Amnesty International today called for a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that AMISOM, the African Union peace support operation ...
In advance of the 12th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between 1 and 3 February 2009, Amnesty International is calling ...
Only two days after the UN Security Council reaffirmed “its commitment to the full and effective implementation of its resolutions on the protection of civilians
A worker with the United Nations World Food Programme was killed by unidentified gunmen in southern Somalia, highlights the dangerous environment in which journalists
An escalating wave of attacks on humanitarian workers, peace activists and human rights defenders has been sweeping Somalia. In this report Amnesty International ...
At least 40 humanitarian and human rights workers have been killed so far this year, forcing aid organizations to suspend their programmes and withdraw staff.
The deaths of at least 40 humanitarian or human rights workers this year, and the ever growing threat of attack by armed groups and militias, is putting at least ...