The Unaccounted Conduct of Russian Irregular Units in Ukraine
By Vahagn Khachatryan A tank in Rostov-on-Don during the Wagner Group mutiny, June 24, 2023. Photo: Fargoh / Wikimedia Commons (CC0). Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Both armies have suffered heavy losses. The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates about 1.4 million Russian casualties and between 525,000 and 625,000 Ukrainian casualties, including killed, wounded, and missing personnel. Russia has used irregular armed units since 2014, particularly
Genocide Watch
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Bolivia After One Year of Paz: Judicial Meltdown
After 12 months of painful economic corrections, judicial crackdowns and the collapse of his governing coalition, Bolivia's president faces a skeptical electorate heading into year two. Published: November 9th, 2026 Author: Clara Espinoza TOPSHOT - Bolivia's new president Rodrigo Paz waves to supporters alongside his son from a balcony of the Palacio Quemado government palace during his inauguration in La Paz on November 8, 2025. Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP) (Photo by AIZAR R
Clara Espinoza/Latin Times
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Burundi: justice for 1993 President assassination claimed incomplete
By SOS Médias Burundi October 22, 2026 The Martyrs’ Monument in Bujumbura, the resting place of Melchior Ndadaye and the officials assassinated alongside him (SOS Médias Burundi) Bujumbura, October 21, 2026 —Thirty-three years after the assassination of Melchior Ndadaye, Burundi’s first democratically elected Hutu president, the Sahwanya Frodebu party is still demanding that all those responsible for this crime be identified and condemned. The political party also announces t
SOS Médias Burundi
5 days ago
Malawi Human Rights Defenders registration cancelled
By Eric Chiputula November 5, 2026 The reported deregistration of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) by the NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA) has reopened questions about the organisation’s leadership, governance and accountability, with its Ad Hoc Committee claiming that the development vindicates concerns it has repeatedly raised. Ad Hoc Committee National Coordinator Sammy Aaron says the decision reinforces the committee’s longstanding position that HRDC has been o
Malawi24
Nov 6
African Bar Association Demands Cameroon Mediation
By Joseph Besong November 5, 2026 In resolutions adopted at its September 2026 conference in Cabo Verde and now made available, the African Bar Association condemns abuses by government forces and armed separatists, calling for international mediation, transitional justice and a lasting political settlement. Ten years into Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis, the African Bar Association called for international mediation, reparations for victims and a lasting political settlement. T
Pan African Visions
Nov 5
The D.R.Congo Case Against Rwanda at the ICJ
Special Report, October 2026 By Grace Harris and Erik Heyman UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/Wiebe Kiestra Judges hold hearings at the International Court of Justice. UN News. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have experienced decades of atrocities stemming from unresolved ethnic conflicts since the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and the subsequent Congo Wars. The DRC has now brought a case against Rwanda in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the crime of genocide
Genocide Watch
Nov 5
Who Holds Salvadoran Troops Accountable in Haiti?
By Jacqueline Charles November 3, 2026 An armored personnel carrier of Haiti's UN-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF) patrols an area after El Salvador announced a rescue mission for four air force members in the GSF that went missing after a gang ambush, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 23, 2026. Patrice Noel REUTERS The United Nations is distancing itself from El Salvador’s unprecedented military buildup in Haiti, confirming that the vast majority of the Central American n
The Miami Herald
Nov 4
US Imposes Sanctions On Rwanda Over Eastern Congo Conflict
By MONIKA PRONCZUK October 28, 2026 Rwandan president Paul Kagame speaks during an announcement that Formula 1 will return to Africa with a grand prix in the country starting early next decade, in Kigali, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on Rwanda ‘s defense ministry on Wednesday over the country’s involvement in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where fighting continues between the Congolese government and Rwandan-backed M23 rebe
The Associated Press
Nov 2
Morocco: Victims’ Rights Should Not Be Subject to Political Divisions
By Sara Zouiten October 30, 2026 CNDH’s statement follows controversy over remarks by MP and former police official Mahmoud Archane about allegations of human rights abuses during Morocco’s Years of Lead. Morocco's National Human Rights Council (CNDH) Rabat – Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has defended the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission amid renewed public debate over its work, saying its achievements should be recognized while acknowledging tha
Morocco World News
Oct 31
Guinea-Bissau Country Report - September 2026
By Iradj Ipaktchi Umaro Sissoco Embaló - seen here voting in Guinea-Bissau's presidential elections last month - is now in neighbouring Senegal (Credit: AFP via Getty Images) Guinea-Bissau Country Report September 2026 By Iradj Ipaktchi Intermittent political violence and decades of corruption in Guinea-Bissau increase the risk that authorities and powerful actors will persecute targeted groups. Guinea-Bissau won independence from Portugal in 1974. President Luis Cabral's Afr
Genocide Watch
Oct 29
US Accused Of Trapping Women And Children In Somalia’s Floods
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy? Mark Townsend in Kismayo Oct 26, 2026 A colonel from US special operations in Somalia with a soldier from a branch of the Somali army trained by US special forces, in Mogadishu in 2023. Photograph: Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images The water was rising rapidl
The Guardian
Oct 27
Togo Country Report - April 2026
Togo has faced political crisis since its controversial 2024 constitutional reform, which the opposition widely views as President Faure Gnassingbé’s attempt to extend his 20-year rule. In May 2025, Gnassingbé assumed the post of President of the Council of Ministers without a popular vote.
Genocide Watch
Oct 26
