Ethiopia appoints Amnesty International advisor to lead commission
Ethiopian Parliament today approves the appointment of former advisor of Amnesty International Daniel Bekele, to serve as Commissioner of Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.
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Amnesty urges Ethiopia to stop harassing outspoken journalist
Amnesty International today urged the Government of Ethiopia to stop the police from harassing the outspoken and award-winning journalist Eskinder Nega.
Sudan’s state of emergency intensifies brutal crackdown on protests
The Sudanese authorities must end measures taken under the state of emergency to violently crush dissent amid ongoing nationwide protests in the country, Amnesty International said.
Amnesty applauds court ruling against mining company in South Africa
Amnesty International applauds a court ruling against mining company in South Africa, saying it is ‘a victory for marginalized communities across the country’.
Human rights concerns persist in Congo
Election campaigning will take place in a hostile political environment that leaves little room for people to freely and safely exercise their human rights, Amnesty International said.
Amnesty International urges Ethiopia to release human rights defender
Amnesty International urges the Ethiopian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release a human rights defender and his friend who were arrested.
African human rights defenders to hold the powerful to account
The new Secretary General of Amnesty International, the world’s biggest human rights organization, Kumi Naidoo, met with human rights activists from across Southern Africa in Johannesburg today, to hear first-hand … Read More
Zimbabwe elections breaks decades of gross human rights violations
Zimbabwe’s election at the end of the month will take place in the context of decades of politically motivated gross human rights violations, including mass killings, the forced disappearance of … Read More
Amnesty urges UN Security Council to impose arms embargo on South Sudan
Amnesty International reiterates its longstanding call for the imposition of a comprehensive arms embargo on South Sudan by the UN security Council to cut off the supply of weapons being … Read More
Amnesty urges Ethiopian government to stop killings of Oromo people
Amnesty International issued a statement today urging Ethiopian government to stop the killings of Oromo people by the Liyu Police in Somalia Region of Ethiopia.