Amnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization. http://www.amnestyusa.org/rss/en/news/africa.xml en Amnesty International Amnesty International hourly 4 http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111914146&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International condemns the failure of Egypt's military appeals court to overturn sentences imposed on leading members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization after unfair trials and call 2009-11-19T00:00:00-05:00 countries=egypt http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAFR620192009&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International welcomes the arrest by the German authorities of Ignace Murwanashyaka, President of the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR), and his deputy, Straton Musoni, on 17 November 2009 as an important step forward in addressing impunity and establishing accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in eastern DRC 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111814121&lang=e&rss=africa Dr Ramin Pourandarjani had allegedly received threats to deter him from revealing the extent of abuse that had taken place at Kahrizak detention centre. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111814105&lang=e&rss=africa Two men have died in one week after they were allegedly beaten by police officers. Amnesty International has called for full and independent investigations into their deaths. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=jordan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111614068&lang=e&rss=africa Reports that the Iranian government plans to establish "cyber police" to fight "crimes" on the internet indicate they are intensifying their attack on freedom of expression. 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091115001&lang=e&rss=africa Since January 2006, at Least 46 People Killed by Police; Few Officers Held to Account 2009-11-15T00:00:00-05:00 countries=mozambique http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111113987&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International has called on all parties to the conflict raging in Yemen?s northerly Sa?da region to treat detainees humanely and protect civilians. 2009-11-11T00:00:00-05:00 countries=saudi_arabia,yemen http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111013975&lang=e&rss=africa Victims of the 2006 toxic waste dumping scandal in Côte d?Ivoire told Amnesty International on Monday that a ruling protecting their compensation was a "small victory". 2009-11-10T00:00:00-05:00 countries=cote_d_ivoire http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111013974&lang=e&rss=africa Ehsan Fattahian is to be executed on Wednesday, for his alleged membership of an illegal opposition group. Two other Iranian Kurdish men are also feared to be at imminent risk of execution. 2009-11-10T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110613927&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International is aware of at least 137 people currently on death row in Saudi Arabia, of which 106 are foreign nationals. The true figures are believed to be much higher. 2009-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 countries=saudi_arabia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110613940&lang=e&rss=africa The Kenyan government has failed to implement a fair and credible judicial process to try those accused of carrying out human rights violations, including possible crimes against humanity, during last 2009-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 countries=kenya http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110613941&lang=e&rss=africa Sixty-eight people held in connection with protests against unemployment and high living costs in the resource-rich Gafsa region have been released. 2009-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 countries=tunisia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110613946&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International has welcomed the decision of a Côte d?Ivoire court not to transfer $45 million in compensation owed to victims of the toxic waste dumping in Abidjan in 2006 to the account of an organization which was falsely claiming to represent all 30,000 of them. 2009-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 countries=cote_d_ivoire http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110513913&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International has strongly condemned the beheading of two Sri Lankan nationals and one Indian national in the city of Jeddah this week. 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00 countries=saudi_arabia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110413880&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International believes that charges have been brought against Haytham al-Maleh simply because he exercised his right to freedom of expression. 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00 countries=syria http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110413884&lang=e&rss=africa Government representatives meeting in Addis Ababa have been urged by Amnesty International to clearly state they would prevent any officials accused of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes from seeking safe haven in their countries. 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00 countries=ethiopia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110313866&lang=e&rss=africa Hundreds of people have been forced from their homes to make way for a commercial development in Rivers State, Nigeria, Amnesty International has learned. 2009-11-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=nigeria http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110313834&lang=e&rss=africa A longstanding travel ban on journalist Emadeddin Baghi, has prevented him from travelling to Switzerland to recieve his Martin Ennals prize in person. 2009-11-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110313855&lang=e&rss=africa Judge Richard Goldstone's report on war crimes committed in Gaza and southern Israel is to be debated by the General Assembly this week. Amnesty International has urged the UN to grasp the opportunity to address accountability. 2009-11-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=israel_and_occupied_territories http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110313867&lang=e&rss=africa Mohammed Soudani has been detained incommunicado since he met with two French radio journalists who were covering the presidential and legislative elections that took place on 25 October. 2009-11-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=tunisia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009110313864&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International has welcomed the government's efforts to bring the killers to justice but has said that it deplores the use of the death penalty. 2009-11-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=tanzania http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091029001&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International said today that the Sudanese government was responsible for the death and ill-treatment of a prisoner who died from tuberculosis in police custody last week. 2009-10-28T00:00:00-05:00 countries=sudan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091028001&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International warned today that Zimbabwe is on the brink of sliding back into the post-election violence that erupted last year, risking the stability brought about by the creation of the unity government in February. 2009-10-28T00:00:00-05:00 countries=zimbabwe http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009102813766&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International has warned that Zimbabwe is on the brink of sliding back into the post-election violence that marred the country last year. 2009-10-28T00:00:00-05:00 countries=zimbabwe http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009102613709&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International said Monday?s decision by the Special Court for Sierra Leone to uphold the convictions of three former senior leaders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) is a positive 2009-10-26T00:00:00-05:00 countries=sierra_leone http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009102313670&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International revealed on Thursday that Nigerian President Umaru Yar?Adua has issued an invitation to Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to visit Nigeria, even though President al Bashir 2009-10-23T00:00:00-05:00 countries=nigeria,sudan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009102313686&lang=e&rss=africa Up to 68 people are said to have been arrested during a prayer service in support of activists detained following protests after June?s presidential election. 2009-10-23T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009101913593&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to dismiss legal action against former presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi. 2009-10-19T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091016001&lang=e&rss=africa Amnesty International expressed outrage today over Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni?s invitation to Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to attend a special African Union summit Monday in Kampala. The human rights organization said the Ugandan government has a legal obligation to arrest President Bashir and hand him over to the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. 2009-10-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=sudan,uganda http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091019001&lang=e&rss=africa The draft "anti-homosexuality bill" introduced on Wednesday (October 14) in Uganda?s parliament would violate human rights and should be withdrawn immediately, a group of 17 local and international human rights organizations said today. 2009-10-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=uganda