The rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly were restricted. The police used excessive force, notably while enforcing COVID-19 restrictions. Health workers protested against the lack of PPE and poor conditions, while prisoners were at risk of COVID-19. Violence against women persisted.

The Togolese authorities must urgently strengthen access to maternal healthcare in the country and reduce infant and neonatal mortality, Amnesty International said today to mark African Women’s Day. Togo has an infant mortality rate of 43 deaths per 1000 live births and a neonatal mortality rate,...

Authorities in Benin and Togo must ensure that the fight against armed groups respects human rights, Amnesty International said today, amid reports of arbitrary arrests and detentions and violations of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, and as French President Emmanuel...

Activists in Togo risk being targeted by shadowy cyber-mercenaries who use covert digital attacks to try and steal victims’ private information to sell to private clients, a new Amnesty International investigation has uncovered. In a new report released today, Amnesty International reveals how fake...

Amnesty International today announces the name of four awardees of a bursary in honour of its late employee Gaëtan Mootoo, Researcher for West Africa, who had been with the organization for more than 30 years. This announcement is made public as the organization remembers him with great fondness on...

• At least four deaths during protests in less than a week, including three by firearm• Verified video confirms the location where a 12-year-old boy was shot dead• New cyber criminality law unduly restricts freedom of expression Deadly protests violence in Togo hit the country ahead of contested...

17 May is the International Day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. Here are 5 brilliant lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and intersex activists (LGBTI) who are making waves while taking a stand for their rights. Alessandra – “Winning against transphobia also depends on a change in...

Eight killed-including four shot dead-since mid-August • Two soldiers and two civilians shot dead in Sokodé on Monday and Tuesday • African pro-democracy activists barred from leaving the country for five days Togolese security forces must refrain from using force during peaceful protests, Amnesty...

Security forces in Togo have beaten and fired tear gas at largely peaceful protesters late last night. Internet services have been blocked by the authorities since 6 September. Some journalists have been prevented from doing their work. In response, Francois Patuel, Amnesty International’s West...

Togo’s human rights situation has stagnated and the authorities have failed to live up to the commitments made to the international community five years ago, Amnesty International said in a report published today, as President Faure Gnassingbé marks his 11 years in power. The report “Togo: Human...

Togolese authorities must ensure that freedoms of assembly and expression are respected in the run-up to presidential elections, due on 25 April. They must also ensure that excessive use of force, like that which was seen last month, is not tolerated under any circumstance, Amnesty International...

Amnesty International has called for the release of four Angolan human rights activists unlawfully jailed in connection with an attack on the Togolese football team in Cabinda that left two people dead and several injured.The four men, including prisoners of conscience Francisco Luemba and Raul...

Amnesty International’s interim Secretary General has hailed recent global efforts to end the death penalty but warned that more needs to be done to achieve the goal of full abolition.Claudio Cordone told delegates at an anti-death penalty summit in Geneva that campaigners were “winning” the fight...