January 25, 2023
Cameroon: Failure to Release 23 Detainees Over September 2020 Protests Is 'Deeply Disappointing'
Responding to the news that a request to release 23 protesters from detention, all of whom were convicted for participating in a September 2020 protest in Douala, including… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Rights Defenders Held for Documenting Forced Evictions Must Be Released Immediately
The Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release four human rights defenders who were detained solely for their work documenting forced evictions in Addis… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Zimbabwe: Violent Attacks Against Political Opposition Supporters Must Be Promptly Investigated
Responding to a viral social media video showing brutal attacks against supporters of the political opposition party Citizens' Coalition for Change, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty… Read more »
Algeria: Mass Death Sentences Marred By Unfair Trials, Torture Claims
The trials of 54 individuals who were sentenced to death over the events that happened in the Kabylie region, in the northeast of Algeria in August 2021, including the lynching of… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Tanzania: President Hassan Lifts the Blanket Ban On Political Assemblies
Responding to President Samia Suluhu Hassan's announcement that she is lifting the punitive political rallies blanket ban imposed on opposition political parties, Amnesty… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Nigeria: Bogus Charges' Against Student Who Tweeted About President's Wife Must Be Dropped
First lady Aisha Buhari instructed team of police detectives to track down Aminu Adamu Muhammed, who was allegedly tortured in secret location Read more »
November 03, 2022
Liberia: Conviction of Former Rebel Commander Is 'Justice for Victims'
The conviction of Kunti Kamara, a former Liberian rebel commander for wartime atrocities in Liberia by a French court is a milestone in delivering justice for victims, Amnesty… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Zimbabwe: Authorities Must End 'Unjust and Abusive' Incarceration of Opposition MPs - Amnesty International
Senior members of Zimbabwe's main opposition party detained for 100 days 'The continued incarceration is a travesty of justice' - Lucia Masuka Read more »
June 28, 2022
Egypt: Ten Sentenced to Death After 'Flagrantly' Unfair Mass Trial
'Helwan Brigades' case saw scores held at notorious al-Aqrab and Tora Maximum Security Two Prison in cruel and inhuman conditions A 16-year-old detainee was tortured with electric… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Africa: Global Use of Death Penalty Up By 20 Percent - Major New Report
Annual survey of capital punishment shows how courts re-opening after Covid fuelled increase in death sentences and executions Read more »
February 02, 2021
South Sudan: Rampant Abusive Surveillance By NSS Instils Climate of Fear
South Sudan's National Security Service (NSS) is using abusive surveillance to terrorize journalists, activists and critics, leading to a climate of intense fear and… Read more »
October 08, 2019
Nigeria: Witnesses Heard in Landmark Case Scutinising Shell's Role in Execution of Ogoni Nine
A witness hearing examining Shell's role in the execution of nine men in Nigeria in the 1990s is a key opportunity to hold the oil giant to account over its alleged complicity in… Read more »
April 16, 2008
Equatorial Guinea: Political Opponent Dies in Police Custody
Amnesty International is concerned at the deteriorating human rights situation in Equatorial Guinea, in advance of the parliamentary and municipal elections scheduled for 4 May… Read more »