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An Amnesty International briefing says that multiple large-scale attacks are being carried out against civilians in the worst instance of violence in years.
A new Amnesty International report says that reckless and illegal arms supplies from Europe, Africa and China continue to fuel grave human rights abuses in the country.
No one knows the global arms trade’s devastating effects more vividly than those who live and work on the front lines of armed conflict and in areas ravaged by small arms violence.
Mozambican man’s death exposes violent police conduct in South Africa
Cell phone footage apparently showing South African police tying a Mozambican man to the back of a police vehicle and dragging him down the road are “shocking”
A repressive cycle of widespread human rights violations by the armed forces is making reconciliation in Côte d'Ivoire ever more elusive.
A new Amnesty International media briefing says the Malian army and Islamist armed groups have committed of serious human rights abuses.
Reports that security forces took part in the January attacks that left up to 200 people dead near a goldmine must urgently be investigated.
A new Amnesty International report says unlawful killings, torture and other abuses are being used to clamp down on political opponents and activists.
Today’s announcement that the ICC will open an investigation into crimes under international law committed in Mali's conflict is a crucial step towards justice.
The International Criminal Court has acquitted former Congolese armed group leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Security forces have carried out widespread state killings of civilians over cattle theft, and failed to protect hundreds from mass murder.
Dozens of men and boys have been reportedly shot by Nigerian security forces as an Amnesty International report slammed human rights violations by the security forces in response to Boko Haram violence.
The brutal actions of Nigeria's security forces in response to Boko Haram's campaign of terror are making an already desperate situation even worse.
The extra-judicial execution by firing squad of a man in Mali was a horrific and illegal act and those responsible must be held to account, Amnesty International said.
The powers and ability of the Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate the deaths of 44 people near Lonmin’s Marikana mine in August must be clarified to ensure justice.
As conflict continues in Mali, civilians are on the receiving end of horrific abuses including amputations, sexual violence and extra-judicial executions.
Mauritania should have surrendered Abdullah al-Senussi to the ICC instead of extraditing him to Libya.
A judge must oversee any investigation into the deaths of 34 people after South African police opened fire on protesting miners at the Marikana mine complex.
Authorities urged to investigate killing of all journalists and media workers following the deaths of two more in the capital Mogadishu.
