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 »
August 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Authorities Must Give Investigators, Journalists Access to Amhara Region
Reports of human rights violations following ongoing armed confrontations between the Ethiopian National Defense Force and the local armed Fano militia Read more »
August 14, 2023
Tanzania: Detained Critics of UAE Port Deal Must Be Immediately and Unconditionally Released
The Tanzanian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Willibrod Slaa, former parliamentarian and Tanzanian Ambassador to Sweden, Boniface Mwabukusi, a lawyer and… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Sudan: War Crimes Rampant As Civilians Killed in Both Deliberate and Indiscriminate Attacks - New Report
Extensive war crimes are being committed in Sudan as the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) ravages the country, Amnesty International… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Burundi: No End in Sight for Clampdown On Free Speech
During its recent Universal Periodic Review, Burundi received many recommendations to end reprisals against human rights defenders and journalists, which Amnesty International… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Sudan: Neighbouring Countries Must Provide Safe Passage to Those Fleeing Conflict
Sudan's bordering countries must immediately lift entry restrictions for individuals fleeing the conflict in the country and ensure access to protection and safety for about half a… Read more »
June 25, 2023
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 »
Kenya: Ogiek Case - Protection of an Indigenous Community in Kenya
In Kenya, the Mau forest is the ancestral home of an indigenous community called the Ogiek people. The Ogiek community comprises 20,000 members, about 15,000 of whom inhabit 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 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 »
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 19, 2023
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 »