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When Protection Systems Collapse: Funding Cuts and the Erosion of GBV Response in the Horn of Africa
*This piece draws on six interviews with practitioners and civil society leaders across South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia, the findings reflect their experiences and those of their close partners. Across the Horn of Africa, women seeking support in the midst of...
Regional gathering in West Africa aimed at advancing dialogue on the Malabo Protocol
On 19 and 20 March 2026, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of Sierra Leone, Atrocities Watch Africa, in its capacity as Chair of the Coalition for the Ratification of the Malabo Protocol (CRaMP), convened a regional meeting in Freetown bringing...
AWA and PALU partner to file advisory opinion on universal jurisdiction
On April 24, 2026, the Pan African Lawyers Union, in partnership with Atrocities Watch Africa, submitted a request for an advisory opinion by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights in Arusha, Tanzania, on universal jurisdiction in Africa. The request...
Sudan at Three Years: A Call for Decisive U.S. Leadership to End the War
The Honorable President Donald J. TrumpPresident of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20500 The Honorable Marco RubioSecretary of StateU.S. State Department2201 C Street NWWashington, DC 20037 Mr. Massad BoulosSenior Advisor for Arab and...
Three years of war in Sudan: US Congress must act
April 15, 2026 Dear Members of Congress, Exactly three years into the catastrophic war and genocide against the people of Sudan, we share with you one of an untold number of atrocities Sudanese have been forced to endure because you have the power to help bring these...
Joint Open Letter to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women(CEDAW)
Regarding the Situation of Women and Girls in Ethiopia For the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women Dear Members of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, We, the undersigned regional and international civil society...
