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A displaced Sudanese man who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), washes his hair outside a makeshift shelter in the Um Yanqur camp, located on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on November 3, 2025.
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Sudan: El Fasher Survivors Tell of Deliberate RSF Killings and Sexual Violence - New Testimony

The UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces executed scores of unarmed men and raped dozens of women and girls as they captured…

November 24, 2025

A man in a dark cloak wearing a white scarf around his head and face stands among a herd of long horned black and white cattle.
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Chad: Authorities Failing to Address Deadly Clashes Between Herders and Farmers Amid Climate Crisis

The Chadian authorities have failed to protect the victims of armed clashes between herders and farmers.

November 20, 2025

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Africa: Richer Countries Must Commit To Pay At COP29 As Climate Change Forcibly Displaces Millions Across Africa

It’s time for the countries who caused all this devastation to pay up so African people can adapt to the…

November 4, 2024

Congolese firemen begin the disinfecting operation of the state buildings and public spaces in the Gombe district of Kinshasa, on April 12, 2020. - The operations will last for ten days to try to curb the spreading of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by JUNIOR KANNAH / AFP) (Photo by JUNIOR KANNAH/AFP via Getty Images)

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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,…

April 20, 2020

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Chad: Victims in the case against Hissène Habré awarded reparation

The decision to grant reparation to thousands of victims in the case against former Chadian president Hissène Habrémarks a significant…

July 29, 2016

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Hissene Habré verdict is a landmark decision bringing justice for tens of thousands of victims

Today’s judgment convicting former Chadian president Hissène Habré marks a significant moment for international justice and a huge relief for…

May 30, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Chad: Release land-grab campaigner jailed for exposing the truth

Chadian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release and drop all charges against a human rights defender sentenced to two-year imprisonment…

July 8, 2015

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State of the World 2014/2015

This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…

February 25, 2015

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Annual Report: Chad 2013

Republic of Chad Head of state Idriss Déby Itno Head of government Emmanuel Djelassem Nadingar Trade unionists, journalists and human…

May 17, 2013