May 03
Niger: Niger - Press Freedom in Jeopardy As Journalists Working On Conflict Intimidated and Arrested
Press freedom in Niger is in jeopardy as transitional authorities intimidate and arbitrarily arrest journalists reporting on the country's conflict and security-related issues,… Read more »
April 29
Togo: Elections Against a Backdrop of Muzzling Dissenting Voices
Authorities in Togo must end their escalating crackdown on human rights including the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly amid political tension around the… Read more »
April 15
Nigeria: Joint Letter Regarding Shell's Sale of the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria
The following joint letter, signed by 40 Nigerian and international non-governmental organisations, urges the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission to refuse regulatory… Read more »
April 14
Nigeria: Nigeria - Decade After Boko Haram Attack On Chibok, 82 Girls Still in Captivity
Over 1,700 children abducted by gunmen since 2014 17 mass school abductions recorded in six years 20 released Chibok girls forced to marry former Boko Haram fighters Read more »
April 15
Nigeria: Govt Must Halt Shell's Sale of Its Niger Delta Business Unless Human Rights Are Fully Protected
The proposed sale of Shell's onshore oil business in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria risks worsening human rights abuses and should be blocked by the government unless a… Read more »
March 28
Nigeria: Nigeria - ICC Must Not Dash the Hope of Survivors of Atrocities By the Military
In response to the statement of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) following the conclusion of an official visit to Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, Director… Read more »
March 27
Mali: Drone Strikes Killed 13 Civilians Including Seven Children in Amasrakad
Two night-time drone strikes by the Malian army on 17 March killed at least 13 civilians, including seven children aged between two and 17, in Amasrakad, Gao region, and left more… Read more »
March 15
Gambia: Parliament Must Not Lift the Ban Against Female Genital Mutilation
Responding to the upcoming vote in Gambia's parliament on 18 March on a bill to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), Michèle Eken, senior researcher at… Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Fresh Abduction Is a Sign That Impunity Reigns
Responding to the abduction of at least 60 people by gunmen in Buda, in the state of Kaduna, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said: Read more »
March 08
Nigeria: Nigeria - Authorities Must Ensure Safe Release and Return of Over 680 People Abducted This Week
Mass abductions in Nigeria this week of more than 400 displaced people in Borno state and 287 students and teachers in Kuriga Kaduna state are a shocking indictment of the… Read more »
March 04
Senegal: Adoption of Amnesty Law Would Be an Affront to Victims of Deadly Protests and Reinforce Impunity
The draft law on amnesty submitted to the Parliament by the Senegalese government relating to protests between March 2021 and February 2024, in which more than 60 people were… Read more »
February 29
Ghana: President Nana Akufo-Addo Must Not Sign Deeply Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Law
Responding to the passing of the "Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2024" by Ghana's parliament on February 28, Amnesty International's Ghana Country Director, Genevieve… Read more »
January 23
Nigeria: Victims of Reckless Air Strike Still Awaiting Justice a Year On
One year on from the deadly air strike that killed 40 people in Rukubi in Doma area of Nasarawa state, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said: Read more »
January 22
Burkina Faso: Free Human Rights Defender Daouda Diallo and End Discriminatory Conscription of Independent Voices
More than fifty days since Dr Daouda Diallo, Secretary-General of the Collective Against Impunity and Community Stigmatization (CISC), was forcibly disappeared, Amnesty… Read more »
January 08
Gambia: Gambia/Switzerland - Ousman Sonko Must Face Justice for Crimes Against Humanity
Ahead of the trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior Minister of Gambia, before the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, for crimes against humanity allegedly… Read more »
Gambia: Switzerland - Trial of Former Gambian Minister for Crimes Against Humanity Welcomed
Former interior minister Ousman Sonko standing trial on charges of involvement in killings, rape and torture during Jammeh presidency 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 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 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 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 »
October 17, 2023
Sierra Leone: Still No Justice for Victims of August 2022 Violent Protests More Than One Year On
The Sierra Leonean authorities must ensure truth, justice, and reparations for those killed during the August 2022 protests which turned violent, Amnesty International said today,… Read more »
October 16, 2023
Mauritania: Amnesty Condemns Disappearance of Youba Siby
Responding to the arrest of Youba Siby in Senegal and his subsequent transfer to Mauritania, Firmin Mbala, researcher at Amnesty International's regional office for West and… Read more »