search_form"/> </div></form> </div> </div> <div id="subnav" class="limiter clear-block"> <div id="section-title"> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa" title="Africa" class="active">Africa</a> </div> <div class="subnav"><ul class="links"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/news-filter/7">News Releases</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/publications/7">Reports</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/commentaries/7">Commentaries</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/countries/7">Countries</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/multimedia/7">Multimedia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/experts/7">Experts</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/essential-background/7">Essential Background</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/rss/taxonomy/7">RSS</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> <div id="page"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="sidebar sidebar-right"> <div id="block-taxonomy_context-1" class="clear-block block block-taxonomy_context"> <h6 class="block-title clear-block">Region/Country</h6> <div class="bcontent"><ul class="menu"> <li class="expanded"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa" class="active">Africa</a><ul class="menu"> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/angola">Angola</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/central-african-republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/chad">Chad</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/cote-divoire">Cote d'Ivoire</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/drc">Democratic Republic of Congo</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/equatorial-guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/mali">Mali</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/niger">Niger</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/sierra-leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/south-africa">South Africa</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/south-sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/tanzania-and-zanzibar">Tanzania and Zanzibar</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/uganda">Uganda</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa/zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/united-states">United States</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-taxonomy_landing_page-block_1" class="clear-block block block-views"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-9"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><iframe width="322" height="181" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/YFe9UQv8jOU?autohide=1&cc_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&showinfo=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><iframe width="322" height="181" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/zILsKayLR6E?autohide=1&cc_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&showinfo=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-copy-image-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2013"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media/images/copy/WR13_button_ALL_CAPS.jpg" width="322" height="250" class="imagefield imagefield-field_copy_image"/></a></span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><iframe width="322" height="181" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/LfGtZ2SVb1Y?autohide=1&cc_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&showinfo=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="main" class="clear-block"> <div id="content" class="clear-block"> <div class="panel-display panel-1col clear-block" id="taxonomy"> <div class="panel-panel panel-col"> <div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-1 pane-taxonomy-feature-page"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_1 view-taxonomy-feature-page view-dom-id-5"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/01/nigeria-massive-destruction-deaths-military-raid"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/crop-300x200/media/images/photographs/2013AFR_Nigeria_Baga.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-300x200 imagecache-default imagecache-crop-300x200_default"/></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-image-caption-value"> <div class="field-content">A woman walks past burned houses in the remote town of Baga, northern Nigeria, on April 21, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-copyright-value"> <span class="field-content">© 2013 Reuters</span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/01/nigeria-massive-destruction-deaths-military-raid">Nigeria: Massive Destruction, Deaths From Military Raid</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Satellite images reveal massive destruction of civilian property from a military raid on April 16 and 17, 2013, in the northern Nigerian town of Baga, undermining the military’s claim that only 30 houses were destroyed. The Nigerian government should thoroughly and impartially investigate allegations that soldiers carried out widespread destruction and killing in the town.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="attachment attachment-before"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-attachment_1 view-dom-id-2"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/10/senegal-chadian-blogger-expelled">Senegal: Chadian Blogger Expelled</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 10, 2013</span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/10/central-african-republic-rampant-abuses-after-coup">Central African Republic: Rampant Abuses After Coup</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 10, 2013</span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/09/chad-alleged-coup-attempt-no-excuse-ignore-rights">Chad: Alleged Coup Attempt No Excuse to Ignore Rights</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 9, 2013</span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/07/amnesty-international-eg-justice-and-human-rights-watch-joint-statement-concerns-ahe">Amnesty International, EG Justice, and Human Rights Watch Joint Statement on Concerns Ahead of the May 26 Vote in Equatorial Guinea</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 7, 2013</span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/news-filter/7">More news »</a> </div> <div class="attachment attachment-after"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-attachment_2 view-dom-id-4"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <h3>Featured Content</h3> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-feature-nid"> <span class="field-content"><div class="view view-nodereference-related-audio view-id-nodereference_related_audio view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-3"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/audio/2011/12/01/mali-child-labor-and-mercury-gold-mining">Mali: Child Labor and Mercury in Gold Mining</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Dec 1 2011 - 17:58</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-audiofile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><div class="swftools-wrapper wijering4-mediaplayer"><div id="swfobject2-id-13684654171" class="swftools swfobject2"> <p>You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.