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Madagascar: Environmental rights defender at risk

Angélique Decampe, President of the community association Razan’ny Vohibola, is an environmental human rights defender, actively involved in protecting the...

MADAGASCAR: Teacher Released But Conviction Upheld

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 21/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW On 10 May, human rights defender Jeannot Randriamanana – who had...

Southern Africa: Homes become dangerous place for women and girls during COVID-19 lockdown

During the COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by Southern African countries, some homes across the region became enclaves of cruelty, rape and...

Madagascar: Excessive use of pre-trial detention continues to grow, with devastating impact

Thousands of people continue to languish in Malagasy prisons without having been found guilty of any crime due to the...

Madagascar: Gruesome killing of suspected cattle thieves must be investigated

Malagasy authorities must fully investigate the gruesome killing of eight men suspected of being cattle thieves, Amnesty International said today...

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...

Madagascar: Next government must end human rights violations

The next government of Madagascar must bring an end to the brutal suppression of human rights in the country, Amnesty...

Madagascar: Unjustified, excessive and prolonged pre-trial detention keeps thousands in life-threatening prison conditions

52 pre-trial detainees died in Madagascar’s prisons in 2017 Many pre-trial detainees, including children and women, held in lengthy detentions...

Madagascar: Absurd fine for environmental activist as crackdown continues

An absurd $8 USD fine handed to an environmental activist on fabricated charges is the latest example of the Malagasy...

Madagascar: Sentence upheld against environmental activist

In response to the Fianarantsoa Appeal Court’s decision to uphold a two-year suspended jail sentence against environmental human rights defender...

Madagascar: Investigate the killing of two protesters

Malagasy authorities must ensure a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the killing of two demonstrators in Antananarivo and perpetrators...

Madagascar: Investigate police ill-treatment of villagers

Responding to a video showing Malagasy police beating and humiliating dozens of villagers in the same town where, in February...

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