March 08
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 »
February 15
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Job Sikhala's Conviction a Travesty of Justice
Responding to the conviction and sentencing of former opposition legislator Job Sikhala, to a nine-month suspended sentence and a fine under a law that no longer exists after he… Read more »
February 14
Libya: Internal Security Agency Must End Abuses in Name of 'Guarding Virtue'
Over the past year, the Tripoli-based Internal Security Agency (ISA) has subjected dozens of men, women and children to a range of abuses, including enforced disappearance,… Read more »
February 08
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - Cabinet's Move to Abolish Death Penalty Marks Progress
Responding to a move by Zimbabwe's cabinet to back abolition of the death penalty, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo… Read more »
January 25
Egypt: Unjustly Jailed Lawyer Faces New Charges: Hoda Abdelmoniem
On 31 October 2023, human rights lawyer, Hoda Abdelmoniem, was due to be released after serving her unjust five-year prison sentence stemming solely from the exercise of her human… Read more »
January 23
Nigeria: Victims of Reckless Air Strike Still Awaiting Justice a Year On
One year on from the deadly air strike that killed 40 people in Rukubi in Doma area of Nasarawa state, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said: Read more »
Egypt: EU Must Address Egypt's 'Abysmal' Human Rights Record
Ahead of the EU-Egypt Association Council today (23 January 2024), European leaders must ensure that respect for human rights is at the core of all ties with Egypt. Amnesty… Read more »
January 22
Burkina Faso: Free Human Rights Defender Daouda Diallo and End Discriminatory Conscription of Independent Voices
More than fifty days since Dr Daouda Diallo, Secretary-General of the Collective Against Impunity and Community Stigmatization (CISC), was forcibly disappeared, Amnesty… Read more »
Eswatini: Eswatini - One Year After Thulani Maseko's Killing, Justice Remains Elusive
Marking a year since the brutal killing of human rights defender and lawyer Thulani Maseko, who was shot dead by gunmen at his home in Luyengo, Vongai Chikwanda, Amnesty… Read more »
January 11
Egypt: Politician's Son Unjustly Jailed for a Decade - Anas Al-Beltagy
Anas al-Beltagy has been arbitrarily detained for over a decade solely due to his family affiliation. Since his arrest in December 2013, the Egyptian authorities have subjected him… Read more »
January 10
South Africa: ICJ Hearings Over Israel's Alleged Breaches of the Genocide Convention a Vital Step to Help Protect Palestinian Civilians
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) proceedings on a South Africa legal case alleging that the state of Israel is breaching its obligations under the UN Genocide Convention… Read more »
Africa: South Africa's Genocide Case Offers Glimmer of Hope for Justice
Proceedings at International Court of Justice due to open in The Hague tomorrow Read more »
January 09
Africa: Barrage of Discriminatory Laws Stoking Hate Against LGBTI Persons
Last year witnessed a surge in discriminatory legislation directed against LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) persons across Africa, said Amnesty… Read more »
Tunisia: Immediately Release Journalist Facing Two Years in Prison for 'Insulting' Govt Minister
Ahead of the trial on 10 January of prominent independent journalist Zied El-Heni who has been arbitrarily detained since 28 December 2023 for "insulting" a Tunisian government… Read more »
Africa: We Are Facing Extinction: Escalating Anti-LGBTI Sentiment, the Weaponization of Law and Their Human Rights Implications in Select African Countries
Across Africa, LGBTI persons find themselves contending with a disturbing regression of progress, facing relentless protests against their identities, and confronting formidable… Read more »
Africa: LGBTI People Face 'Relentless' Oppression After Surge in Discriminatory Laws
Last year saw a new wave of harsh anti-LGBTI legislation across Africa Read more »