Amnesty urges World Bank to push Uganda to repeal anti-gay law
Nairobi – Amnesty International said Tuesday that the resumption of World Bank funding to Uganda, cut after the country... Read more
22 Oct
Amnesty urges Ivory Coast to ‘stop stifling protests’ ahead of polls
Abidjan – Amnesty International on Thursday called on authorities in Ivory Coast to end a crackdown on opposition protests... Read more
16 Oct
Amnesty urges Tanzania to ‘disclose fate’ of missing ex-ambassador turned govt critic
Nairobi – Amnesty International on Wednesday demanded that the Tanzanian government “disclose the fate and whereabouts” of a former... Read more
9 Oct
Ethiopia’s proposed law risks ‘total closure of civic space’, Amnesty warns
Addis Ababa – Amnesty International has sounded the alarm over proposed reforms in Ethiopia targeting the government body overseeing... Read more
20 Aug
India using anti-money laundering laws to harass NGOs – Amnesty
New Delhi — India must stop its “witch hunt” against civil society groups under the pretext of tackling money... Read more
20 Sep, 2024
Amnesty calls for Venezuela to release political detainees
Caracas — Amnesty International called on Tuesday for the release of about 300 people being held in Venezuela for... Read more
29 Aug, 2023
Zimbabwe lets out one in five prisoners in large amnesty
Harare – About a fifth of all prisoners in Zimbabwe were released on Thursday under a presidential amnesty a... Read more
19 May, 2023
Amnesty says hundreds of Thai children facing charges over protests
Bangkok – More than 200 children in Thailand are facing serious criminal charges, including sedition, for their role in... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
Amnesty condemns Algeria mass death sentences
Tunis – Amnesty International urged Algeria on Monday to annul death penalties against dozens of people over the lynching... Read more
10 Jan, 2023
Amnesty head calls for ‘new Mandela’ in Africa, denounces shrinking freedoms
Dakar – Amnesty International’s secretary general on Friday called for new “enlightened” political leadership in Africa, lamenting shrinking civil... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
