March 27
Mali: Drone Strikes Killed 13 Civilians Including Seven Children in Amasrakad
Two night-time drone strikes by the Malian army on 17 March killed at least 13 civilians, including seven children aged between two and 17, in Amasrakad, Gao region, and left more… Read more »
March 26
Lesotho: Authorities Must Investigate Torture of Detainees At Maseru Correctional Institution
Responding to recent findings by the Lesotho Ombudsman which exposed a disturbing pattern of human rights violations, including torture, excessive use of force and denial of… Read more »
Lesotho: Detainees Remain At Risk of Torture
On 22 December 2023, detainees at Maseru Correctional Institution (MCCI), Lesotho, were subjected to torture and other ill-treatment by the Correctional Services officers who beat… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan - UN Human Rights Council Should Extend the Mandate of the Chrss and Protect the Documentation of Evidence Related to Human Rights Violations.
Amnesty International is concerned by the Government of South Sudan's calls at the ongoing 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for the Commission on Human Rights in… Read more »
March 20
Rwanda: Lords Should 'Stand Firm' and Oppose Shameful Rwanda Bill
Ahead of a fresh round of voting in the House of Lords today on the Government's controversial Safety of Rwanda bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's Chief Executive,… Read more »
March 18
Rwanda: House of Commons Rwanda Vote Is a 'Shocking Spectacle' - UK
Commons overturns all of Lords' amendments to controversial Safety of Rwanda bill Read more »
March 15
Gambia: Parliament Must Not Lift the Ban Against Female Genital Mutilation
Responding to the upcoming vote in Gambia's parliament on 18 March on a bill to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), Michèle Eken, senior researcher at… Read more »
March 13
Equatorial Guinea: Jailed Human Rights Defender At Risk of Torture: Anacleto Micha Ndong
On 1 March, Anacleto Micha Ndong, an Equatoguinean human rights defender, was transferred to the Malabo prison of Black Beach on pre-trial detention. Read more »
Nigeria: Fresh Abduction Is a Sign That Impunity Reigns
Responding to the abduction of at least 60 people by gunmen in Buda, in the state of Kaduna, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said: Read more »
March 12
Zimbabwe: Former MPs' Convictions Must Be Quashed: Job Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole, Nyatsime 16
On 30 January 2024, former opposition leader Job Sikhala was released after 595 days of arbitrary detention. Read more »
March 11
Rwanda: Rwanda Bill - Lords Must Force Government to Stop Playing 'Dystopian Horror Game'
The Rwanda bill is an assault on the rule of law and the protection of human rights in this country and the Lords should face it down, Amnesty International said today (Monday 11… Read more »
Libya: Ensure Full Investigations Into Responsibility of Powerful Military and Political Actors Over Catastrophic Derna Floods
Six months after catastrophic floods in Derna killed at least 4,352 people, left thousands missing and displaced nearly 45,000 people, Libya's authorities have shied away from… Read more »
Libya: Powerful Military and Political Elites Must Face Justice Over Deadly Derna Floods - New Report
More than 4,000 people died, thousands more remain missing and nearly 45,000 people displaced following floods last September Authorities failed to issue adequate warnings ahead of… Read more »
Tunisia: Politicians Unjustly Held for Over a Year
Opposition politicians Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, Khayyam Turki, Issam Chebbi, Ghazi Chaouachi, Ridha Belhaj and Abdelhamid Jelassi have been arbitrarily detained since February 2023 on… Read more »
March 08
Nigeria: Nigeria - Authorities Must Ensure Safe Release and Return of Over 680 People Abducted This Week
Mass abductions in Nigeria this week of more than 400 displaced people in Borno state and 287 students and teachers in Kuriga Kaduna state are a shocking indictment of the… Read more »
Africa: Southern Africa - Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe Failing to Protect the Human Rights of Women Working in Informal, Cross-Border Trade
The governments of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have failed to protect women participating in Informal Cross-Border Trade (ICBT) from gender-based violence and economic… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan - Internet Shutdown Threatens Delivery of Humanitarian and Emergency Services
A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns in early February poses serious risks to the coordination of emergency assistance and… Read more »
March 07
Zimbabwe: Authorities Urged to Disclose Location of Missing Activist Itai Dzamara
Ahead of the ninth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Itai Dzamara, a journalist and pro-democracy activist who was abducted in Harare on 9 March 2015, Vongai Chikwanda,… Read more »
March 04
Senegal: Adoption of Amnesty Law Would Be an Affront to Victims of Deadly Protests and Reinforce Impunity
The draft law on amnesty submitted to the Parliament by the Senegalese government relating to protests between March 2021 and February 2024, in which more than 60 people were… Read more »
Sudan: Give UN Fact-Finding Mission a Chance
In October 2023, the UN rights body voted to establish a much-needed independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, yet four months later, it is still woefully… Read more »
March 01
South Sudan: Extend the Human Rights Commission Mandate to Safeguard Rights During Elections
We remain concerned that the underlying conditions that led to the establishment of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS) in 2016 are yet to see adequate progress.… Read more »
February 29
Ghana: President Nana Akufo-Addo Must Not Sign Deeply Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Law
Responding to the passing of the "Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2024" by Ghana's parliament on February 28, Amnesty International's Ghana Country Director, Genevieve… Read more »
February 26
Egypt: Human Rights Group and Its Director Threatened and Smeared
The Egyptian authorities and affiliated groups have responded to recent reporting by the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, an Egyptian human rights group with a focus on Egypt's… Read more »
Ethiopia: End Extrajudicial Executions in Amhara Region, Bring Perpetrators to Justice
Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) extrajudicially executed civilians in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara regional state, and in some cases denied family members the right to… Read more »
February 16
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Arrest of Activists Invokes Déjà Vu of Growing Repression
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s president, Felix Tshisekedi, is only two weeks into his second term. Yet, Congolese security services are increasingly cracking down on… Read more »