August 01, 2023
Niger: Niger - New Authorities Must Stop Illegal Detentions and Arbitrary Arrests
In response to the arrests of President Mohamed Bazoum, Interior Minister Hama Amadou Souley and other political leaders, Habibatou Gologo, Amnesty International's Deputy Director… Read more »
Niger: Niger - New Authorities Must Put an End to Illegal Administrative Detentions and Arbitrary Arrests
Reacting to the arrests of President Mohamed Bazoum, Interior Minister Hama Amadou Souley and other political leaders, Habibatou Gologo, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Togo: 'Some Women Give Birth On the Floor' Amid Staff Shortages, Poor Facilities
The Togolese authorities must urgently strengthen access to maternal healthcare in the country and reduce infant and neonatal mortality, Amnesty International said today to mark… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Ghana: Ghana - Landmark Vote to Remove Death Penalty From Laws a Major Step Forward
Reacting to news that Ghana's Parliament voted to remove the death penalty from the 1960 Criminal and Other Offences Act and the 1962 Armed Forces Act, Amnesty International's West… Read more »
July 24, 2023
Nigeria: Authorities Must Disclose Identities of #EndSARS Protesters Due for Mass Burial
Responding to a leaked government memo dated 19 July 2023, which was addressed to the Lagos State Ministry of Health and indicated that the state government had approved more than… Read more »
July 04, 2023
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 »
June 25, 2023
Burkina Faso: Zongo Case - Justice for the Death of a Burkinabe Journalist
On 13 December 1998, Norbert Zongo, an investigative journalist in Burkina, his two collaborators and his younger brother, were assassinated. Their bodies were found charred in the… Read more »
Mali: Case On the Fight Against Forced and Early Marriage in Mali
In 2009, the National Assembly of Mali drafted a new Code of Persons and the Family with the aim of modernizing its legislation. The law, while welcomed by human rights defenders,… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria - More Than 120 People Killed Since President Tinubu's Inauguration
Responding to the gun violence that has resulted in at least 123 deaths across Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu's inauguration on 29 May, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International's… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Nigeria: Removal of Fuel Subsidy Must Not Exacerbate Poverty - Amnesty
Responding to Nigeria's looming fuel shortage crisis, caused by removal the removal of a government subsidy, Isa Sanusi, Acting Director for Amnesty International Nigeria, said: Read more »
May 31, 2023
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 »
May 26, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria - Tainted Sale?
Nigeria's new government under President Bola Tinubu will be sworn in on 29 May 2023. In this new report, Amnesty International explains why the incoming administration must ensure… Read more »
Nigeria: Shell's Sale of Its Niger Delta Oil Business Must Not Worsen Human Rights Abuses - Amnesty
Nigeria's new government, which will be sworn in on 29 May, must ensure that Shell's planned sale of its operations in the Niger Delta, does not lead to a further deterioration in… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Mali: Mali - the Perpetrators of the Moura Massacre Must Be Prosecuted and Tried By a Competent Court
Amnesty International welcomes the publication on 12 May of a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concerning the joint military… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Nigeria: Nine Years After Chibok Girls' Abducted, Authorities Failing to Protect Children
98 Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram remain in captivity More than 61 children are still being held in captivity two years after they were abducted by gunmen Lack of… Read more »
April 07, 2023
Burkina Faso: No Backtrack On Human Rights! Amnesty International : Submission to the 44th Session of the Upr Working Group
This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review of Burkina Faso on 6 November 2023. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Sierra Leone: Seven Months After August's Protests Which Turned Violent in Some Locations, No Justice Yet for Those Injured or the Families of Those Killed
Amnesty International collected testimonies alleging excessive use of force by Sierra Leonean security forces to crack down on protests which turned violent in Freetown, Makeni and… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Senegal: Authorities Intensify Repression Ahead of 2024 Election
The Senegalese authorities are intensifying repression ahead of the 2024 presidential election by cracking down on human rights, restricting civic space, banning protests and… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Activist Held Without Charge for 200 Days: Abdul Karim Ali
Peace activist Abdul Karim Ali has been arbitrarily detained without charge since 11 August 2022. While the authorities have provided no formal reason for his detention, he was… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Nigeria: Authorities Must Prevent 'Unacceptable' Deadly Violence Ahead of Elections
Ahead of the presidential and national assembly election on 25 February, Amnesty International is calling for political parties, politicians, and security forces to refrain from… Read more »
Nigeria: Authorities Must Uphold Human Rights Ahead of Elections
Nigeria's presidential and national assembly elections due to take place on 25 February must be free from further violence and intimidation and effective measures must be in place… Read more »
February 02, 2023
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 »
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
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 »
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