President Assoumani of Comoros' competitive authoritarian regime is considering contesting nationwide elections in 2019.

President Salva Kiir of South Sudan's authoritarian regime has rejected opposition calls for him to resign.

HRF criticized the Nigerian regime for failing to improve human rights conditions since the country’s review in 2013.

HRF president Thor Halvorssen and HRF International Council member George Ayittey in Slate on Nicki Minaj's upcoming performance for Angolan dictator José Eduardo dos Santos.

Read about the current human rights situation under Ethiopia's authoritarian regime in this op-ed by Foreign Policy.

LUANDA, Angola — After one week of intensive international media attention on Angola’s dictatorship, 15 political prisoners were released from prison into house arrest this past Friday.

Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the decision taken by the Burundian government to ban three UN independent experts from entering the country.

President Assoumani of Comoros has won a referendum allowing him to extend his power beyond the end of his present term.