</p> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> swfobject.embedSWF("https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player.swf", "swfobject2-id-13684654171", "300", "20", "7", "", {"file":"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130513191410\/http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/audio\/2011_MALI_GOLD.mp3","width":"300","height":"20"}, {"swliveconnect":"default","play":"true","loop":"true","menu":"false","quality":"autohigh","scale":"showall","align":"l","salign":"tl","wmode":"opaque","bgcolor":"#FFFFFF","version":"7","allowfullscreen":"true","allowscriptaccess":"sameDomain","width":"300","height":"20","base":"\/","src":"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130513191410\/http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/swftools\/shared\/flash_media_player\/player.swf"}, {"id":"swf13684654171"}); </script> </div></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-special-feature-nid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/features/sudan-bombardment-civilians-blue-nile-and-south-kordofan">Sudan: Bombardment of Civilians in Blue Nile and South Kordofan</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-links-feature-url"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2011/10/05/they-killed-them-it-was-nothing">Côte d'Ivoire: “They Killed Them Like It Was Nothing”</a></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feed-icon"> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/rss/taxonomy/7" class="feed-icon">Subscribe to content feed</a><img src="/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/misc/feed.png" width="16" height="16"/> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-2 pane-taxonomy-reports"> <h2 class="pane-title">Reports</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_2 view-taxonomy-reports view-dom-id-7"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/04/03/turning-rhetoric-reality-0">Turning Rhetoric into Reality</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-subtitle-value"> <span class="field-content">Accountability for Serious International Crimes in Côte d’Ivoire</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-cover-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/04/03/turning-rhetoric-reality-0" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h imagecache-linked imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200w-133h/media/images/report-covers/cdi0413_reportcover.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h"/></a></span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/03/28/hostages-gatekeepers">Hostages of the Gatekeepers</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-subtitle-value"> <span class="field-content">Abuses against Internally Displaced in Mogadishu, Somalia</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-cover-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/03/28/hostages-gatekeepers" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h imagecache-linked imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200w-133h/media/images/report-covers/somalia0313_reportcover.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h"/></a></span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/03/21/guilty-association">Guilty by Association</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-subtitle-value"> <span class="field-content">Human Rights Violations in the Enforcement of Cameroon’s Anti-Homosexuality Law</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-cover-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/03/21/guilty-association" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h imagecache-linked imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200w-133h/media/images/report-covers/cameroon0313_reportcover_0.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h"/></a></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/publications/7">More >></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-4 pane-taxonomy-news-listing"> <h2 class="pane-title">Africa</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_4 view-taxonomy-news-listings view-dom-id-8"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/13/trials-child-marriage">The Trials of Child Marriage</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 13, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">In Yemen, South Sudan, and other parts of the world, instead of going to school or spending time with their friends and families, girls, some as young as 8, are married -- often to much older men. If the girls don’t want to marry, their families generally force them. After they are wed, life often changes for the worse.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/13/african-union-don-t-let-them">African Union: Don’t Let Them In!</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 13, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>Far from giving in to any effort by Kenya to drive a further wedge between the AU and the ICC, the AU should use its upcoming summit to call publicly for the new government’s full co-operation with the ICC.</p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/10/senegal-chadian-blogger-expelled">Senegal: Chadian Blogger Expelled</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 10, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Senegalese government’s expulsion of the Chadian blogger and journalist Makaila Nguebla is a blow to freedom of expression.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/10/central-african-republic-rampant-abuses-after-coup">Central African Republic: Rampant Abuses After Coup</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 10, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Members of the Seleka rebel coalition, which ousted President François Bozizé of the Central African Republic on March 24, 2013, have committed grave violations against civilians, including pillage, summary executions, rape, and torture.