Month: July 2026
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Journalist Atiana Serge Oulon’s Enforced Disappearance Raises Serious Human Rights Concerns in Burkina Faso
Atiana Serge Oulon, editor-in-chief of the investigative newspaper L’Événement, was reportedly abducted by unidentified individuals in June 2024 after publicly criticizing restrictions on press freedom in Burkina Faso. Since his disappearance, his family, colleagues, and legal representatives have received no official information regarding his whereabouts or legal status. Human rights organizations have expressed grave concern,…
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Justice and Accountability Needed Following the Death in Custody of Aimable Karasira in Rwanda
Aimable Karasira was a Rwandan academic and public figure who had long faced pressure because of his outspoken criticism of the government and his comments on human rights violations in the post-1994 period. Although he lost members of his family during the genocide, Karasira also spoke about other forms of suffering and victims that he…