A human rights group has spoken out against the hundreds of Syrians who have fled their country for sanctuary in Egypt – where they face detention.
Amnesty International has called for states to adopt an Arms Trade Treaty to mark the international day against the use of child soldiers.
Iran has executed 10 drug traffickers in a prison in Tehran, says a statement on the website of the prosecutor’s office.
A rights group says more than 200 people have been detained and tortured in Cte d’Ivoire, urging President Alassane Ouattara to respect human rights.
The government is reversing progress on human rights in Tunisia following last year’s Arab Spring revolution, Amnesty International has warned.
As Damascus sees its heaviest fighting since Syria’s conflict began, reports suggest Al-Assad’s regime is not alone in committing human rights abuses.
Amnesty International has reported that Shell lied about the magnitude of an oil spill in the Niger Delta.
Islamists have stormed the Algerian embassy in Mali and abducted seven diplomats amid fears that fighters are turning the country into a rogue state.
Amnesty International has called on the United States to clarify the final destination of an arms shipment it said is headed to the Egypt.
Human rights groups in Ethiopia are struggling to survive under a law that Amnesty International says is too vaguely worded and restrictive.
Ugandan politicians are debating reintroduced anti-homosexuality proposals for prison sentences but references to the death penalty have been dropped.
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An Ethopian judge has handed down prison sentences to journalists and politicians under the controversial anti-terrorism laws.
Egyptian security forces have stormed the offices of pro-democracy groups that they say are fomenting protests with the help of foreign funding.
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Amnesty International says the US continued to provide Egypt with ammunition, even as security forces held a violent crackdown on state dissenters.
Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has been accused of brutality sometimes worse than that of Hosni Mubarak after more deaths of protesters.
Amnesty International says Uganda is resorting to increasingly repressive measures, including the arrest and harassment of activists and journalists.
The DRC needs a stronger judicial system to combat impunity for the crimes being committed by its army and other groups, says Amnesty International.
Rights group Amnesty International urged Malaysia on Tuesday to withdraw its invitation to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
According to statistics provided by the ICD, the South African police force is the most violent it has been in more than 10 years.
African governments are "failing" Libyan citizens and all Africans, according to civil society organisations on Friday.
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/ 8 December 2010
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has accused Kenya of endangering the lives of thousands of Somali refugees who are being deported.
Rights group Amnesty International called on the United States on Friday to set an example to other nations by abolishing the death penalty.
Amnesty International on Monday accused Sudan of using arrests and torture to brutally suppress dissent.
Corruption and nepotism are affecting service delivery in South Africa, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Amnesty International has accused Zimbabwe’s unity government of failing to provide for victims of a mass eviction blitz five years ago.
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Police in Nigeria carry out hundreds of extrajudicial killings every year, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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Amnesty said in a report on Tuesday that Israeli restrictions prevent Palestinians from receiving enough water in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Amnesty International on Thursday urged all countries to halt arms supplies to Guinea following the September 28 massacre of opposition protesters.
Rights group Amnesty pressed Ireland on Tuesday over suspected CIA rendition flights through airports including transatlantic stopoff Shannon.
Zimbabwe is suffering ”persistent and serious” human rights violations despite the formation of a unity government, Amnesty International says.
Amnesty condemned the detention of 18 activists in Zimbabwe on Tuesday as political and said their plight cast a ”dark shadow” over the country.
A former Guinea-Bissau prime minister, Jose Fadul, said on Wednesday he was beaten up by men in uniform at his home.