Mali faces severe democratic backsliding amid growing repression human rights concerns The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a stark warning about […]
Mali crisis: un warns of democratic backsliding amid election suspension
Mali crisis: UN raises alarm over suspended elections and civil repression The United Nations has issued a strong warning about the deteriorating situation in Mali. […]
Burkina Faso’s new law criminalizes same-sex relations
Click to expand Image On September 1st, Burkina Faso’s transitional legislative assembly enacted a law criminalizing consensual same-sex relationships, a significant regression for the rights […]
Niger: judicial independence under threat after dissolution of justice unions
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a collaborative effort between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against […]
Burkina Faso declares un coordinator persona non grata after critical report
Click to expand Image This week, Burkina Faso’s military junta took the drastic step of declaring the United Nations’ top representative in the country, Carol […]
Burkina Faso frees unlawfully conscripted journalists and activist
Click to expand Image In early July 2025, authorities in Burkina Faso released five journalists and a human rights activist who had been subjected to […]
Drépanocytose au Niger: strategies to save lives
Drépanocytose au Niger: strategies to save lives The story of a parent forced to abandon their child with sickle cell disease at a Niamey treatment […]
Forced disappearances of activists in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso 02.05.25 Urgent appeals Burkina Faso: forced disappearances of human rights defenders Miphal Ousmane Lankoandé and Amadou Sawadogo ©Balai citoyen Share URGENT APPEAL – […]
Niger: former president bazoum held without charge for two years
Former nigerien president mohamed bazoum remains arbitrarily detained The military authorities in Niger must immediately release former president Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held without […]
Human rights report reveals atrocities by Malian forces and Wagner mercenaries against Peul civilians
Click to expand Image Since early 2025, the Malian military and the Russian-linked Wagner Group have carried out numerous summary executions and forced disappearances of […]
Drépanocytose au Burkina Faso: Dre Gloria Damoaliga Berges leads advocacy efforts
Championing sickle cell disease awareness: Dre Gloria Damoaliga Berges’ impactful work in Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — With a prevalence rate of 4.63% and […]
Mali: escalating sexual violence plagues displaced women in conflict zones
Mali: escalating sexual violence plagues displaced women in conflict zones 1 juillet 2025 Femmes As insecurity and forced displacement persist across central and northern Mali, […]