Amnesty International and 17 Guinean rights organisations have called for an urgent investigation into the enforced disappearance of two anti-junta activists, Oumar Sylla (known as Fonike…
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Enforced disappearance has emerged as a worldwide issue and is not confined to a specific geographical area. While it was previously mainly associated with military dictatorships,…
Authorities in Zimbabwe detained opposition politicians and demonstrators and refused to grant bail to three activists on Friday, in what human rights organisations described as a…
Amnesty International Nigeria has strongly condemned the raid on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja by armed security agents, believed to be from the…
Violence against women has surged in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region since the civil war ended two years ago, the New Humanitarian reports. Earlier this year, women…
Amnesty International has alleged that Nigerian security forces killed a minimum of 21 demonstrators during the #EndBadGovernance protest, the head of the organisation informed AFP on…
Amnesty International has urged the Nigerian government to stop the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters participating in the #EndBadGovernance protests in the country. Reports show that…
As the planned national protest against hardship gets underway, Amnesty International is urging the Nigerian government to respect and protect the rights of #EndBadGovernance demonstrators. In…
President Paul Kagame won 99% of the votes in Rwanda’s recent presidential election, according to provisional results. His two opponents, Frank Habineza and Philippe Mpayimana, collectively…
More than 100 people were injured during protests against the government job quota system in Bangladesh. Clashes erupted on Monday between students protesting the quota and…