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/09/chad-alleged-coup-attempt-no-excuse-ignore-rights">Chad: Alleged Coup Attempt No Excuse to Ignore Rights</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 9, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The government of Chad should adhere to its international legal obligations and respect human rights law while it investigates an alleged plot against the government.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/08/letter-dr-congo-president-joseph-kabila-ending-impunity-grave-human-rights-abuses">Letter to DR Congo President Joseph Kabila on Ending Impunity for Grave Human Rights Abuses</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 8, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/07/amnesty-international-eg-justice-and-human-rights-watch-joint-statement-concerns-ahe">Amnesty International, EG Justice, and Human Rights Watch Joint Statement on Concerns Ahead of the May 26 Vote in Equatorial Guinea</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 7, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Equatorial Guineans will go to the polls on May 26, 2013, to elect members of a new parliament as well as local council members across the country. Voters will also elect, for the first time, 55 members of a new Senate established in accordance with the revised constitution promulgated in February 2012. The remaining 15 will be directly appointed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. In the run-up to the May 26 elections, Amnesty International, EG Justice, and Human Rights Watch are expressing concern about a number of human rights issues.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/07/mali-all-sides-must-abide-laws-war">Mali: All Sides Must Abide by Laws of War</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 7, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">All warring parties in northern Mali are obligated to abide by the laws of war in the event of a Malian military offensive against opposition armed groups in the Kidal region. Past abuses have heightened concerns about the need for all armed forces to minimize harm to civilians and ensure the humane treatment of all prisoners, in accordance with the 1949 Geneva Conventions and customary international humanitarian law.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/07/equatorial-guinea-human-rights-concerns-ahead-elections">Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Elections</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 7, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/05/london-conference-somalia">London Conference on Somalia</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 5, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The 2013 London Conference is an important opportunity for the new Somali government to convert its positive public commitments into its security and justice reform agendas. The conference offers the government and international supporters the chance to identify and commit to concrete measures that will help to enhance human rights protection and accountability, particularly for the most vulnerable citizens including women, children and displaced people.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news-all/7">more documents on this topic »</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="clear-block"><a href="#header" class="back-to-top">Back to top</a></div> <div class="nav"> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/news">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/about">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/contact-us">Contact Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/https://secure.hrw.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.8671517/k.3F9E/Donate_to_Defend_Human_RIghts/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp">Donate</a></div> </div> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-views-hrw_footer-block_1" class="clear-block block block-views"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-hrw-footer view-id-hrw_footer view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-10"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content">Human Rights Watch<br/> 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor<br/> New York, NY 10118-3299<br/> USA<br/> Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700<br/> <br/> <strong><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us">Contact Us - Global Offices</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/en/about/jobs">Employment</a></strong></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-tic-5" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="col-left clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/regions">Browse by Region</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/africa">Africa</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</a></li> <li class="last last"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/united-states">United States</a></li> </ul></div><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/browse_by_country">Browse by Country</a></strong></div><div class="col-right clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topics">Browse by Topic</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/arms">Arms</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/business">Business</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/childrens-rights">Children's Rights</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/counterterrorism">Counterterrorism</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/disability-rights">Disability Rights</a></li> <li class="last last"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/environment">Environment</a></li> </ul></div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/esc-rights">ESC Rights</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/health">Health</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/international-justice">International Justice</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a></li> <li class="last last"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/migration">Migration</a></li> </ul></div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/refugees">Refugees</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/terrorism">Terrorism</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/torture">Torture</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/united-nations">United Nations</a></li> <li class="last last"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights">Women's Rights</a></li> </ul></div></div></div> </div> <div id="block-block-58" class="clear-block block