GENOCIDE  WATCH

By Francine Iradukunda October 13, 2026 The party says talks with government officials and electoral authorities have failed to provide assurances that alleged irregularities in the 2025 parliamentary and local elections will be addressed ahead of the May 2027 presidential vote. Sahwanya-FRODEBU party has declined to field candidate in the 2027 presidential election / Iwacu Burundi’s opposition party Sahwanya-FRODEBU has said it will not field a candidate in the May 2027 pres

By Sam Mednick October 9, 2026 Credit: AP/ Jehad Alshrafi A U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance, so it plans to record classroom conversations and use artificial intelligence to flag speech deemed “hateful” or “inciting.” The plans laid out by the founder of the Gaza Children Village in a webinar last month have elicited ethical, safety and privacy concerns from some Palestinian and ad

By Eric Chiputula October 14, 2026 It is a bitter contradiction: rural farmers are encouraged to embrace irrigation farming to improve food production and household nutrition, yet some are struggling to access even the basic equipment that could make their efforts easier. In Salima District, members of Kasupe Care Group have taken the call to heart. They have organised themselves, planted different crops, learned to make their own manure and continued working together for yea

By: FIDH | International Federation for Human Rights October 12, 2026 The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, together with the undersigned human rights organisations and partners in the SOS-Defenders project, are following the developments of the open hunger strike undertaken by a number of Sahrawi political prisoners from the

The envoy lauds the progress in diplomatic efforts despite the worsening security and humanitarian situation. By AFP Published On 14 Oct 2026 Armed security personnel keep watch during a collective memorial service organised by the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and the M23 armed group in Masisi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on January 8, 2026 [Moise Kasereka/EPA] A senior United Nations official has told the Security Council there is a “window of opportunity” f

Eric Nshimiye, an American citizen, says the evidence against him consists of unreliable eye witnesses. By Umar Farooq Published On 13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026 A view of Kigali, Rwanda, on October 13, 2026 [Yuhi Irakiza/AP] Boston, Massachusetts, United States – A United States federal court in Boston has begun hearing the case of a Rwandan-American accused of covering up his role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Prosecutors say Eric Nshimiye, a 55-year-old father of four and a US