February 1

• Senegal: Amnesty International Urges President Wade to Rein in Security Forces [press release]

  Amnesty International urged Senegalese President Abdoulaye   Wade to rein in security forces after a third person was killed and dozens   injured by police during two... Read more »

July 19, 2011

• Malawi: Crackdown Fears Ahead of Protests [press release]

  The Malawian authorities must respect the rights of those taking part in peaceful protests, Amnesty International said today, ahead of planned mass demonstrations across the... Read more »

• Tunisia: Group Calls for Probe of Boy's Death in Protests [press release]

  The Tunisian authorities must launch an independent and impartial investigation into the death of a 13-year-old boy shot during protests in the central town of Sidi Bouzid, Amnesty... Read more »

• Sudan: UN Worker Risks Torture, Says Rights Group [press release]

  Amnesty International has urged Sudanese authorities to ensure that a UN worker being held in South Darfur is not subjected to torture and is given immediate access to his family... Read more »

July 16, 2011

• Somalia: Kenya's Opening of Camp Extension Only a First Step [press release]

  Kenya and the international community must take further steps to address the needs of Somali refugees, Amnesty International said today, as Kenyan authorities agreed to extend a... Read more »

July 15, 2011

• Sudan: Journalist Faces Prolonged Imprisonment on Politically Motivated Charges [press release]

  The Sudanese authorities must immediately release a journalist who faces fresh charges despite completing a year's prison sentence. Read more »

July 14, 2011

• Nigeria: Rights Groups Call for End to Arbitrary Killings [press release]

  Amnesty International and prominent Nigerian human rights organizations have called for an immediate end to arbitrary and unlawful killings by Nigerian security forces in response... Read more »

July 11, 2011

• Nigeria: Rights Group Urges Govt to Commute Death Sentences [press release]

  The Nigerian authorities must commute all death sentences and impose an official moratorium on executions, Amnesty International said today, following the confirmation of a death... Read more »

July 9, 2011

• Chad: Rights Group Opposes Return of Habre for Trial [press release]

  Amnesty International has urged the Senegalese authorities not to return former Chadian president Hissène Habré to Chad, where he has been sentenced to death in... Read more »

July 8, 2011

• Sudan: Rights Group Calls for Control of Arms to Conflict Zones [press release]

  UN member states must act to control arms shipments to volatile regions like Sudan's Southern Kordofan, Amnesty International said today ahead of a week of talks on a global Arms... Read more »

July 6, 2011

• Congo-Kinshasa: Angolan Activist Arbitrarily Detained [press release]

  An Angolan human rights activist arbitrarily detained without charge in the Democratic Republic of Congo for more than two weeks must be released immediately, Amnesty International... Read more »

June 30, 2011

• Egypt: Verdict Expected in Khaled Said Case [press release]

  Amnesty International has urged the Egyptian authorities to ensure that justice is done in the case of Khaled Said, an Egyptian allegedly beaten to death by two police officers one... Read more »

• Egypt: Government Urged to Investigate Fresh Protest Violence [press release]

  The Egyptian authorities must immediately launch an independent and impartial investigation into the conduct of security forces at demonstrations, Amnesty International said amid... Read more »

June 28, 2011

• Egypt: Military Pledges to Stop Forced 'Virginity Tests' [press release]

  The head of Egypt's military intelligence has promised Amnesty International that the army will no longer carry out forced 'virginity tests' after defending their use, during a... Read more »

• Libya: ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Al-Gaddafi

  Colonel M'uammar al-Gaddafi and other senior Libyan government figures must be arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face trial for alleged serious... Read more »

• Nigeria: Armed Groups Targeting Civilians in Latest Bombings [press release]

  Nigerian armed groups must stop attacking civilians, Amnesty International said today, after as many as 30 people were killed in a bomb attack blamed on the religious sect Boko... Read more »

June 27, 2011

• Tunisia: Nation Joins International Criminal Court [press release]

  Tunisia took an important step towards strengthening fundamental human rights today by joining the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »

June 26, 2011

• Egypt: Rights Group Urges End to Military Trials [press release]

  The Egyptian authorities must earn the trust of the people by abolishing repressive laws and ending abusive practices, the Secretary General of Amnesty International said today in... Read more »

June 24, 2011

• Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Supporters Detained Without Charge, Says Rights Group

  Authorities in Côte d'Ivoire are holding at least 50 people without charge, including several high-profile Ivorian politicians, following the arrest of former President... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Rights Group Calls for Probe of Crimes Since 2002

  A proposed International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into Côte d'Ivoire must be expanded to cover serious human rights violations committed since 2002, Amnesty... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: New Mass Rapes Are Result of Horrific Failure of Justice

  New mass rapes by members of the Congolese army in the Democratic Republic of Congo are the result of the government's failure to bring human rights abusers to justice, Amnesty... Read more »

• Angola: Govt Rehouses Victims of Forced Evictions

  The Angolan government's decision to rehouse hundreds of victims of forced evictions is a landmark step for people living in informal settlements, Amnesty International said today. Read more »

June 22, 2011

• Equatorial Guinea: Govt Clamps Down Ahead of Summit, Says Rights Group [press release]

  The authorities in Equatorial Guinea must immediately end a draconian clampdown on freedom of expression taking place ahead of an African Union summit in the capital Malabo on 23... Read more »

May 14, 2011

• Libya: Desperation and Hope Among Misratah's Wounded [opinion]

  During the long road journey to Benghazi from Saloum in Egypt, I barely felt the impact of the ongoing conflict in Libya, but for a few checkpoints and some thuuwar... Read more »

May 13, 2011

• West Africa: Amnesty's Report on Nigeria's Human Rights Record [document]

  An excerpt from Amnesty International's 2011 report, The State of the World's Human Rights: Read more »