April 23
Rwanda: UK - Channel Crossing Deaths Highlight Government's 'Callous Attitude' to Refugees
In response to reports that five people died earlier today trying to cross the Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK's Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: Read more »
April 12
Sudan: One Year Since Conflict Began, Response From International Community Remains Woefully Inadequate
One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in Sudan, the response from the international community has remained… Read more »
Ethiopia: Merawi Killings Should Be Independently Investigated
African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate killings of civilians by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in Merawi town, Amhara region, after fighting… Read more »
April 03
Uganda: Uganda - Court 'Turned Its Back' On Human Rights By Failing to Repeal Callous Anti-LGBTI Law
The Anti-Homosexuality Act is one of the most extreme anti-LGBTI laws in the world Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Court Fails to Repeal Callous Anti-LGBTI Law, Puts People At Risk
Responding to a decision by Uganda's Constitutional Court to only revoke parts of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 (AHA), a law which prompted rising attacks against LGBTI people,… Read more »
March 26
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 08
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 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 »
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 »
March 04
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 »
February 26
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 »
December 12, 2023
Rwanda: UK - Vote On Rwanda Bill Is an 'Assault' On Refugee Rights and the Rule of Law
In response to this evening's House of Commons vote on the Government's Rwanda bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's Chief Executive, said: Read more »
Rwanda: UK - MPs Must Reject Attack On Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Rwanda Bill
'We are urging all MPs in the strongest terms to take a stand against this outrageous attack on the very concept of universal human rights' - Sacha Deshmukh Read more »
December 07, 2023
Rwanda: UK - Removing Human Rights Laws in Rwanda Asylum Bill Is 'Callous and Immoral'
In response to the UK government's new Rwanda asylum bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's Chief Executive, said: Read more »
December 05, 2023
Rwanda: UK - Asylum Treaty With Rwanda Is a 'Gross Political Fantasy'
In response to the Home Secretary visiting Rwanda to sign a new asylum treaty, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK's Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: Read more »
December 06, 2023
Burundi: Landmark Law On Gender-Based Violence Must Be Strengthened to Meet Regional and International Standards
Burundi's National Assembly should address significant shortcomings in the landmark 2016 law against gender-based violence (GBV) and inconsistencies in other relevant legislation… Read more »
November 22, 2023
Sudan: Civilians Suffering 'Unimaginable Horror' Amid Ethnically Motivated Violence in Darfur
Survivors and witnesses of a series of ethnically motivated attacks by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias in Ardamata, West Darfur earlier this month that killed… Read more »
October 31, 2023
Ethiopia: Meta's Failures Contributed to Abuses Against Tigrayans During Conflict in Northern Ethiopia
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, contributed to serious human rights abuses against Ethiopia's Tigrayan community, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. Read more »
October 30, 2023
Ethiopia: Facebook Algorithms Contributed to Human Rights Abuses Against Tigrayans During Conflict - New Report
Facebook owner Meta has contributed to serious human rights abuses against Ethiopia's Tigrayan community, Amnesty International said in a new report published today (31 October). Read more »
October 15, 2023
Sudan: At Least 5,000 Civilians Killed and Millions Displaced in Six Months of Conflict
As the escalation in the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces reaches its sixth month today resulting in the deaths of at least 5,000 civilians, more… Read more »
Sudan: Civilians Still Being Killed and Displaced After Six Months of Conflict
As the escalation in the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) reaches its sixth month today, (15 October 2023), resulting in the deaths… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Eritrean Soldiers Committed War Crimes and Possible Crimes Against Humanity After Signing of Agreement to End Hostilities - New Report
Despite the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA), atrocities against civilians in Tigray continued. Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) extra-judicially executed… Read more »
Ethiopia: 'Today or Tomorrow, They Should Be Brought Before Justice' - Rape, Sexual Slavery, Extrajudicial Executions, and Pillage By Eritrean Defense Forces
When Ethiopia's federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) signed the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) on 2 November 2022, there was hope it would… Read more »