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June 22
Africa: Time for Change - Advancing New Drug Policies That Uphold Human Rights
To mark "World Drugs Day" on 26 June as activists worldwide are joining together under the #SupportDontPunish campaign, Amnesty International is launching this new policy paper to… Read more »
June 24
Africa: Amnesty International Launches New Campaign On Abortion Rights
Amnesty International is launching a new campaign calling on people the world over to help make public support for abortion rights visible to all. Read more »
June 17
Africa: Global - Gender Apartheid Must Be Recognised As a Crime Under International Law
'This form of institutionalised oppression must be named' - Agnès Callamard Read more »
Africa: Gender Apartheid Must Be Recognized As a Crime Under International Law
Gender apartheid must be recognized as a crime under international law in order to strengthen efforts to combat institutionalized regimes of systematic oppression and domination… Read more »
May 29
Africa: Death Penalty 2023 - Africa's Executions Triple as Global Toll Soars
Spike in recorded executions in Iran leads to highest number of recorded executions since 2015 In sub-Saharan Africa, recorded executions more than tripled and recorded death… Read more »
May 21
Africa: Global - New Technology and Ai Used At Borders Increases Inequalities and Undermines Human Rights of Migrants
In a new research briefing released today, Amnesty International documents extensively the ways in which technology contributes to the growing trend of human rights violations at… Read more »
May 03
Africa: East and Southern Africa - Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown On Media
Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom over the past year, said Amnesty… Read more »
May 01
Southern Africa: Time to Deliver On Decent Work for Women Informal Cross-Border Traders
Today, on International Workers' Day, we call attention to the findings of the report Southern Africa: "Cross-border is our livelihood. It is our job." and its connection to this… Read more »
April 22
Africa: A Chance for Africa to Counter the Pitfalls of International Criminal Justice?
Since its inception, the project of international criminal justice has been marked by a striking indifference to the long historical record of atrocities perpetrated by the Western… Read more »
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 »
January 10
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 »
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 »
December 13, 2023
Africa: Venture Capital Firms Funding Generative Artificial Intelligence Ignoring Duty to Protect Human Rights
Surveys with the 10 largest venture capital funds and two largest start-up accelerators investing in Generative AI companies revealed hardly any were taking steps to safeguard… Read more »
Africa: COP28 Agreement to Move Away From Fossil Fuels Sets Precedent but Falls Short of Safeguarding Human Rights
COP28 in Dubai has agreed on the need to move away from fossil fuels for the first time, at the end of a climate summit marred by restrictions on civil society, and the United Arab… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Africa: COP28 - Governments Must Urgently Phase Out Fossil Fuels and Take Rapid Action to Ensure Right to Water in Mena
Governments taking part in COP28, including the fossil-fuel producing conference host, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), must take concrete and bold steps to avert the worst harms of… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Africa: COP28 - Record Number of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists At Critical Climate Talks 'Warped'
Lobbyists working on behalf of the fossil fuel industry at COP28 rises to at least 2,456, compared to 636 at last year's summit Read more »
November 29, 2023
Africa: Leaders' Unified Voice At COP28 Must Prioritise Human Rights and Climate Justice - Amnesty International
African leaders attending this year's Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UNFCCC must avoid mistakes made during the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, where leaders adopted the… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Africa: COP28 - President Using Summit to Arrange Oil Deals Proves 'Fox Is Guarding Hen House'
Reacting to a BBC report that Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of COP28, who is also the chief executive of the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), was briefed to… Read more »
November 16, 2023
Africa: UNSC Resolution On 'Humanitarian Pauses' in Gaza Presents Vital Opportunity to Stop Massive Suffering
In response to the United Nations Security Council adoption of a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and the need to address the situation of children in… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Africa: Global - Fossil Fuel Production Will Be Double the Level Needed to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°c
Reacting to a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report today, showing that production of fossil fuels by 2030 will be more than double the limit required to keep global… Read more »
November 07, 2023
Africa: Tiktok's 'For You' Feed Risks Pushing Children and Young People Towards Harmful Mental Health Content
Some might find information in this Press Release triggering. Read more »
October 03, 2023
Africa: Ten Years Since the Lampedusa Shipwreck, What Lessons Have Been Learned?
Cramped on a fishing trawler, about 500 women, men and children found themselves stranded at sea just metres from dry land and safety. They had mostly fled from Eritrea before… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Africa: Ruling in Favour of Activists in US Climate Lawsuit Sets Historic Human Rights-Based Precedent #AfricaClimateHope
Responding to a court ruling in favor of a group of young activists who accused officials in the US state of Montana of violating their rights under the state constitution to a… Read more »
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