Senegal’s growing crackdown on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people is violating their rights, causing increasing fear and stigma, and should be ended immediately. Mass arrests forced...

A lawyer in Niger faces prosecution over comments about the army on social media while a prominent journalist and critic of the country’s military junta is being held in secret, with authorities refus...

« Nul n’est épargné ». C’est le titre du rapport publié mardi 29 septembre 2026 par Amnesty International, qui a enquêté sur des cas de meurtres, de tortures et de disparitions forcées attribués à l’a...

Niger has rejected key recommendations raised by United Nations member countries during its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) earlier this year, including calls to address arbitrary detention, discrimin...

Niger has rejected key recommendations raised by United Nations member countries during its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) earlier this year, including calls to address arbitrary detention, discrimin...

(Nairobi, September 22, 2026) – Niger’s junta has provisionally stripped five more exiled opposition figures of their nationality, extending a controversial policy increasingly used against critics of...

Les autorités devraient abandonner les charges contre Abdramane Keïta et le libérer.

A national cybercrime court in Mali on September 14 sentenced a prominent journalist, Abdramane Keïta, to two years in prison on bogus charges, in the military government’s latest attack on media free...

Three days have passed since the prominent Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka went missing, raising fears that he may have been forcibly disappeared.

Three days have passed since the prominent Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka went missing, raising fears that he may have been forcibly disappeared.

Военнослужащие контролируемого российскими властями Африканского корпуса убили без суда и следствия девять гражданских лиц, включая четверых детей, и избили десятки местных жителей в центральном Мали ...

Военнослужащие контролируемого российскими властями Африканского корпуса убили без суда и следствия девять гражданских лиц, включая четверых детей, и избили десятки местных жителей в центральном Мали ...

Les forces de l’Africa Corps, contrôlées par le gouvernement russe, ont tué sommairement neuf civils, dont quatre enfants, et ont battu des dizaines d’autres civils dans le centre du Mali au début du ...

Les forces de l’Africa Corps, contrôlées par le gouvernement russe, ont tué sommairement neuf civils, dont quatre enfants, et ont battu des dizaines d’autres civils dans le centre du Mali au début du ...

Russian government-controlled Africa Corps’ forces summarily killed nine civilians, including four children, and beat dozens of others in central Mali in early July 2026.

Russian government-controlled Africa Corps’ forces summarily killed nine civilians, including four children, and beat dozens of others in central Mali in early July 2026.

A prominent Malian journalist was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist.

A prominent Malian journalist was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist.

A prominent Malian journalist was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist.

A prominent Malian journalist was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist.

L’Africa Corps, contrôlé par le gouvernement russe, a mené des frappes aériennes dans le centre du Mali le 15 juin 2026, qui ont tué huit civils, dont trois enfants, dans une attaque manifestement ill...

L’Africa Corps, contrôlé par le gouvernement russe, a mené des frappes aériennes dans le centre du Mali le 15 juin 2026, qui ont tué huit civils, dont trois enfants, dans une attaque manifestement ill...

The Russian government-controlled Africa Corps carried out airstrikes in central Mali on June 15, 2026, that killed eight civilians, including three children, in an apparently unlawful attack, Human R...

The Russian government-controlled Africa Corps carried out airstrikes in central Mali on June 15, 2026, that killed eight civilians, including three children, in an apparently unlawful attack, Human R...

Контролируемый российскими властями Африканский корпус нанес 15 июня 2026 года в центральном Мали авиаудары, в результате которых погибли восемь гражданских лиц, включая троих детей; атака, судя по вс...

Niger’s military junta has entrenched authoritarian rule, dismantled democratic institutions, and intensified repression since seizing power three years ago.

Niger’s military junta has entrenched authoritarian rule, dismantled democratic institutions, and intensified repression since seizing power three years ago.

Au Niger, la junte militaire a établi un régime autoritaire, démantelé les institutions démocratiques et intensifié la répression depuis sa prise du pouvoir il y a trois ans.

Au Niger, la junte militaire a établi un régime autoritaire, démantelé les institutions démocratiques et intensifié la répression depuis sa prise du pouvoir il y a trois ans.

Burkina Faso’s military junta has approved a law requiring every Burkinabè student wishing to pursue higher education abroad—whether funded by a government scholarship or through private means—to obta...

Burkina Faso’s military junta has approved a law requiring every Burkinabè student wishing to pursue higher education abroad—whether funded by a government scholarship or through private means—to obta...

Niger on June 18 and Burkina Faso and Mali on June 24 notified the United Nations secretary-general of their respective decisions to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ...

After months of silence from Burkina Faso’s military junta, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced on June 30 that it would permanently close its operations in the country, ending its abilit...

After months of silence from Burkina Faso’s military junta, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced on June 30 that it would permanently close its operations in the country, ending its abilit...

After months of silence from Burkina Faso’s military junta, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced on June 30 that it would permanently close its operations in the country, ending its abilit...

After months of silence from Burkina Faso’s military junta, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced on June 30 that it would permanently close its operations in the country, ending its abilit...

Last week, Mali’s media regulator silenced one of the country’s few remaining public forums, the popular radio phone-in show, Allô Klédu.

Last week, Mali’s media regulator silenced one of the country’s few remaining public forums, the popular radio phone-in show, Allô Klédu.

Human Rights Watch (HWR) says the army, allied militias and Islamist armed groups have all committed abuses with impunity since the attacks in northern Mali in April, and its latest report highlights…

Les groupes armés islamistes ainsi que les forces armées maliennes et leurs alliés ont commis de graves abus contre des civils depuis l’intensification des combats au Mali en avril 2026.

Islamist armed groups and Malian armed forces and their allies have committed serious abuses against civilians since fighting escalated in Mali in April 2026.

Islamist armed groups and Malian armed forces and their allies have committed serious abuses against civilians since fighting escalated in Mali in April 2026.

18 months ago, Niger’s military junta arrested and detained Moussa Tiangari, a prominent human rights defender in the country. Following an investigation, the United Nations is now calling for his rel...

18 months ago, Niger’s military junta arrested and detained Moussa Tiangari, a prominent human rights defender in the country. Following an investigation, the United Nations is now calling for his rel...

18 months ago, Niger’s military junta arrested and detained Moussa Tiangari, a prominent human rights defender in the country. Following an investigation, the United Nations is now calling for his rel...

Le Niger a officiellement déposé sa demande de retrait de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI), neuf mois après avoir annoncé son intention de la quitter.