Mausi Segun
@mausisegun
Africa director at HRW, tweeting on human rights and related issues in Africa and elsewhere. Retweets not endorsements.
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http://www.hrw.org 08-12-2011 19:10:07
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New Human Rights Watch: The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted civilians in Al Gezira state, central #Sudan, committing heinous crimes. The 🇬🇧, as a penholder on Sudan at the #UNSC, should step up action to deploy civilian protection mission hrw.org/news/2024/11/1…
3 weeks after a military airstrike in Sokoto killed 10 villagers,another in Zamfara has killed 17 people wrongly targeted as bandits.Such errors have killed hundreds in #Nigeria.Presidency Nigeria Tinubu should act to address military failures & ensure justice hrw.org/news/2025/01/1…
#WestAfrica: Civilians Unprotected in Conflicts "Authorities in #Nigeria #Sahel used unchecked power to commit abuses with impunity. These gvt+their partners should publicly disavow intolerance for dissent+ensure justice for victims of abuses" Mausi Segun hrw.org/news/2025/01/1…
#DRC: As #M23 approaches Goma, the humanitarian situation is dire and civilians are at increasing risk of abuse by Rwandan forces & M23 and the Congolese military & Wazalendo. Urgent action is needed now to protect civilians and facilitate aid, says Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/01/2…
The suspension of prominent rights groups, following other attempts to silence critical voices, sends a chilling signal of the #Ethiopia government's intolerance of #HumanRights work says Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/01/2…
#Sahel States’ Withdrawal from #ECOWAS Undermines Accountability #BurkinaFaso #Mali #Niger juntas have opted to curtail ECOWAS Court's reach rather than expand it. This will come at the cost of their own citizens’ access to justice, Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/02/0…
En RD Congo, il ne peut y avoir de solution durable sans justice. Il est essentiel de mettre fin à l'impunité persistante pour les graves crimes de guerre commis par le M23, les forces rwandaises et d'autres acteurs, souligne Lewis Mudge Human Rights Watch. hrw.org/fr/news/2025/0…
#Mali: AU Action Needed To End Crackdown on Opposition, Dissent "The African Rights Commission should press the authorities to respect, protect, promote, and fulfil the rights to freedoms of expression, opinion, and association," Allan Ngari Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/02/1…
The #M23’s order to forcibly remove tens of thousands of displaced people from camps around Goma in eastern #DRCongo to areas with no support is both cruel and a possible war crime. New Human Rights Watch communique: hrw.org/news/2025/02/1…
#RDC: L’ordre du #M23 d’expulser de force des dizaines de milliers de personnes déplacées de camps autour de Goma vers des zones sans aucun soutien est à la fois cruel et susceptible de constituer un crime de guerre - nouveau communiqué HRW en français hrw.org/fr/news/2025/0…
🚨 Human Rights Watch: UN chief António Guterres should propose that the UN Security Council transform the Kenyan-led #Haiti Multinational Security Support mission Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti into a UN operation. It's what Haiti's authorities requested & many member states want too. hrw.org/news/2025/02/2…
The Rwanda-backed #M23 and AFC have threatened, detained and attacked journalists, critics and civil society activists since taking Goma in eastern #DRC. Media have faced threats + pressure by all sides in their reporting on the conflict. New Human Rights Watch report: hrw.org/news/2025/03/1…
#BurkinaFaso: Gvt-Allied Militias Linked to Massacre. The gruesome videos of an apparent massacre by pro-gvt militias in #Solenzo underscore pervasive lack of accountability of these forces. Gvt should investigate videos+hold responsible accountable Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/03/1…