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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Sudan: At Least 5,000 Civilians Killed and Millions Displaced in Six Months of Conflict

As the escalation in the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces reaches its sixth month today resulting in the deaths of at least 5,000 civilians, more… Read more »

Sudan: Civilians Still Being Killed and Displaced After Six Months of Conflict

As the escalation in the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) reaches its sixth month today, (15 October 2023), resulting in the deaths… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Ten Years Since the Lampedusa Shipwreck, What Lessons Have Been Learned?

Cramped on a fishing trawler, about 500 women, men and children found themselves stranded at sea just metres from dry land and safety. They had mostly fled from Eritrea before… Read more »

Eswatini: Eswatini - Authorities Must Investigate Brutal Prison Attack On Former MP

Responding to reports that Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza, a former Member of Parliament (MP) who has been arbitrarily detained for almost two years, was beaten by correctional services… Read more »