Tunisia: Unjustly Jailed Lawyer Treated Inhumanely: Sonia Dahmani

Tunisian lawyer and media personality Sonia Dahmani has been arbitrarily detained since security forces arrested her from the Tunisian Bar Associations' office in Tunis on 11 May… Read more »

Niger: Prominent Human Rights Defender Detained: Moussa Tchangari

On 3 December 2024, Moussa Tchangari, a human rights defender and secretary general of the civil society organization Citizens' Alternative Spaces, was arrested in Niamey, Niger's… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Armed Forces Airstrike On Crowded Market a Flagrant War Crime

Responding to reports that Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) killed dozens in an air strike on a crowded market in the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) controlled town of Kabkabiya in North… Read more »

Mozambique: More Than 30 Killed in One Week As Protest Death Toll Reaches 110

Responding to reports from Mozambican civil society groups that the death toll during protests has reached at least 110, with 34 people killed in the last week alone, Amnesty… Read more »

Mozambique: Escalating Death Toll As More Than 30 Killed in Protests Over Last Week

For more than 50 days, Mozambique's Frelimo-led government has refused to end its bloody crackdown on protesters Read more »

Algeria: Journalist Released After Presidential Pardon: Ihsane El Kadi

On 1 November, the Algerian authorities released journalist Ihsane El Kadi from El Harrach prison following a presidential pardon to over 4,000 prisoners. Read more »

Africa: Amnesty International Launches Letter-Writing Campaign to Fight Injustice As Demise of Global Order Threatens Human Rights

Amnesty International will launch its annual global letter-writing campaign on 10 December (Human Rights Day) to fight injustice and support people whose human rights are under… Read more »

Chad: Authorities Must Release Acquitted Relatives of Killed Opposition Leader and Ensure Fair Trial Rights for Those Sentenced

The Chadian authorities must immediately release 10 relatives of killed opposition leader Yaya Dillo Djerou who are still detained in Koro Toro maximum security prison, despite… Read more »

Niger: Prominent Civil Society Activist Arbitrarily Arrested

Niger's military authorities should immediately drop all charges and release a prominent civil society activist and critic of the government, as he is detained solely for the… Read more »

Chad: Authorities Must Release Acquitted Relatives of Killed Opposition Leader and Ensure Fair Trial Rights for Those Sentenced

The Chadian authorities must immediately release 10 relatives of killed opposition leader Yaya Dillo Djerou who are still detained in Koro Toro maximum security prison, despite… Read more »

Rwanda: Authorities Must Immediately Release Detained Journalist and Members of Political Opposition

The Rwandan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release eight political opposition members on trial for taking part in a training on non-violent action and campaign… Read more »

Egypt: President Al-Sisi Must Reject New Asylum Law Which Violates Refugee Rights

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi must not ratify the new asylum law approved by parliament, which, if enacted, would further undermine refugee rights in Egypt amid the ongoing… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Belgium Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity in Colonial Congo

'Today's ruling is a positive step towards repairing these historical injustices' - Rym Khadhraoui Read more »

Nigeria: Amnesty International Petitions ICC Judges to End Prosecutor's Delaying of Justice for Atrocity Crimes

Amnesty International today submitted a legal filing to the Pre-Trial Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of several victims' networks, to request an end to… Read more »

Africa: States Must Step Up Protection for Abortion Care Providers

On international Women Human Rights Defenders Day, a coalition of human rights organizations are launching a new set of guidelines for governments to protect frontline abortion… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Used Excessive Force to Violently Quash #endbadgovernance Protests

Nigerian police used excessive force against protesters during the nationwide #Endbadgovernance demonstrations between 1-10 August, killing at least 24 people in the states of:… Read more »

Nigeria: Bloody August - Govt's Violent Crackdown On #EndBadGovernance Protests

The briefing documents attacks on the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression during the #EndBadGovernance protests in many parts of Nigeria, between 1-10 August 2024.… Read more »

Angola: No Justice for Years of Police Violence That Left People Dead, Wounded and Traumatized

Authorities in Angola must hold police officers accountable for killing, injuring or traumatizing dozens of people during protests between November 2020 and June 2023, Amnesty… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Suspension of Evictions in Abidjan Must Be Followed With Adequate Support for the Tens of Thousands of Affected Residents

Responding to the Ivorian authorities' decision to suspend eviction operations in the Autonomous District of Abidjan, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International's Regional Director for… Read more »

Ethiopia: Suspension of Three Human Rights Organizations Highlights Growing Crackdown On Civic Space

Responding to the Ethiopian authorities' suspension of three prominent human rights organizations -- Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE), Center for Advancement of… Read more »

Libya: 'Every Day We Die a Thousand Times': Impunity for Crimes Against Humanity in Tarhouna

In June 2020, Libyan government forces made grim discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna after defeating the local al-Kaniat armed formation that had exercised absolute control over… Read more »

Libya: Impunity and Lack of Adequate Reparations for Crimes Against Humanity in Tarhouna Perpetuate Agony

Over four years after al-Kaniat armed group was ousted from the Libyan city of Tarhouna leaving mass graves in its wake, justice and adequate reparations remain elusive for… Read more »

Africa: COP29 - Finance Target Is a Blueprint for Inequalities and Violations

The derisory new climate finance target agreed at the close of COP29 in Azerbaijan will put the human rights of billions of people at risk and perpetuate global inequalities,… Read more »

Africa: COP29 - Climate Negotiation Drafts Are an Affront to Human Rights

Reacting to this morning's release of several draft decision texts at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Ann Harrison, Amnesty International's Climate Justice Advisor, said: Read more »

Uganda: Opposition Politician's Abduction in Kenya Continues 'A Growing and Worrying Trend of Transnational Repression'

Reacting to the abduction of Dr. Kizza Besigye, Ugandan opposition politician and former presidential candidate for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) in Nairobi, Kenya on 16… Read more »