Amnesty International supports schools and their wider communities in all regions of the world to build a global culture of human rights. Human Rights Friendly Schools aim to empower young people and promote the active participation of all members of the school community to integrate human rights values and principles into all areas of school…
On 2 April, the tribunal of Sidi M’hamed in Algiers convicted prominent Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi to five years in prison, of which two suspended, a fine of 700,000 Algerian dinars (around USD 5,150), and ordered the dissolution of his media company, one of the last media outlets in the country, and a fine…
The Eswatini authorities must ensure the investigation into the unlawful killing of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko is completely independent, impartial, transparent and effective, Amnesty International said today, one month after he was shot by unknown gunmen.
Alarming assaults on women’s rights around the world in 2021/22. Legal protections dismantled, and women human rights defenders now at unprecedented risk. Protection and promotion of women’s and girls’ rights and support for women human rights defenders crucial, including for Covid-19 recovery. Governments must act decisively to reverse regressions and uphold human rights for women…
Reacting to news that Zimbabwe’s Senate has passed the Death Penalty Abolition Bill on 11 December 2024, which now awaits the President’s assent, Amnesty International Zimbabwe’s Executive Director, Lucia Masuka, said: “The Senate’s historic vote is a major step by Zimbabwe towards the abolition of the death penalty. It is also a victory for all…
Amnesty International will launch its annual global letter-writing campaign on 10 December (Human Rights Day) to fight injustice and support people whose human rights are under threat at a time when global order hangs in the balance. As the war in the Middle East and Sudan rages on, and anti-abortion narratives and policies continue, activists from…
Responding to the conviction and sentencing of Jameson Timba and 34 other activists, who spent over 164 days in arbitrary detention following a mass arrest on 16 June 2024, Vongai Chikwanda, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, said: “Jameson Timba and the other 34 activists should have never spent a day in…
Responding to the apparent police killings of seven people amid post-election protests in Nampula on 13 November 2024, Amnesty International Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo Farisè, said: “The situation in Mozambique gets worse every day as the death toll spirals, yet the Southern African Development Community remains shockingly silent. Regardless of the outcome…
A joint task force composed of Ethiopia’s federal army and Amhara regional security authorities must end the month-long arbitrary mass detention of thousands in the Amhara region, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International research has found that since 28 September 2024 the task force has filled four makeshift detention camps across the Amhara region with…
Ahead of a major opposition march planned for 7 November in Maputo following disputed elections, Mozambique’s Frelimo-led government must halt its violent and widespread crackdown on human rights and respect everyone’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, Amnesty International said. The crisis in Mozambique is the country’s worst crackdown on protests in…
With millions of people already displaced by climate change disasters in Africa, the richer countries most responsible for global warming must agree at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan to fully pay for the catastrophic loss of homes and damage to livelihoods taking place across the continent, Amnesty International said. They must also fully fund African…
Responding to attacks on protesters and journalists during nationwide demonstrations following Mozambique’s disputed election, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo Farisè, said: “Mozambique’s authorities must immediately halt their escalating assault on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Across the country, police have cracked down on opposition protests…
All parties to the ongoing conflict in Sudan must end attacks on civilians, said Amnesty International, in the wake of escalating violence in towns and villages across Gezira state over the past week. Relatives of victims interviewed remotely by Amnesty International said that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked Tamboul, Rufaa, Al-Hilaliya, Al- Seriha and…
Responding to reports that police in Mozambique’s Nampula city fired at and detained supporters of opposition presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane at a rally following disputed national elections, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo Farise, said: “Regardless of who wins the election, Mozambican police must respect people’s right to peaceful assembly.…
Responding to the arrest of Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo in Lusaka, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said: “Zambian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo and stop targeting him simply for doing his job. “Journalism is not a crime. In fact, Zambia’s Constitution guarantees the…