AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Author at Black Star News

12 other schoolchildren were injured in the attack. Over the past year there has been a surge in attacks in the Anglophone

Cameroon: Killing of eight schoolchildren new low in Anglophone crisis

Oct 27, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Cameroon]
Tity Agbahey: “The killing of eight schoolchildren inside their classroom is an atrocity that underscores the urgency of protecting ordinary people from the ongoing violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions.”
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Several deaths and injuries have been recorded during protests and riots, which also led to destruction of houses and properties

Guinea: Evidence Confirms Security Forces fired on Unarmed Protesters

Oct 26, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Guinea]
Fabien Offner: ‘’President Alpha Condé has repeatedly said he preferred to leave the country in 1993, rather than go into confrontation and ‘govern cemeteries’, as is the case today. We urge the international community to urgently come together and call for the protection of the population and for investigations to be opened.”
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Throughout decades of conflict in CAR, various armed groups and individuals have enjoyed impunity for crimes under international

Central African Republic: People seek justice while warlords still walk free

Oct 23, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Central African Republic]
Amnesty International: “Civilians have borne the brunt of successive waves of violence and armed conflict since 2002 in CAR. Thousands have been killed, raped, and over half a million people are still displaced. Impunity is an affront for the victims and a blank check for perpetrators of crimes.”
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The authorities must stop harassing opposition politicians over ridiculous pretexts

Tanzania: Laws weaponized to undermine freedoms ahead of elections

Oct 12, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Tanzania]
Muchena: “President Magufuli must urgently reverse the decline in political and civil freedoms in Tanzania and ensure human rights defenders, activists and civil society organizations can carry out their work freely and independently without any fear of reprisals.”
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There is evidence the security forces have also committed crimes under international law

Mozambique: No justice for victims of conflict which has killed 2,000 plus

Oct 8, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Mozambique\Al-Shabaab]
Deprose Muchena: “This armed group is responsible for untold suffering in Cabo Delgado. They have reduced people’s homes to ashes through coordinated arson attacks, killed and beheaded civilians.”
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Nuvunga has been critical of the government’s handling of the counter-insurgency in Cabo Delgado.

Mozambique: Investigate bomb threats against civil society leader

Oct 7, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Adriano Nuvunga]
Deprose Muchena: “These bomb threats against Adriano Nuvunga are a terrifying warning aimed at scaring him into silence. They also send a chilling message to others like him who work to protect and defend human rights in Mozambique.
Photo: Amnesty International

Trump administration has failed to address the police’s use of lethal force to deprive Black people of their right to life

George Floyd: Amnesty delivers 1 million signatures demanding Justice

Oct 6, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[George Floyd]
Julie Verhaar: “It is shameful that over four months have gone by since the horrifying killing of George Floyd without any meaningful commitments from the US government to prevent this kind of crime from occurring again.”
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In Saudi Arabia migrants were apprehended by Saudi security forces, who confiscated their belongings and in some cases beat them

Ethiopian migrants in detention “hell” in saudi arabia

Oct 2, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Ethiopian Migrants in Saudi Arabian Detention]
“Amnesty International interviewed detainees who described a catalogue of cruelties at the hands of Saudi Arabian authorities, including being chained together in pairs, forced to use their cell floors as toilets, and confined 24 hours a day in unbearably crowded cells.”
Photo: Amnesty International

has resulted in the deaths of at least 50 people in less than a year, Amnesty International

Guinea: At least 50 killed during protests in less than a year

Oct 1, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Guinea]
Amnesty International: “Exercising the right to freedom of peaceful assembly remains dangerous in Guinea, where impunity for human rights violations has remained the rule for the past decade.”
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Some survivors have died while progress in the case languished. The surviving victims continue to demand justice.

Guinea: Stadium massacre victims await justice after 11 years

Sep 28, 2020 by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

[Guinea Stadium Massacre]
Amnesty International: More than 13 suspects were charged – 11 of them sent for trial, including current and former high-level officials. Suspects include Moussa Dadis Camara, the former leader of the National Council of Democracy and Development junta.”
Photo: Amnesty International

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