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: 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: 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: 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: 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 »

Tunisia: Human Rights At Risk Two Years After President Saied's Power Grab

In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied's power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further steps towards repression by jailing dozens of political opponents and… 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 »

Zimbabwe: President's Signing of 'Patriotic Bill' a Brutal Assault On Civic Space

Responding to the news that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Amendment Bill, 2022, commonly referred to as the "Patriotic… Read more »

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 »

Cameroon: Rampant Atrocities Amid Anglophone Regions Must Be Stopped and Investigated

People caught in the crossfire as multiple actors clash Defence and security forces, militias, and armed separatists responsible for killings, rapes and burning down of houses The… Read more »

Eswatini: Eswatini - Authorities Must Stop Using the Courts to Intimidate and Harass Union Leaders

Ahead of the court appearance of Sticks Nkambule, Secretary General of Swaziland Transport Communication and Allied Workers Union, on trumped-up charges of contempt of court… 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 »

Gambia: Devastating Impact of Overfishing On Local Communities #AfricaClimateCrisis

The Gambian government must take all necessary steps to eliminate illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing (IUUF), combat overfishing, and increase the transparency of fishing… 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 »

Uganda: 'Appalling' Anti-LGBTI Law Must Be Repealed Immediately

Dubbed the '2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bill', the law even criminalises those who 'promote' homosexuality or 'attempt to commit the offence of homosexuality' 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »