June 25, 2023
Africa: Advisory Opinion of the Court Requesting the Abrogation of Vagrancy Laws
A majority of countries in Africa¹ have some type of "vagrancy laws", meaning laws which consider people that are or are perceived to be poor, homeless or unemployed as… Read more »
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 »
Burkina Faso: Zongo Case - Justice for the Death of a Burkinabe Journalist
On 13 December 1998, Norbert Zongo, an investigative journalist in Burkina, his two collaborators and his younger brother, were assassinated. Their bodies were found charred in 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 23, 2023
Morocco: 'Deliberate Cover Up' of Migrant Carnage At Melilla Border Continues
Families of the dead and missing are trapped in limbo as their attempts to find out what happened to their loved ones and efforts to ensure justice, truth and reparation are being… Read more »
June 22, 2023
Africa: FIFA Must Ensure Human Rights Are Key Factor in 2030 World Cup Hosting Decision
New global opinion poll shows majority of public (53%) believe human rights should be a key consideration in hosting decisions, with even more - 60% - of those in UK taking this… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Africa: Global - Paris Finance Summit Must Deliver Urgent Assistance to States Struggling With Debt and Climate Crises
World leaders attending a summit in Paris tomorrow must ensure that wealthier nations commit to comprehensive debt relief for lower-income nations, including the cancellation of… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Eswatini: Eswatini - Authorities Must Stop Using the Courts to Intimidate and Harass Union Leaders
Ahead of the court appearance of Sticks Nkambule, Secretary General of Swaziland Transport Communication and Allied Workers Union, on trumped-up charges of contempt of court… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Africa: Colonialism and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Submission to the Independent Expert On Protection Against Violence and Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Today 62 countries across the world have laws that criminalize same-sex conduct, many of which trace their origins back to colonialism. Many of these laws are part of the legacy of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - More Than 120 People Killed Since President Tinubu's Inauguration
Responding to the gun violence that has resulted in at least 123 deaths across Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu's inauguration on 29 May, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International's… 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 »
June 01, 2023
Nigeria: Removal of Fuel Subsidy Must Not Exacerbate Poverty - Amnesty
Responding to Nigeria's looming fuel shortage crisis, caused by removal the removal of a government subsidy, Isa Sanusi, Acting Director for Amnesty International Nigeria, said: Read more »
May 31, 2023
Angola: Authorities Detaining Seriously Ill Activist for More Than 500 Days, Despite a Judge Ordering His Release
Angola authorities must release Tanaice Neutro, an activist who is being detained arbitrarily for more than 500 days despite suffering from severe health issues, Amnesty… Read more »
Gambia: Devastating Impact of Overfishing On Local Communities #AfricaClimateCrisis
The Gambian government must take all necessary steps to eliminate illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing (IUUF), combat overfishing, and increase the transparency of fishing… 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 26, 2023
Lesotho: Prime Minister Matekane Must Deliver On Promise of 'Realization of Human Rights' - Amnesty
Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane must move swiftly to honour his promise to ensure the "realization of human rights", including tackling entrenched impunity for violations such… Read more »
Nigeria: Shell's Sale of Its Niger Delta Oil Business Must Not Worsen Human Rights Abuses - Amnesty
Nigeria's new government, which will be sworn in on 29 May, must ensure that Shell's planned sale of its operations in the Niger Delta, does not lead to a further deterioration in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - Tainted Sale?
Nigeria's new government under President Bola Tinubu will be sworn in on 29 May 2023. In this new report, Amnesty International explains why the incoming administration must ensure… Read more »
May 19, 2023
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 »
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 »
May 17, 2023
Mali: Mali - the Perpetrators of the Moura Massacre Must Be Prosecuted and Tried By a Competent Court
Amnesty International welcomes the publication on 12 May of a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concerning the joint military… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Africa: Rising Prices, Growing Protests - the Case for Universal Social Protection
In a world facing multiple crises and increasingly vulnerable to climate shocks, the right to social security can play a critical role in protecting people from poverty and the… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Tunisia: Authorities Add Human Rights Lawyers to Trumped-Up Conspiracy Case
The Tunisian authorities' decision to broaden a criminal investigation based on unfounded accusations of "conspiracy" by adding four dissidents to the list of accused is a deeply… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader's Conviction and Sentencing Adds to Crackdown on Peaceful Dissent
The conviction and sentencing of Job Sikhala, a member of parliament for the opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), for obstructing justice, is a travesty and further… Read more »