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Urgent Action: PEACEFUL ACTIVISTS JAILED FOR CALL TO STRIKE (Democratic Republic of Congo: UA 74.21)
Human rights defenders, Elisée Lwatumba Kasonia and Eric Muhindo Muvumbu were arrested on April 19, 2021 by the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) in the town of Butembo, in the Democratic…
Report
Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World’s Human Rights
The global pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that have perpetuated inequality, discrimination and oppression and paved the way for the devastation wrought by…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Two Years of Arbitrary Detention of 16 People (Mozambique: UA 78.19)
17 January marks two years that fifteen asylum seekers and refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and one refugee from Ethiopia, have been arbitrarily detained in Pemba, northeast…
Update
Statement from AIUSA for HFAC Hearing on Democratic Backsliding in Sub-Saharan Africa
AIUSA Statement on The Impact of Eroding Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa on Democratic Practices 093020 Human Rights are essential for accountability, transparency and respect for the rule of law,…
Press Release
Global use of tear gas fuels police abuses
Tear Gas: An investigation is the organization’s interactive, multimedia site looking into what tear gas is, how it is used and documenting scores of cases of its misuse by security forces…
Event
Rising Up for Human Dignity Film Festival: Join us for film screening of “For Sema”
Please join us for a film series and panel discussion, which explores the resilience, human dignity and courage in areas of extreme human rights abuse. First you must register! https://t.e2ma.net/click/2so77c/uegpas/af3num…
Press Release
Protect Detainees at Risk of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, Unclog Prisons and Release Prisoners of Conscience
Authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa must take urgent action to protect people in detention from COVID-19, including releasing prisoners of conscience, reviewing cases of pre-trial detention, and guaranteeing access to healthcare…
Press Release
Armed conflicts and state repression in Africa fuel cocktail of human rights violations
HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA: Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state repression, Amnesty International said today…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Artisanal Miners at Risk as the Army Moves in (Democratic Republic of Congo: UA 92.19)
Some 10,000 artisanal miners are at risk of serious human rights violations if forcibly removed by the army from a mining area owned by one of the Democratic Republic of…
Press Release
DRC: Authorities must reopen media outlets and end crackdown on internet freedom
Following further closures of media outlets and a mounting crackdown on internet and mobile messaging in the wake of elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Amnesty International’s Director…
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill December Edition
To view PDF click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill December Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA December 6, 2018 In this edition of Human Rights on…
Update
December 4 Briefing on Human Rights in Rwanda and Diane Rwigara Case
December 4 2018 AIUSA statement on human rights in Rwanda and Diane Rwigara case Rwanda Human Rights and Political Prisoners A Briefing by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission December…