Correctional centres across Africa are struggling to react to the pandemic and its effects on inmates
For South Sudanese refugees, fleeing war and sexual violence is only the beginning of their struggles, writes Amanda Sperber from northern Uganda. This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting
Fewer journalists have been killed since President Farmajoo came to power in 2017, but general freedom of expression has been sharply curtailed, as detailed in a new Amnesty International report
Police raids against two news outlets renew calls for safeguards for whistle-blowers and freedom of speech protections
Police are investigating suspected misconduct involving millions of dollars of funds from donors.
Amnesty initiated the probe last August after two staff members took their own lives within three months of each other that year
The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front celebrates 28 years in power on Tuesday. Now is the time to confront its brutal past
After escaping from the clutches of armed groups, abducted children in northern Nigeria should expect a warm welcome on their return home
Elected in 2016 by defeating the preferred successor of Thomas Boni Yayi, Patrice Talon won the top job without a traditional political power base
After escaping from the clutches of armed groups, abducted children in northern Nigeria don’t get a warm homecoming
Arvind Ganesan, of New York-based Human Rights Watch, called Airbnb’s retreat from the decision disappointing
In the 25 years since the genocide, the world has witnessed countless crimes fuelled by the same politics of demonisation and tactics of exclusion
47 male applicants would be interviewed on Wednesday and Thursday, after the government advertised the vacancies in February
An Amnesty report says flawed legislation, harmful myths and gender stereotypes had resulted in "endemic impunity" for perpetrators
Kenya has announced that it plans to close Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp, by the end of August
Ever-increasing air strikes since Donald Trump’s election are killing more and more innocent people
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will officially take over the post of head of the AU which rotates between the five regions of the continent
Online tourism companies are adding to human rights’ violations by advertising attractions on illegally occupied land
According to a new Amnesty International study, black women are the hardest hit by abuse on the social network
Poor Madagascans are left to rot in prison awaiting trial very often for crimes that they never committed
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A new report by Amnesty International has urged governments around the world to prioritise making resources available for the empowerment of women
Human Rights Day might not be a reason for celebrations. But it’s a useful reminder of what’s been achieved over 70 years.
The London-based global human rights organisation said it was revoking the Ambassador of Conscience Award it gave Suu Kyi in 2009
Anti-gay sentiment has increased since Magufuli’s 2015 election, forcing most gays, lesbians and other sexual minorities to live in secrecy
More than half of Malagasy prisoners have yet to face trial, but live in squalid, dangerous conditions
Sand mining by a Chinese company destroyed a lagoon and wetland and flooded out a village
Mozambican villagers demand compensation for the destruction of their village caused by the activities of a Chinese mining company
Tens of thousands of English-speaking Cameroonians have fled the country ahead of the presidential vote
Amnesty International calls on leaders to deal with the human rights crises around the world
Hundreds of people are homeless and destitute, largely because they don’t have security of tenure
Mnangagwa’s slim election victory, followed by violence, has observers asking why he would do this when all he needed
was international credibility
The call to arrest Narendra Modi in South Africa highlighted abuses against Muslims in India
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