Ethiopia Charges Sudanese Refugees $100 Monthly

By HAN News Desk ADDIS ABABA — Sudanese refugees living in Ethiopia have voiced growing concern after reports emerged...

DefendDefenders Marks 20 Years of Human Rights Advocacy in Somalia and Across Africa

By HAN News DeskKAMPALA — The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, widely known as DefendDefenders, is marking its...

Somalia and UK Launch Global Agenda to Boost Social Protection in Fragile States

By HAN News Desk MOGADISHU / LONDON — The Federal Government of Somalia and the United Kingdom have jointly...

Somaliland Arrests Four Journalists in Gebiley

By HAN News Desk HARGEISA — Authorities in Somaliland have arrested four journalists working for local media outlets in...

Sudan Human Rights Crisis Takes Center Stage on Fifth Day of ACHPR Session in...

By HAN News Desk BANJUL, The Gambia – The fifth day of the 85th Ordinary Session of the African...

Ethiopia Shuts DW Offices Over Tigray Reports

By HAN News Desk ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia has reportedly closed multiple offices of Deutsche Welle (DW) across the...

Over 1,500 People Flee Sudan’s Al-Fasher as Fierce Fighting Intensifies in Darfur

KHARTOUM, (HAN) — At least 1,510 civilians have fled the city of Al-Fasher in western Sudan within the past five days, according...

Speaker of Somali Parliament Meets Newly Elected EAC Parliament Representatives

MOGADISHU, (HAN) – The Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia, Hon. Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madoobe), held a meeting...

Rights Groups Accuse Somalia of Accepting Forced Return

MOGADISHU, (HAN) — Somalia’s federal government is facing growing criticism from members of the Somali diaspora and human rights advocates who allege...