As opposition is silenced in East Africa, political leaders condone the torture of human rights defenders Boniface Mwangi and Agatha Atuhaire through silence and unacceptable statements.

Amid continuous gross human rights violations by oppressive regimes across the world, the silence by the vanguards of human ...

Stories of courage and repression, and the tools defending civil liberties at the 17th Annual Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway.

Once, the U.S. government used its influence to prevent human rights abuses overseas. Now, Washington is practically silent.

It is a cruel irony that Tanzania, which plays host to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha, is fast ...

Strong leaders do not need to rely on torture or sexual violence to win or stay in power. Development record and respect for ...

Tanzania's government is facing growing accusations of repression after prominent human rights defenders say they were beaten ...

Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire had travelled to Tanzania in an act of solidarity with opposition leader Tundu Lissu, ...

Activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire have narrated how a simple act of solidarity to support ...

What was meant to be a trip to attend a court hearing and return home turned to torture in the hands of state officials and ...

including accountability for those who tortured Boniface Mwangi and those responsible for the brutalisation and rape of Agather Atuhaire. Like Willy Mutunga, Hanifa Adan, Martha Karua and Hussein ...