LATEST PUBLICATIONS
International Day of Peace
On the International Day of Peace, Atrocities Watch Africa's Chief Executive, Dismas Nkunda, writes to everyone for whom 21 September is just another day of war. Drawing on this year's coverage of atrocities on the continent, the letter sets out what Atrocities Watch...
The Horn and the Middle Powers: Entanglement, Competition and Perception
English September 2026 The Horn and Middle Powers Entanglement, Competition, and Perception Nine essays on how the Gulf states, Turkey, Israel and Egypt are remaking the political and security order around the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, and on what local elites...
CRaMP Campaign [VIDEO]: The Case for the Malabo Protocol
A new film from the Coalition for the Ratification of the Malabo Protocol brings together jurists and civil society leaders from across the continent on what the African Court would do, and what it will take to bring it into force....
MASS ATROCITIES IN AFRICA:
LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD FROM THE JOURNEY OF ATROCITIES WATCH AFRICA By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The tenth anniversary of the establishment of Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is an appropriate moment to reflect on the profound changes in the landscape of...
JOINT CIVIL SOCIETY OPEN LETTER ON SUDAN
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) 20 August 2026 Sudan: Extend the Fact-Finding Mission's mandate and ensure adequate resources for investigations and reporting...
Accra Agenda on Atrocity Prevention in Africa
PREAMBLE 1. On 22-23 July, on the occasion of the 10-Year Anniversary of the establishment of Atrocities Watch Africa, peace and security experts, renowned policy makers, civil society leaders, human rights advocates and international partners, gathered in Accra,...
