CSO letter to the South African President C. Ramaphosa on the eve of the 47th G7 summit
HE President Cyril Ramaphosa President of the Republic of South Africa 23 June 2022 H.E. President Cyril Ramaphosa, As you prepare to meet with the Leaders of the G7 at Schloss Elmau this weekend, we, the undersigned group of African and international civil society members ask you to set out the critical areas where the G7 must… View Article
Hate speech and incitement of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kampala, Uganda 23rd June 2022 Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is deeply concerned about recent hate speech in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Discourse instigating hatred, violence and discrimination of Kinyarwanda speakers both Rwandan and Congolese, calling on them to return to Rwanda, has become more common in the wake of the most recent March… View Article
Sudan – update June 2022
From Atrocities Watch Monitor N° 5, June 2022 Read full newsletter here. The situation in Sudan remains volatile. The UN Mission in Sudan, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) launched, on 12 May, preliminary talks intended to set the ground rules for further negotiation. Some groups, including the Forces for Freedom… View Article
South Sudan – update June 2022
From Atrocities Watch Monitor N° 5, June 2022 Read full newsletter here. There has been a decrease in violence in South Sudan. May showed the lowest number of violent incidents since the start of the year and a sharp decrease in fatalities when compared to April.[1] However, communal violence and cattle raids continued throughout the… View Article
Somalia – update June 2022
From Atrocities Watch Monitor N° 5, June 2022 Read full newsletter here. In May, Somalia saw an increase in violence, particularly in the run up to the 15 May presidential election. According to ACLED, there was about a 25% increase in the number of incidents, compared with the monthly average over the previous year. However,… View Article
Nigeria – update June 2022
From Atrocities Watch Monitor N° 5, June 2022 Read full newsletter here. Violence continued in Nigeria, in May, there has been a slight decrease in reported events, and an over 26% decrease in fatalities throughout the country when compared to the monthly average of the past year. Despite this, in the north-eastern region, violent events… View Article