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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Campaign for the Right to a Healthy Environment, Including Amnesty International, Wins Prestigious Human Rights Prize #AfricaClimateHope

Responding to the announcement that a global civil society and Indigenous peoples' coalition, which includes Amnesty International, has won the prestigious United Nations Human… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: UK - Home Office Plans to House Asylum Seekers in Barges Is 'Dismal'

In response to Home Office plans to house people seeking asylum in disused cruise ships, barges and barracks, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK's Refugee and Migrant… Read more »

Africa: IPCC Report Warning That Global Warming Will Exceed 1.5°C Limit Must Hasten Phasing Out of Fossil Fuels #AfricaClimateCrisis

An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report issued today, which warns that global warming this century is on course to exceed an agreed 1.5°C limit without… Read more »

Africa: Global - Protesters Increasingly Maimed and Killed By Police Misuse of Rubber Bullets

Greater availability of 'less-lethal' weapons has led to rise in the use of force against protesters, with huge increase in eye injuries resulting in blindness Read more »

Africa: Recent Violence Shows Deadly Cost of Israel's System of Apartheid

Year on from launch of major Amnesty report, almost 220 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces Read more »