February 10, 2023
South Sudan: Forcefully Returned Critic Held Incommunicado: Morris Mabior Awikjok Bak
On 4 February, Morris Mabior Awikjok Bak, a South Sudanese critic, was reportedly arbitrarily arrested, allegedly by armed Kenyan security forces and a South Sudanese man in… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: President Must Reject Proposed New Law That Threatens Rights and Civic Space
Responding to the Senate's passing of the Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) Amendment Bill, which now awaits President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assent to become law, Tigere… Read more »
Tunisia: Convictions of Six Civilians By Military Courts Must Be Quashed
Tunisia's military courts should immediately quash the recent convictions of six civilians, including four opposition politicians and a prominent lawyer, and release those who have… Read more »
Nigeria: Niger Delta Communities File Claims Against Shell in UK High Court Over Devastating Oil Spills
Reacting to the news that two Nigerian communities, which have been devastated by oil spills, have filed claims against Shell at the High Court in London, Amnesty International's… Read more »
Nigeria: Shell Must Clean Up Devastating Oil Spills in the Niger Delta
Reacting to the news that two Nigerian communities, which have been devastated by oil spills, have filed claims against Shell at the High Court in London, Amnesty International's… Read more »
February 01, 2023
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 »
January 26, 2023
Egypt: India/Egypt - Ongoing Human Rights Crisis in Both Countries Must Be Addressed
The Indian and Egyptian authorities must address the ongoing human rights and impunity crises in the two countries, Amnesty International said today, as India hosts Egyptian… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Cameroon: Failure to Release 23 Detainees Over September 2020 Protests Is 'Deeply Disappointing'
Responding to the news that a request to release 23 protesters from detention, all of whom were convicted for participating in a September 2020 protest in Douala, including… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Rights Defenders Held for Documenting Forced Evictions Must Be Released Immediately
The Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release four human rights defenders who were detained solely for their work documenting forced evictions in Addis… Read more »
January 11, 2023
Mozambique: Video Showing Soldiers Burning Corpses Is Latest Evidence of Atrocities in Forgotten War in Cabo Delgado
In response to a video being circulated on social media purportedly showing soldiers throwing dead bodies onto a pile of burning household items in the northern Mozambique province… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Burkina Faso: Perpetrators of Nouna Killings Must Face Justice
According to witnesses interviewed by Amnesty International, auxiliary forces to the government of Burkina Faso killed dozens of civilians in Nouna, in Kossi province, on 30… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Zimbabwe: Violent Attacks Against Political Opposition Supporters Must Be Promptly Investigated
Responding to a viral social media video showing brutal attacks against supporters of the political opposition party Citizens' Coalition for Change, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Chilling' Violence Against Political Opposition Supporters Must Be Investigated Immediately
In response to a social media video showing brutal attacks against supporters of the political opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty… Read more »
Algeria: Mass Death Sentences Marred By Unfair Trials, Torture Claims
The trials of 54 individuals who were sentenced to death over the events that happened in the Kabylie region, in the northeast of Algeria in August 2021, including the lynching of… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Tanzania: President Hassan Lifts the Blanket Ban On Political Assemblies
Responding to President Samia Suluhu Hassan's announcement that she is lifting the punitive political rallies blanket ban imposed on opposition political parties, Amnesty… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Libya: Hold Commanders of Armed Group Accountable for 'Catalogue of Horrors' - Amnesty International
An unrelenting crisis of impunity in Libya has enabled fighters of the Tariq Ben Zeyad (TBZ) armed group to commit war crimes, and other crimes under international law, with the… Read more »
Libya: 'We Are Your Masters' - Rampant Crimes By the Tariq Ben Zeyad Armed Group
The climate of impunity in Libya has fuelled horrific crimes by the Tariq Ben Zeyad armed group against thousands of Libyans and migrants since 2016 in areas under the control of… Read more »
Egypt: Statement of Solidarity With Human Rights Defenders, Climate Justice Advocates, and Persecuted Civil Society Organizations
We the undersigned organizations advocating for climate justice, understand the importance of peaceful dissent, participation, and advocacy to demand climate action and to ensure… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Fatal Floods Highlight Urgent Need for Disaster Response Strategy
Reacting to the severe flooding and landslides in Kinshasa, which claimed 120 lives on 12 and 13 December and left thousands homeless, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International's… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Africa: Qatar - Gianni Infantino Says World Cup Made $1bln More Than Expected but Still Ignores Migrant Workers' Compensation Claims
Responding to comments made today by FIFA President Gianni Infantino that the organization has made record revenues from the World Cup in Qatar, Stephen Cockburn, Head of Economic… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - No Diamond Is Worth the Life of a Community
The Sierra Leone government must continue to ensure that the human rights of people living close to the diamond mine exploited by Meya Mining in eastern Kono district are… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Egypt: UAE Must Not Extradite Political Commentator to Egypt, Where He Would Face Torture
We, the undersigned organisations, urge the authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) not to deport Sherif Osman to Egypt, where he would be at high risk of being subjected to… Read more »
December 14, 2022
East Africa: Kenya - Meta Sued for U.S.$1.6 Billion for Fueling Ethiopia Ethnic Violence
Meta must reform its business practices to ensure Facebook's algorithms do not amplify hatred and fuel ethnic conflict, Amnesty International said today in the wake of a landmark… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Africa: COP15 - Biodiversity Conference 'Fails' to Protect Indigenous People's Rights
COP15 aims to preserve biodiversity by calling on countries to commit to declaring 30% of the earth protected for conservation by 2030 Yet '30 x 30 agreement' falls short of… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Africa: Musk's Latest Move to Suspend Journalists' Accounts On Twitter Is a Threat to Press Freedom
In response to Twitter's decision to suspend the accounts of more than a dozen journalists from CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other outlets, as the company… Read more »