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8 Wins Against Gender-based Discrimination, Violence and Injustice
Ensuring access to justice for all women is more important than ever. Read these 8 wins from Amnesty International’s campaigns…
March 9, 2026
Press Release
Malawi: Landmark High Court Ruling Affirms Rights of Sexual Violence Survivors
Malawi's High Court has ruled that denying a 14-year-old rape survivor access to a safe termination of pregnancy violated her…
October 29, 2025
Press Release
East and Southern Africa: Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Media
Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom.
May 3, 2024
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…
April 7, 2020
Report
End violence against people with albinism: Towards effective criminal justice for people with albinism in Malawi
The Malawian authorities must urgently overhaul the criminal justice system to protect people with albinism, who face the persistent threat of…
June 27, 2018
Press Release
Malawi: Step up action to end ritual murders of people with albinism
The Malawian authorities must step up action to protect people with albinism who are being targeted for ritual murders, Amnesty…
March 10, 2017
Press Release
Rights of people with albinism must be guaranteed in Malawi
Malawian officials must live up to their promises to end violence against people with albinism and tackle discrimination against this…
June 13, 2016
Press Release
Malawi: Killing spree of people with albinism fuelled by ritual practices and policing failures
A surge in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices, has exposed a systematic…
June 6, 2016
Report
Malawi: Killing spree of people with albinism fuelled by ritual practices and policing failures
A surge in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices, has exposed a systematic…
June 6, 2016
Press Release
Authorities must put end to killing spree of people with albinism in Malawi
Malawian authorities must take immediate action to stop the ritual killings of people with albinism following the discovery of two…
May 5, 2016
Press Release
Malawi: Murder of baby with albinism highlights failure to protect vulnerable group
The horrific murder of a two-year-old girl with albinism highlights the failure by the Malawi’s authorities to adequately protect this…
April 15, 2016
Press Release
Malawi: Discovery of head of boy with albinism exposes protection failures
The sickening discovery of the severed head of a nine-year-old boy with albinism in Malawi shows the grave risk to…
March 3, 2016