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DR Congo: Increasing Repression of Critical Expression
Click to expand Image Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a press conference in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 6, 2026. © 2026 Democratic Republic of Congo Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

(Kinshasa) – The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are increasingly harassing and arbitrarily detaining journalists, ac...


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European Union: Surveillance Technology Sold to Rights Violators
Click to expand Image © 2026 Glenn Harvey for Human Rights Watch EU member states host many companies that produce dangerous surveillance technology that can be used to violate rights, the export of which necessitates robust controls.The implementation and oversight of the EU regulatory framework governing export of surveillance technologies have ser...

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Tunisia Suspends Rights Groups That Shaped Its Democracy
Click to expand Image Demonstrators display a banner in Arabic reading, ''Our history will not be halted, and our message does not freeze,'' during a rally after Tunisian authorities suspended the Tunisian League for Human Rights, outside the court of First Instance in Tunis, May 6, 2026. © 2026 Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via AP Photo

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Angola: Flood Survivors Living in Precarious Conditions

(Johannesburg) – Angolan authorities should carry out an independent and credible investigation into the Cavaco River dike collapse and ensure that internally displaced communities receive immediate, adequate, and transparent assistance, Human Rights Watch said today.

Official figures indicate that heavy rainfall and the collapse of the Cavaco River dike on April 1...


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UN Official Would Reject US Funds with Discriminatory Conditions
Click to expand Image Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, during a press conference in Geneva, August 22, 2025. © 2025 Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP Photo

The senior United Nations humanitarian official said he would refuse US government financial contributions that would requi...


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