Eritrea: Human Rights Council must vote to extend Special Rapporteur’s mandate
Ahead of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) which is scheduled to decide on numerous draft…
Mozambique: Authorities must investigate reports of more than 300 unlawful killings during post-election protest crackdown
Mozambique’s Frelimo-led government must urgently launch investigations into reports of widespread human rights violations committed during the ongoing crackdown on…
Violence, death and injustice: A beginner’s guide to human rights in Nigeria
As Nigerians prepare to go to the polling stations to elect their President on 28 March, we take a look…
Nigeria: Pardoned torture victim ‘overwhelmed’ by campaign to spare his life
A Nigerian torture victim wrongfully sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 16 years old has been…
Nigeria/Netherlands: Kiobel witness hearing key chance to hold Shell to account over human rights abuses
A witness hearing examining Shell’s role in the execution of nine men in Nigeria in the 1990s is a key…
Global: International Court of Justice’s landmark opinion bolsters fight for climate justice and accountability
Reacting to the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) first Advisory Opinion clarifying the obligations of states in respect of climate…
Cambodia: Revocation of citizenship would be heinous violation of international law
Responding to a National Assembly-approved amendment to the Cambodian Constitution that allows for the revocation of Khmer citizenship, Amnesty International’s…
Angola: Authorities must respect and ensure the right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Angolan authorities must respect and ensure the right of peaceful assembly and guarantee that nationwide protests planned for 19 and…
Eswatini: Authorities must ensure access to justice for opposition MP Bacede Mabuza
Reacting to the continued delay in the hearing of the appeal by the detained opposition Member of Parliament, Mduduzi Bacede…
Where do I go now, ask Gazans uprooted by new Israeli evacuation orders
In Khan Younis, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) reported witnessing “thousands of people fleeing” westwards as part of…