Central African Republic: New Court Should Step Up Effort
Donors, Government Should Increase Support
(Nairobi) – The Central African Republic's Special Criminal Court should intensify investigations and urgently recruit additional staff to deliver justice for war crimes and other serious offenses, Human Rights Watch said today. The new…
Rwanda: 25 Years On, Solidarity With Victims
Justice Efforts Continue for 1994 Genocide
(New York) – It is more relevant than ever on the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda to understand the importance of international action to prevent large-scale atrocities and the need for justice in their aftermath. …
Central African Republic: Civilians Targeted as Violence Surges
UN Peacekeeping Mission Faces Renewal, Needs Expansion
(Nairobi) – Violence threatening civilians has surged in recent months in the Central African Republic's south-central and southeastern regions. To protect people at risk, the United Nations Security Council should renew the mandate of the UN…
Central African Republic: Ugandan Troops Harm Women, Girls
Repeated Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
(Nairobi) – Ugandan soldiers in the Central African Republic have sexually exploited or abused at least 13 women and girls since 2015, including at least one rape, and threatened some victims to remain silent, Human Rights Watch said today. The Ugandan…
Central African Republic: Rape by Peacekeepers
UN, Troop-Contributing Countries Should Hold Abusers Accountable
(Nairobi) – United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic raped or sexually exploited at least eight women and girls between October and December 2015. Among the survivors are a 14-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman who said peacekeepers…
Human Rights Watch Amicus Brief to the ICTR
The case of Fulgence Kayishema
Human Rights Watch Amicus Brief to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in the case of Fulgence Kayishema in Opposition to Rule 11bis Transfer. On 25 October 2007, Human Rights Watch (hereinafter "HRW") filed its request for leave to appear as…