Beyond showing a selection of films that shed light on the most pressing issues around the globe, the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights organizes forums that connect activists, artists and the public in the pursuit of change.
The abduction and release of Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai spotlights Kenya’s role in cross-border crackdowns while also highlighting its domestic crisis of rising abductions.
Mixed reactions follow the sentencing of Jacktone Odhiambo, as activists call for greater safety and equality for Kenya’s LGBTQ+ community.
The reintroduction of the public morality protection unit would infringe on various international agreements to protect women from gender-based discrimination.
The Committee to Protect Journalists says awarding Dawit Isaak the Edelstam Prize sends a strong message to Eritrean authorities that are holding at least 16 journalists without trial, access to family, or judicial oversight.
As the war in Sudan rages on, tensions between Egyptian society and Sudanese refugees are on the rise against the backdrop of Egypt’s economic crisis.
Religious groups protest in Botswana's capital, opposing bill for LGBTQ rights. Demonstrators march against same-sex relations, citing religious beliefs and family values. Wider pushback on LGBTQ rights observed in southern Africa.
Ghana's LGBTQ community finds itself bracing for challenging times as an anti-LGBT bill that would punish promoters of LGBTQ lifestyles with up to 10 years of incarceration.
#ReleaseThe21 is a solidarity movement that aims to amplify the voices of 21 Ghanaian LGBTQI+ activists who are reportedly still behind bars after being unlawfully arrested 10 days ago during a conference hosted by human rights organisation, Rightify Ghana.
At least 68 children have been rescued by authorities from a trafficking syndicate on several cocoa plantations across the Ivory Coast.
At least 8000 Moroccans, 2000 of them teenagers, have reportedly been crossing into Ceuta as hardships in their home country continue to escalate.
The latest xenophobic attacks in South Africa have already left 13 Somali nationals dead in Khayelitsha this past Saturday.