DRC: President Tshisekedi must act on human rights
As the Democratic Republic of Congo’s new president Félix Tshisekedi marks one month in office today, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Kumi Naidoo has called on him to take swift action […]
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Saudi Arabia: European Parliament calls on EU countries to step up defence of women’s rights activists
Reacting to the European Parliament’s condemnation of the ongoing repression and torture of a group of women’s rights defenders detained in Saudi Arabia since May 2018, the Director of Amnesty […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Arbitrary arrests, crackdown on dissent and torture ahead of Presidential election
Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire must end arbitrary arrests and harassment of people for perceived critical views and dissent, and immediately and unconditionally release those detained, Amnesty International said as next […]
Zimbabwe: Security forces must be held accountable for the brutal assault on human rights
The Zimbabwean authorities must act swiftly to ensure security forces are held to account for ongoing brutal human rights violations, including torture, rape, beatings and killings of civilians, Amnesty International […]
Iran’s ‘year of shame’: More than 7,000 arrested in chilling crackdown on dissent during 2018
The Iranian authorities carried out a shameless campaign of repression during 2018, crushing protests and arresting thousands in a wide-scale crackdown on dissent, said Amnesty International, a year after a […]
Iran: Labour rights activists at imminent risk of further torture
Two labour rights activists who were rearrested after speaking out about beatings and other abuse they suffered in detention last year are at grave risk of further torture, Amnesty International […]
Madagascar: Next president must tackle historic rights violations
The next president of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, must tackle historic human rights violations, including excessive use of pretrial detention and arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders, Amnesty International said ahead […]
Uganda: Drop absurd charges against academic Stella Nyanzi
The Ugandan authorities must immediately drop charges against radical academic Stella Nyanzi and put a stop to the charade that has seen her spend weeks in jail, Amnesty International said […]
What are human rights?
It’s a big question, but someone’s got to ask it. At this year’s Human Rights Defenders World Summit in Paris, France, Amnesty asked 11 prominent activists about the essence of […]
Nigeria: Government failures fuel escalating conflict between farmers and herders as death toll nears 4,000
At least 3,641 people killed between 2016 and 2018, most of them this year Failure of security forces allows some attacks to last for days Authorities’ failure to investigate attacks […]
2018: The year in human rights
Over the last year, almost seven million Amnesty International supporters have taken action – protesting, writing, petitioning and much more – to defend and advance human rights everywhere. It’s […]
Togo: Spiraling violence and repressive cybersecurity law hit the country ahead of contested parliamentary elections
· At least four deaths during protests in less than a week, including three by firearm · Verified video confirms the location where a 12-year-old boy was shot dead · New cyber criminality […]