August 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Authorities Must Give Investigators, Journalists Access to Amhara Region
Reports of human rights violations following ongoing armed confrontations between the Ethiopian National Defense Force and the local armed Fano militia Read more »
August 14, 2023
Tanzania: Detained Critics of UAE Port Deal Must Be Immediately and Unconditionally Released
The Tanzanian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Willibrod Slaa, former parliamentarian and Tanzanian Ambassador to Sweden, Boniface Mwabukusi, a lawyer and… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Sudan: War Crimes Rampant As Civilians Killed in Both Deliberate and Indiscriminate Attacks - New Report
Extensive war crimes are being committed in Sudan as the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) ravages the country, Amnesty International… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Burundi: No End in Sight for Clampdown On Free Speech
During its recent Universal Periodic Review, Burundi received many recommendations to end reprisals against human rights defenders and journalists, which Amnesty International… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Sudan: Neighbouring Countries Must Provide Safe Passage to Those Fleeing Conflict
Sudan's bordering countries must immediately lift entry restrictions for individuals fleeing the conflict in the country and ensure access to protection and safety for about half a… Read more »
June 25, 2023
Tanzania: Case On Death-Row Detainees Challenging Mandatory Death Penalty
Five men were sentenced to death following the murder of another man in 2011. In 2015, after unsuccessful appeals against their judgment and sentence, they brought their case to… Read more »
Kenya: Ogiek Case - Protection of an Indigenous Community in Kenya
In Kenya, the Mau forest is the ancestral home of an indigenous community called the Ogiek people. The Ogiek community comprises 20,000 members, about 15,000 of whom inhabit the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Case of an Immigrant Mistreated By the Judicial and Prison System in Tanzania
Mr X is a Congolese man who was living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In early June 2006, he lost his passport. He went to the Tanzanian police to register the loss of his passport… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Tanzania: Authorities Brutally Violated Maasai Amid Forced Evictions From Ancestral Lands
The Tanzanian authorities have repeatedly resorted to ill-treatment, excessive use of force, arbitrary arrests and detentions, and forced evictions against members of the Maasai… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Tanzania: 'We Have Lost Everything' Forced Evictions of the Maasai in Loliondo
This research report is an outcome of the research conducted by Amnesty International into the actions of the Tanzanian authorities that resulted in multiple forced evictions of… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Uganda: President's Signing of Highly Repressive Anti-LGBTI Law Is 'Dark Day' for Human Rights
Law could see death sentences handed down for 'aggravated homosexuality' Read more »
May 19, 2023
Kenya: LGBTI Refugees At Risk of Rape and Violence at Kakuma Refugee Camp - New Report
Research carried out over five years highlights dangers facing LGBTI people at Kakuma camp Read more »
Kenya: Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex Not Yet Safe for LGBTI Refugees
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers and refugees living in one of Kenya's biggest refugee camps routinely suffer hate crimes, violence,… Read more »
May 02, 2023
Uganda: President's Failure to Veto Anti-LGBTI Bill an 'Abhorrent' Violation of LGBTI Rights - Amnesty International
Responding to the news that Uganda's Parliament has passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill after President Yoweri Museveni sent it back to Parliament for revision, just confirms that… Read more »
Uganda: Bill 'Blatantly Violates' LGBTI Rights - Amensty International
Bill, which imposes death penalty and life imprisonment in certain cases, will fuel violence and homophobia Read more »
April 26, 2023
Burundi: Arrest of Former Prime Minister an Opportunity for Accountability
Following the arrest of the former Burundian prime minister, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, on 21 April 2023, and his right-hand man Désiré Uwamahoro on 18 April 2023,… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Somalia: Urgent Investigation Needed As Fighting Takes Heavy Toll On Civilians in Las Anod
More than 100 people killed, over 600 injured and tens of thousands displaced Read more »
Somalia: Somaliland - Urgent Investigation Needed As Fighting Takes Heavy Toll On Civilians in Las Anod
More than 100 people have been killed and over 600 injured including dozens of civilians amid fighting between Somaliland security forces and armed fighters affiliated with the… Read more »
April 03, 2023
South Sudan: UN Human Rights Council Renews Mandate of Commission On Human Rights in South Sudan
Following the United Nations Human Rights Council's decision to renew the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS), Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International's… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Uganda: 'Appalling' Anti-LGBTI Law Must Be Repealed Immediately
Dubbed the '2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bill', the law even criminalises those who 'promote' homosexuality or 'attempt to commit the offence of homosexuality' Read more »
March 09, 2023
Ethiopia: Authorities Must Immediately Lift Blockade On Selected Social Media Access - Amnesty International
As a blockade by the Ethiopian authorities on selected social media platforms enters its second month, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern… Read more »
March 07, 2023
South Sudan: Human Rights Council Must Listen to Survivors
Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council today, Amnesty International thanked the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan for its update. The organisation said that it was… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Amnesty International Investigation Reveals Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Killing Spree, Rapes
M32 rebels killed at least twenty men and raped dozens of women and girls in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Perpetrating Summary Killings and Rapes - Amnesty International
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels summarily killed men and raped dozens of women in eastern DRC late November 2022, investigation shows. This constitutes war crimes and could constitute… Read more »
February 10, 2023
South Sudan: Forcefully Returned Critic Held Incommunicado: Morris Mabior Awikjok Bak
On 4 February, Morris Mabior Awikjok Bak, a South Sudanese critic, was reportedly arbitrarily arrested, allegedly by armed Kenyan security forces and a South Sudanese man in… Read more »