[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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Samira Daoud
Côte d’Ivoire: Use of Machetes, Guns Reveals Post-Election Violence Horrors
Central African Republic: People seek justice while warlords still walk free
[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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Guinea: At least 50 killed during protests in less than a year
[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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Niger: Human Rights Activists remain detained after six months
[Moudi Moussa\HalidouMounkaila\Maikoul Zodi]
David Kode: “It is a travesty that Moudi Moussa, Halidou Mounkaila and Maikoul Zodi are still in jail simply for protesting against alleged misuse of defence funds.”
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COVID-19 in Africa: Regional Cooperative Action Needed as Cases top 1 Million
[COVID-19\ Africa]
Amnesty International: “The one million figure is a grim reality for the African continent, and one that must spur urgent action from regional and international institutions and leaders alike.”
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