block-block"> <div class="bcontent"><div id="footer"> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-ec_ads-slider_ad" class="block block-ec_ads"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410js_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/cf/%7BD108C9E1-9920-41E7-A617-EF5F171073E4%7D/JQUERY.COOKIE.JS"></script> <style type="text/css"> #footer table {border-collapse: inherit;} #footer div.pop_up { position: fixed; bottom: 0px; left: 50%; width: 353px; z-index: 10000000; margin: 0 auto; margin-left: -500px; } #footer .content_holder { width: 383px; z-index: 100; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #footer #magazine_cover { position: absolute; width: 120px; top: 26px; left: 240px; z-index: 102; } #footer #f_main { color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; padding:0px; background-image:url("https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410im_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/account101731/images/mainbody.png"); width: 343px; height: 260px; z-index: 100; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #footer #f_main form { width:303px; height:169px; padding:20px; } #footer #top_f_main { position: absolute; top: -55px; left: 0px; width: 263px; height: 72px; cursor: pointer; } #footer #hide_btn { top: -40px; left: 230px; width: 15px; height: 15px; position: absolute; z-index: 3; cursor: pointer; } #up_arrow, #down_arrow { position: absolute; top: -35px; left: 8px; width: 25px; height: 10px; z-index: 3; cursor: pointer; margin:10px; } </style> <script type="text/javascript"> function show_roll_up(){ $("#f_main").show(1000); $("#up_arrow").hide(500); $("#down_arrow").show(0); $("#popup_status").val("up"); } function hide_roll_up(){ $("#f_main").hide(1000); $("#down_arrow").hide(500); $("#up_arrow").show(0); $("#popup_status").val("down"); } function add_supporter(frm){ var fname = frm.first_name.value; var lname = frm.last_name.value; var email = frm.email.value; var country = frm.country.value; if(fname == "" || fname == "first name" ) { alert("First Name is required"); frm.first_name.focus();return false;} if(lname == "" || lname == "last name" ) { alert("Last Name is required"); frm.last_name.focus();return false;} if(email == "" || email == "email address" ) { alert("Email is required"); frm.email.focus();return false;} var goodEmail = email.match(/\b(^(\S+@).+((\.com)|(\.net)|(\.edu)|(\.mil)|(\.gov)|(\.org)|(\.info)|(\.sex)|(\.biz)|(\.aero)|(\.coop)|(\.museum)|(\.name)|(\.pro)|(\..{2,2}))$)\b/gi); if (!goodEmail) { alert("Incorrect email format."); frm.email.focus(); return false; } $('form[name=contactForm]').submit(); } function roll_up_confirmed(){ var date = new Date(); date.setTime(date.getTime() + (30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); $.cookie("modal","true",{path:"/",expires:date}); $(".pop_up").slideUp(1000); } $(document).ready(function() { if($.cookie("modal") == null){ $("#subscription_slider").show(); setTimeout("show_roll_up()", 3000); } else if($.cookie("modal") == "hide") { $("#popup_status").val("down"); $("#subscription_slider").show(); } $("#up_arrow").click(function(){ show_roll_up(); }); $("#top_f_main").click(function(){ if($("#popup_status").val() == "down") show_roll_up(); else { hide_roll_up(); var date = new Date(); date.setTime(date.getTime() + (3 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); $.cookie("modal","hide",{path:"/",expires:date}); } }); $("#down_arrow").click(function(){ hide_roll_up(); var date = new Date(); date.setTime(date.getTime() + (3 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); $.cookie("modal","hide",{path:"/",expires:date}); }); $("#hide_btn").click(function(){ var date = new Date(); date.setTime(date.getTime() + (30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); $.cookie("modal","true",{path:"/",expires:date}); $(".pop_up").hide(); }); }); </script> <div class="content clearfix"> <div id="subscription_slider" class="pop_up" style="display:none;"> <div class="content_holder"> <div id="magazine_cover"></div> <div id="f_main" style="display:none;"> <iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410if_/https://secure.hrw.org/site/lookup.asp?c=nlIWIgN2JwE&b=8381153" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" width="333" height="275" style="margin-left:10px" scrolling="no"></iframe> </div> <input type="hidden" id="popup_status" value=""/> <div id="top_f_main"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410im_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/account101731/images/topmain2.png"/></div> <div id="hide_btn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410im_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/account101731/images/hidebtn.gif"/></div> <div id="up_arrow" style="display: block; "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410im_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/account101731/images/uparrow.gif"/> </div> <div id="down_arrow" style="display: none; "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410im_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/account101731/images/downarrow.gif"/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div<></div> </div> <div id="block-block-60" class="clear-block block block-block"> <div class="bcontent"><script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("a").click(function(){ if($(this).children('img').length){ var image = $(this).children('img').attr('src'); if(image == "https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media/images/copy/banner__YT3M.jpg"){ _gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Outbound links', 'YouTube Promo Click', 'youtube.com/humanrightswatch']); }} }) }); </script></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sub-footer"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/sitemap" class="footer">Site Map</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/privacy" class="footer">Privacy Policy</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/corrections" class="footer">Corrections</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513191410/http://www.hrw.org/permissions" class="footer">Permissions</a></div> <div class="footer-message"> © Copyright 2013, Human Rights Watch </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config=Drupal.settings.chartbeat; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20130513191410/https://s3.amazonaws.com/" : "http://") + "static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js"); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130513191410js_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/advagg_js/js_fb159dffecff87923d54d37d385ca2fa_0.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Africa