April 14
Nigeria: Nigeria - Decade After Boko Haram Attack On Chibok, 82 Girls Still in Captivity
Over 1,700 children abducted by gunmen since 2014 17 mass school abductions recorded in six years 20 released Chibok girls forced to marry former Boko Haram fighters Read more »
April 12
Ethiopia: Merawi Killings Should Be Independently Investigated
African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate killings of civilians by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in Merawi town, Amhara region, after fighting… Read more »
Sudan: One Year Since Conflict Began, Response From International Community Remains Woefully Inadequate
One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in Sudan, the response from the international community has remained… Read more »
April 03
Uganda: Uganda - Court Fails to Repeal Callous Anti-LGBTI Law, Puts People At Risk
Responding to a decision by Uganda's Constitutional Court to only revoke parts of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 (AHA), a law which prompted rising attacks against LGBTI people,… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Court 'Turned Its Back' On Human Rights By Failing to Repeal Callous Anti-LGBTI Law
The Anti-Homosexuality Act is one of the most extreme anti-LGBTI laws in the world Read more »
March 28
Nigeria: Nigeria - ICC Must Not Dash the Hope of Survivors of Atrocities By the Military
In response to the statement of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) following the conclusion of an official visit to Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, Director… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia - Authorities' Targeting of Lawyers Undermines Access to Justice
The Tunisian authorities' growing judicial harassment and intimidation of lawyers solely for discharging their professional duties violates their rights and undermines access to… Read more »
Eswatini: Eswatini - Authorities Must Stop Harassment and Intimidation of Tanele Maseko
Responding to news of the arrest of Tanele Maseko, widow of the late human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, and a number of her relatives, on 27 March at the Oshoek Border post while… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Must Immediately and Unconditionally Release Anti-Torture Protester Mahmoud Hussein
The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Mahmoud Hussein who is facing 25 years in prison simply for wearing a T-shirt with an anti-torture slogan, 15… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia - Artist Jailed for Criticizing President: Rached Tamboura
On 31 January 2024, the Monastir court of appeals in Tunisia sentenced artist Rached Tamboura to two years in prison on bogus charges for the peaceful exercise of his right to… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia - Lawyers Tarrgeted With Judicial Harassment and Reprisals
Since January 2022, at least 20 Tunisian defence lawyers in high profile cases, have faced judicial harassment through criminal investigations based on their peaceful exercise of… Read more »
March 27
Mali: Drone Strikes Killed 13 Civilians Including Seven Children in Amasrakad
Two night-time drone strikes by the Malian army on 17 March killed at least 13 civilians, including seven children aged between two and 17, in Amasrakad, Gao region, and left more… Read more »
March 26
Lesotho: Authorities Must Investigate Torture of Detainees At Maseru Correctional Institution
Responding to recent findings by the Lesotho Ombudsman which exposed a disturbing pattern of human rights violations, including torture, excessive use of force and denial of… Read more »
Lesotho: Detainees Remain At Risk of Torture
On 22 December 2023, detainees at Maseru Correctional Institution (MCCI), Lesotho, were subjected to torture and other ill-treatment by the Correctional Services officers who beat… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan - UN Human Rights Council Should Extend the Mandate of the Chrss and Protect the Documentation of Evidence Related to Human Rights Violations.
Amnesty International is concerned by the Government of South Sudan's calls at the ongoing 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for the Commission on Human Rights in… Read more »
March 20
Rwanda: Lords Should 'Stand Firm' and Oppose Shameful Rwanda Bill
Ahead of a fresh round of voting in the House of Lords today on the Government's controversial Safety of Rwanda bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's Chief Executive,… Read more »
March 18
Rwanda: House of Commons Rwanda Vote Is a 'Shocking Spectacle' - UK
Commons overturns all of Lords' amendments to controversial Safety of Rwanda bill Read more »
March 15
Gambia: Parliament Must Not Lift the Ban Against Female Genital Mutilation
Responding to the upcoming vote in Gambia's parliament on 18 March on a bill to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), Michèle Eken, senior researcher at… Read more »
March 13
Equatorial Guinea: Jailed Human Rights Defender At Risk of Torture: Anacleto Micha Ndong
On 1 March, Anacleto Micha Ndong, an Equatoguinean human rights defender, was transferred to the Malabo prison of Black Beach on pre-trial detention. Read more »
Nigeria: Fresh Abduction Is a Sign That Impunity Reigns
Responding to the abduction of at least 60 people by gunmen in Buda, in the state of Kaduna, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said: Read more »
March 12
Zimbabwe: Former MPs' Convictions Must Be Quashed: Job Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole, Nyatsime 16
On 30 January 2024, former opposition leader Job Sikhala was released after 595 days of arbitrary detention. Read more »
March 11
Rwanda: Rwanda Bill - Lords Must Force Government to Stop Playing 'Dystopian Horror Game'
The Rwanda bill is an assault on the rule of law and the protection of human rights in this country and the Lords should face it down, Amnesty International said today (Monday 11… Read more »
Libya: Ensure Full Investigations Into Responsibility of Powerful Military and Political Actors Over Catastrophic Derna Floods
Six months after catastrophic floods in Derna killed at least 4,352 people, left thousands missing and displaced nearly 45,000 people, Libya's authorities have shied away from… Read more »
Libya: Powerful Military and Political Elites Must Face Justice Over Deadly Derna Floods - New Report
More than 4,000 people died, thousands more remain missing and nearly 45,000 people displaced following floods last September Authorities failed to issue adequate warnings ahead of… Read more »
Tunisia: Politicians Unjustly Held for Over a Year
Opposition politicians Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, Khayyam Turki, Issam Chebbi, Ghazi Chaouachi, Ridha Belhaj and Abdelhamid Jelassi have been arbitrarily detained since February 2023 on… Read more »