AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Author at Black Star News

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must maintain the arms embargo on South Sudan

Amnesty International: UN Arms Embargo on South Sudan Must Continue

Dec 2, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

People working for Amazon have faced great health and safety risks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,

Black Friday Rush Endangers Amazon Workers’ Health and Safety

Nov 27, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Amnesty International is calling on all parties to the conflict to prioritize the protection of civilians

Amnesty International: Ethiopia Unrest on The Brink Of Deadly Escalation

Nov 23, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Ethiopia’s Tigray Region]
Amnesty International: “Amnesty International is particularly concerned about potential civilian casualties after military spokesman Colonel Dejene Tsegaye appeared on state-run TV.”
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We are calling on the world to stand in solidarity with Germain Rukuki, a prisoner of conscience

Burundi: Global campaign launched to free Germain Rukuki

Nov 20, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Germain Rukuki]
Amnesty International: “Germain Rukuki has been behind bars for more than three years on trumped-up charges. During this period, he has not seen his family or held his youngest son who was born after his arrest. Rukuki is paying the price for his dedication to human rights.”
Photo: YouTube

Tanzania opposition leaders, like Tundu Lissu, have either fled the country since the recent election, or have been arrested and

Tanzania: Killings, detention and torture of opposition in aftermath of elections

Nov 20, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Tanzania]
Amnesty International\Deprose Muchena: “We have seen an escalation in human rights violations in the aftermath of the elections last month. What we have seen in Tanzania, post-election, intended to suppress dissent. Criticising the conduct of an election is not a crime. All those still arbitrarily detained should be released immediately and unconditionally.”
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“We are urging the Ivorian authorities to investigate the bloody violence and bring perpetrators to justice.

Côte d’Ivoire: Use of Machetes, Guns Reveals Post-Election Violence Horrors

Nov 16, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Côte d’Ivoire\Post-Election Violence]
Samira Daoud: “We are urging the Ivorian authorities to investigate the bloody violence and bring perpetrators to justice. The impunity that has long reigned in Côte d’Ivoire provides fertile ground for people to commit killings and other human rights violations with no fear of being held to account.”
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Three people told Amnesty International that survivors of the massacre told them that they were attacked by members of Tigray Sp

Ethiopia: Scores of Civilians killed in Tigray State Massacre

Nov 13, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Ethiopia’s Tigray Region]
Amnesty International\Deprose Muchena: “We have confirmed the massacre of a very large number of civilians, who appear to have been day labourers in no way involved in the ongoing military offensive. This is a horrific tragedy.”
Photo: YouTube

For too long the international community has ignored the horrors unfolding in Cabo Delgado.

United Nations must address Violence in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado

Nov 11, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province]
Amnesty International: “The world cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the suffering of civilians in Cabo Delgado. After the Rwandan genocide, the UN called its own failure to act a ‘sin of omission’; what we are seeing in Mozambique is a sign that history is repeating itself.”
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horrific killing of Mohamed Hasan, a 12-year-old Sudanese child, by an Egyptian man on 29 October

Egypt: Protests by Sudanese over brutal killing of child met with violence

Nov 5, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Killing of Mohamed Hasan]
Philip Luther: “There can be no justification for the Egyptian security forces’ brutal crackdown on Sudanese refugees and migrants who took the streets to demand justice for the horrifying killing of a child.”
Photo: YouTube

Nigerian military opened fire on the #EndSars protesters who were peacefully calling for an end to police brutality.

Nigeria: Authorities must stop cover up of Lekki Toll Gate massacre

Oct 28, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Nigeria\ #EndSars]
Amnesty International\Osai Ojigho: “What happened at Lekki Toll Gate has all the traits of the Nigerian authorities’ pattern of a cover-up whenever their defence and security forces commit unlawful killings.”
Photo: YouTube

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