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Sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers in DRC: fatherless children speak for first time about the pain of being abandoned
My father left my mother while she was pregnant – she gave birth when he had already left. People call me “daughter of a bitch”. They disturb and hurt me so much. They say they will chase me because I am a foreigner. I am suffering. Read more
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Human rights abuse in Equatorial Guinea
The Equatorial Guinean authorities must immediately stop arbitrarily and indiscriminately arresting young men in their fight against gang crime, Amnesty International has said - after documenting numerous testimonies related to these arrests. Read more
HRW welcomes Cameroon’s military killings inquiry
Cameroon’s announcement of the opening of an investigation into the killing of nine people in Missong village, North-West region, on June 1, 2022 is an important first step in ensuring accountability around the alleged murder of civilians by Read more
Forest conservation has united Gabon
With close to 55 ethnic groups in a population of 2 million, Gabon would have been a very divided country like most African countries. However, this is not the case because the country has found and used forest conservation as a tool to bring the Read more
Burundi’s vicious crackdown never ended
In June 2020, when Évariste Ndayishimiye was sworn in as Burundi’s President after the unexpected death of his brutal, autocratic predecessor, Pierre Nkurunziza, he pledged to “uphold unity among Burundians” and deliver “peace and justice for all.” Read more