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 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 »
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 »
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 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 23, 2023
Egypt: Authorities Step Up Repression Ahead of Presidential Elections - Amnesty International
The Egyptian authorities have ramped up their repression of dissent against political opponents, peaceful protesters and other critics ahead of the country's upcoming presidential… Read more »
Mozambique: Authorities Must Investigate Lethal Use of Force Against Protesters
Mozambican police used excessive and lethal force against peaceful protesters and bystanders, including firing live ammunition and teargas, following disputed local elections in… 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 »
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 15, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria - Human Rights Agenda 2023
Despite Nigeria's ratification of human rights treaties and commitments at international and regional level and accompanying obligations to respect, protect, promote and fulfil… 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 »
November 02, 2023
Burkina Faso: Armed Groups Committing War Crimes in Besieged Localities
Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso committing war crimes and human rights abuses, including killings of civilians,… 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 26, 2023
South Africa: Authorities Urged to Protect Persons With Albinism
Ahead of the court appearance tomorrow of South African traditional healer Bongolethu "Dr Khehlelezi" Mzozo, over a video shared on YouTube in April 2023 spreading misinformation… Read more »
October 10, 2023
North Africa: EU - Frontex's Lack of Transparency On Libyan Cooperation to Be Heard in Court
Ahead of a hearing at the General Court of the European Union, in which Frontex, the EU border agency, will be questioned over its lack of transparency in relation to its… Read more »
October 25, 2023
Nigeria: Ratification of Protocol to Protect the Rights of Older People 'A Vital Step Forward'
Responding to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approving Nigeria's ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Rights of Older Persons… Read more »
Nigeria: Authorities Must End Witch Hunt After More Than 70 Arrested for Attending 'Gay Party'
Responding to the news that the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) arrested 59 men and 17 women at a gathering in Gombe state, northern Nigeria on Monday, who they… Read more »
October 21, 2023
Tunisia: Repressive NGO Draft Law Threatens Independent Civil Society
Tunisian lawmakers must refrain from adopting a highly restrictive NGO law that, if passed, would threaten independent civil society organizations in the country, said Amnesty… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Guinea: Amnesty International Calls for Charges to Be Dropped Against 13 Journalists
Reacting to the arrest and prosecution of 13 journalists following the dispersal of a peaceful rally, Fabien Offner, researcher at Amnesty International's regional office for West… Read more »
October 06, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon - the Unlawful Killings of Two People By Separatists Must Not Go Unpunished
Responding to the unlawful killings of two people by armed separatists in the town of Guzang in the North-West region of Cameroon on 4 October, Amnesty International's West and… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Nigeria: Three Years After #EndSARS At Least 15 Protesters Languish in Lagos Jail
Three years after violent suppression of nationwide #EndSARS protests against police brutality, at least fifteen protesters arrested in 2020 are still being arbitrarily detained -… Read more »