Tanzania: Private Businesses Complicit in Forced Evictions of Maasai Communities By Authorities

Since 2009, private businesses have been complicit in forced evictions of Maasai Indigenous communities from their ancestral lands in Loliondo by Tanzanian authorities, Amnesty… Read more »

Egypt: Protester Sentenced to Three Years in Jail: Mahmoud Hussein

On 26 June 2024, Egypt's Emergency State Security Court (ESSC) sentenced anti-torture protester Mahmoud Hussein, also known as the "T-shirt detainee" to three years in prison for… Read more »

Ethiopia: Human Rights Bodies Failure to Act As Justice Continues to Elude Victims of Atrocities

Reacting to the continued failure to take meaningful steps by African and global human rights bodies since armed conflict erupted in Ethiopia's Amhara region a year ago, Amnesty… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The African Commission Sets a Significant Precedent for Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights in the Context of Conservation

Forest Peoples Programmes (FPP), Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK), Amnesty International (AI) and Indigenous Peoples' Law and Policy Programme (IPLP) enthusiastically welcome an… Read more »

Benin: Prisoners Penned Into Overcrowded, Dirty Cells Denied Healthcare Amid Heatwave

Inhumane detention conditions, exacerbated by unprecedented heatwave At least 46 prisoners died in four prisons between January and July 2023, according to information gathered by… Read more »

Nigeria: Authorities Must Uphold Human Rights Ahead of Planned Nationwide Protests

Ahead of planned nationwide protests in response to food shortages and cost of living crisis, Amnesty International's Nigeria Director, Isa Sanusi, said: Read more »

Guinea: Convictions for Crimes Against Humanity Following 28 September 2009 Massacre Trial a Historic Moment

Reacting to the conviction today of eight persons for crimes against humanity notably following the murder of at least 156 persons, the rape and sexual violence inflicted to at… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt - New Law Threatens to Reduce Access to Healthcare for Millions

A new law privatizing healthcare in Egypt will jeopardize the accessibility and availability of health services, particularly for those lacking health insurance and/or living in… Read more »

Africa: Greece - Unlawful Detention On Samos Must Not Become the Blueprint for the EU Migration Pact

Greece must urgently repeal the legal rules that are causing people seeking asylum in the EU-funded "Closed Controlled Access Centre" on the island of Samos to be systematically… Read more »

Sudan: Constant Flow of Arms Fuelling Relentless Civilian Suffering in Conflict - New Investigation

Weapons from China, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates and Yemen identified Existing arms embargo on Darfur completely ineffective "This is a humanitarian crisis… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt - Authorities Escalate Attacks On Media Freedom Rounding Up a Journalist and a Cartoonist

The Egyptian authorities subjected a journalist and a cartoonist to night-time house raids, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention within a matter of days signalling an… Read more »

Mali: Mali - Arbitrarily Detained Opposition Leaders Must Be Immediately Released

Malian authorities must immediately release Youssouf Daba Diawara and 11 other opposition politicians who remain arbitrarily detained solely for exercise of their human rights amid… Read more »

Egypt: More Than 100 Arbitrarily Detained Over Calls for Anti-Government Protests

The Egyptian authorities have embarked on a new wave of arbitrary arrests of dozens of people against the backdrop of calls for anti-government protests amid rising public… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - Authorities Must Immediately Release Detained Opposition Members

Zimbabwean authorities must immediately and unconditionally release over 70 opposition members detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights, Amnesty… Read more »

Eswatini: Authorities Must Quash Convictions and Sentences of Former MPs

Following the sentencing of former Eswatini Members of Parliament Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza to 85 years and Mthandeni Dube to 58 years in prison, with effective sentence terms of 25… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia - Authorities Must Release Ennahda Party Leader and End Crackdown On Political Opposition

Tunisian authorities stepped up their crackdown on the political opposition on 13 July 2024 with police arresting Ennahdha Secretary General, Ajmi Ouirimi, in Mannouba governorate… Read more »

Gambia: Continued Ban On FGM Is Good News but Authorities Must Urgently Address Its Root Causes

Reacting to the rejection of a bill to repeal the 2015 Women's (Amendment) Act which bans female genital mutilation (FGM), by Gambia's parliament on 15 July, Samira Daoud, Amnesty… Read more »

Guinea: Authorities Must Immediately Release Detained Activists

Reacting to the arbitrary arrest and detention of two activists from the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (Front National pour la Défense de la… Read more »

South Sudan: President Should Send Draconian National Security Service Bill Back to Parliament for Review

Amnesty International urges South Sudan's President Salva Kiir to send the National Security Service Act 2014 (Amendment) Bill 2024 back to parliament for review and significant… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan Should Mark Independence Anniversary With Human Rights Commitments

There were scenes of jubilation and euphoria when South Sudan gained independence 13 years ago today. But hope and optimism quickly vanished as conflict, corruption and human… Read more »

Egypt: Lift Travel Bans Imposed On Two Human Rights Lawyers

The Egyptian authorities must immediately lift the travel bans imposed against prominent human rights lawyers Nasser Amin and Hoda Abdelwahab in connection with criminal… Read more »

Libya: Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building to Improve Human Rights in Libya

In March 2023, the Human Rights Council regrettably decided to end the mandate of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya and instead adopt a capacity-building… Read more »

Nigeria: Regulator Must Help Protect Human Rights By Ensuring No Conflict of Interest in Assessing Shell's Proposed Sale

Reacting to the hiring by the Nigerian oil regulator of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and S&P Global to help scrutinize the sale of Shell's onshore assets in the country,… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone: Historic Bill to End Child Marriage Passed - Sustained Efforts to Raise Community Awareness Must Now Follow

Reacting to the signing into law of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 on 2 July by President Julius Maada Bio, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Regional Director for… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Historic Bill to End Child Marriage Passed - Sustained Efforts to Raise Community Awareness Must Now Follow

Reacting to the signing into law of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 on 2 July by President Julius Maada Bio, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Regional Director for… Read more »