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 »

Kenya: Ogiek Case - Protection of an Indigenous Community in Kenya

In Kenya, the Mau forest is the ancestral home of an indigenous community called the Ogiek people. The Ogiek community comprises 20,000 members, about 15,000 of whom inhabit 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 »

Africa: Advisory Opinion of the Court Requesting the Abrogation of Vagrancy Laws

A majority of countries in Africa¹ have some type of "vagrancy laws", meaning laws which consider people that are or are perceived to be poor, homeless or unemployed as… Read more »

Tanzania: Case On Death-Row Detainees Challenging Mandatory Death Penalty

Five men were sentenced to death following the murder of another man in 2011. In 2015, after unsuccessful appeals against their judgment and sentence, they brought their case to… Read more »

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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Case of an Immigrant Mistreated By the Judicial and Prison System in Tanzania

Mr X is a Congolese man who was living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In early June 2006, he lost his passport. He went to the Tanzanian police to register the loss of his passport… Read more »

Morocco: 'Deliberate Cover Up' of Migrant Carnage At Melilla Border Continues

Families of the dead and missing are trapped in limbo as their attempts to find out what happened to their loved ones and efforts to ensure justice, truth and reparation are being… Read more »

Africa: FIFA Must Ensure Human Rights Are Key Factor in 2030 World Cup Hosting Decision

New global opinion poll shows majority of public (53%) believe human rights should be a key consideration in hosting decisions, with even more - 60% - of those in UK taking this… Read more »

Africa: Global - Paris Finance Summit Must Deliver Urgent Assistance to States Struggling With Debt and Climate Crises

World leaders attending a summit in Paris tomorrow must ensure that wealthier nations commit to comprehensive debt relief for lower-income nations, including the cancellation of… 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 »

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 »

Tanzania: Authorities Brutally Violated Maasai Amid Forced Evictions From Ancestral Lands

The Tanzanian authorities have repeatedly resorted to ill-treatment, excessive use of force, arbitrary arrests and detentions, and forced evictions against members of the Maasai… Read more »

Tanzania: 'We Have Lost Everything' Forced Evictions of the Maasai in Loliondo

This research report is an outcome of the research conducted by Amnesty International into the actions of the Tanzanian authorities that resulted in multiple forced evictions of… Read more »

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 »

Angola: Authorities Detaining Seriously Ill Activist for More Than 500 Days, Despite a Judge Ordering His Release

Angola authorities must release Tanaice Neutro, an activist who is being detained arbitrarily for more than 500 days despite suffering from severe health issues, Amnesty… 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 »

Uganda: President's Signing of Highly Repressive Anti-LGBTI Law Is 'Dark Day' for Human Rights

Law could see death sentences handed down for 'aggravated homosexuality' Read more »

Lesotho: Prime Minister Matekane Must Deliver On Promise of 'Realization of Human Rights' - Amnesty

Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane must move swiftly to honour his promise to ensure the "realization of human rights", including tackling entrenched impunity for violations such… 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 »

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 »

Kenya: Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex Not Yet Safe for LGBTI Refugees

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers and refugees living in one of Kenya's biggest refugee camps routinely suffer hate crimes, violence,… Read more »

Kenya: LGBTI Refugees At Risk of Rape and Violence at Kakuma Refugee Camp - New Report

Research carried out over five years highlights dangers facing LGBTI people at Kakuma camp Read more »