Countries

From South Africa to the tip of the northern regions, human rights violations occur all across the continent. Browse by country to learn more about cases in a specific region.

Algeria

Amazigh vs. Violations in AlgeriaSeptember 23, 2020

Botswana

Basarwa/San vs. Central Kalahari Game ReserveSeptember 26, 2020

Burundi

Life of Batwa in BurundiSeptember 26, 2020

Cameroon

Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline vs. Bakola/BagyeliMarch 2, 2023
Mbororo vs. Civil StrifeMay 9, 2022
Denial of Legal Recognition for Baka in CameroonNovember 23, 2021
Baka vs. Nki National ParkSeptember 26, 2020

Central African Republic

Mbenga vs. Development in the Dzanga-Sangha Forest

Djibouti

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Baka of Gabon vs. Conservation and Development

Kenya

Mali

Morocco

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

The Landless Twa of Rwanda

Senegal

Bassari People in Senegal

South Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

The University of Michigan has its origins in land coercively purchased by the United States Federal Government from the Anishinaabeg (including Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi) and Wyandot nations. While this project documents ongoing cases of land expropriation and dispossession outside of the United States, we are also based in a university that stands, like almost all property in the United States, on lands obtained from indigenous peoples, generally through violence, intimidation, and dishonesty. Knowing and acknowledging where we live and work does not change this, but a thorough understanding of the ongoing consequences of these histories must shape our research, teaching, and outreach to create a future that supports human flourishing and justice for all individuals.