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...

Somali Human Rights Minister Visits Qatar’s Family Court

DOHA, (HAN) — The Minister of Family Affairs and Human Rights of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Amb. Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi,...

Former Somali President Condemns Arrest of Himilo TV Executives

MOGADISHU, (HAN) — Former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Sunday condemned the arrest of Himilo TV Director Ahmed Mohamed Aden and Deputy...

Somali Minister of Family Affairs Holds High-Level Meeting with Qatari Counterpart in Doha

DOHA, (HAN) – The Minister of Family Affairs and Human Rights of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hon. Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, held...

Somali Parliament Approves National Human Rights Commission

MOGADISHU, (HAN) — Somalia’s House of the People on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the establishment of the country’s Independent National Human Rights Commission,...

U.S. Deploys Special Forces to Israel to Monitor Gaza Ceasefire Implementation

GAZA, (HAN) — The United States has begun deploying special forces to Israel to help oversee and ensure compliance with the recently...