Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa - Sharp Rise in Use of Death Penalty Across Region

Executions more than tripled in 2023, while death sentences increased by 66% in the region Read more »

Angola: U.S. President Biden Must Demand Immediate Release of Five Arbitrarily Detained Government Critics

During his visit to Angola from 13 to 15 October, US President Joe Biden must demand Angolan President João Lourenço and his government immediately release five… Read more »

Africa: COP29 - States Must Press Azerbaijani Authorities to End Assault On Civil Society

In the leadup to next month's COP29 climate summit in Baku, states must exert pressure on the Azerbaijani authorities to reverse their clampdown on civil society, release those… Read more »

Africa: COP29 - States Must Press Azerbaijani Authorities to End Assault On Freedom of Expression

Critics of the Government have been locked up in an intensified crackdown Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan Needs Scrutiny, Not Technical Assistance

We urge states to go beyond supporting mere technical assistance and to take a comprehensive approach by extending and strengthening the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights… Read more »

Togo: Security Forces' Failure to Protect Participants At Opposition Party Conference Must Be Investigated

The Togolese authorities must immediately conduct an investigation into the serious violence that took place on 29 September during a conference organized by the opposition… Read more »

Libya: Reveal Fate and Whereabouts of 19 Men Forcibly Disappeared a Year Ago

The self-proclaimed Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) must reveal the fate and whereabouts of former Minister of Defence Al-Mahdi al-Barghathi and 18 of his relatives and supporters… Read more »

Egypt: Reject Draft Criminal Procedure Code

Proposed changes threaten fair trial rights, empower abusive officials Read more »

Nigeria: Repression of Peaceful Protest Must End

Responding to the repression and arrests on 1 October during the #FearlessOctober peaceful protests against the cost-of-living crisis and bad governance, Isa Sanusi, Director… Read more »

Ethiopia: Mass Arbitrary Detentions in Amhara Region Deepen Erosion of Rule of Law

Responding to reports of the ongoing arbitrary detention of hundreds of people, including members of the academic community, in major towns across Ethiopia's Amhara region since 28… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya - High Court to Decide Jurisdiction Status in Landmark Meta Case

The Kenyan High Court is today hearing a case in which two Ethiopian citizens, Abrham Meareg and Fisseha Tekle, and Kenyan civil society organization The Katiba Institute are… Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho - Authorities Must Promptly Investigate Allegations That Army Tortured and Killed Civilians

Responding to reports that Lesotho Defence Forces (LDF) soldiers tortured at least four people and killed at least two others during the ongoing Operation Hard Fist to confiscate… Read more »

Tunisia: At Least 97 Arrested As Authorities Escalate Pre-Election Crackdown

Tunisian authorities have stepped up their clampdown on the rights to freedom of expression and association ahead of the presidential elections on 6 October 2024, said Amnesty… Read more »

Angola: Immediately Release Activists Wrongfully Jailed for One Year and Denied Medical Care

Angolan authorities must immediately release four activists wrongfully detained for one year whose health has drastically deteriorated behind bars, Amnesty International said. Read more »

Libya: Internal Security Agency Must Be Held Accountable for Deaths in Custody, Enforced Disappearances and Arbitrary Detention

Entrenched impunity for deaths in custody and other serious human rights abuses by armed groups operating under the command of the self-proclaimed Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF)… Read more »

Libya: Release Activist Detained Over Social Media Posts - Maryam Mansour Al-Warfalli

On 13 January 2024, the Internal Security Agency (ISA), a security agency allied with the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), a powerful armed group in de facto control of eastern and… Read more »

Algeria: Authorities Must Halt Ongoing Repression of Civic Space Ahead of Presidential Elections

Algerian authorities have maintained their repression of civic space by continuing their brutal crackdown on human rights including the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful… Read more »

Tunisia: Opposition Figure Handed Two Year Sentence: Abir Moussi

On 5 August 2024, the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced opposition figure Abir Moussi to two years in prison under Decree-Law 54 following a complaint filed by the… Read more »

Sudan: Why Should the Mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for Sudan Be Extended At HRC57?

Nearly 80 Sudanese, African, and international NGOs have called for the extension of the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for Sudan, which the UN… Read more »

Burundi: Journalists, Activists and Political Opposition Suffering Under President Ndayishimiye - New Report

President Ndayishimiye's government has unleashed wave of repression dashing early hopes of reform Read more »

Burundi: Burundi - Four Years Into Evariste Ndayishimiye's Presidency, Repression of Civic Space Continues Unabated

Four years into President Evariste Ndayishimiye's administration, human rights defenders, activists, journalists and members of the political opposition continue to face… Read more »

Burundi: Burundi - Rhetoric Versus Reality: Repression of Civil Society Continues Under President Ndayishimiye's Government

Four years since the inauguration of President Ndayishimiye, there has been no slowdown in intimidation, harassment, arrests, detention and unfair prosecution of human rights… Read more »

Burundi: Release of Floriane Irangabiye a Welcome but Long Overdue Step

Responding to the release from prison of Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye on 16 August, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Sarah… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Thousands of Families Still Awaiting Support Measures After Forced Evictions in Abidjan

Tens of thousands of people evicted since January 2024 from the Gesco, Boribana, Banco 1 and Abattoir neighbourhoods Evictions without adequate and reasonable prior notice, some… Read more »

Eswatini: Eswatini - Major Setback As Supreme Court Upholds Repressive Suppression of Terrorism Act

Responding to the news that Eswatini's Supreme Court upheld controversial provisions of the Suppression of Terrorism Act on appeal, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for East… Read more »