AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

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

Amnesty International: UN Arms Embargo on South Sudan Must Continue

Photo: YouTube The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must maintain the arms embargo on South Sudan, Amnesty International said today, after confirming shocking cases ...

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

People working for Amazon have faced great health and safety risks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but their ability to speak out ...

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

[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.” ...

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

[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 ...

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

[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 ...

“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

[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 ...

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

[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 ...

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

United Nations must address Violence in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado

[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 ...

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

[Killing of Mohamed Hasan] Philip Luther: “There can be no justification for the Egyptian security forces’ brutal crackdown on Sudanese refugees and migrants who ...

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

[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 ...