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 human rights situation in ECOWAS countries varies from one country to another. However, despite these disparities, cross-cutting issues can help understand the pressing needs for human rights protection in the region.

Amnesty International welcomes this opportunity to address the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) on the occasion of its 71st ordinary session. Almost a year ago, as part of the Pegasus Project , media outlets, with the technical partnership of Amnesty...

Amnesty International has uncovered a targeted digital attack campaign against a Human Rights Defender (HRD) in Togo. The Amnesty International Security Lab investigation found that the spyware used in these attacks ties to an attacker group known as the Donot Team, previously connected to attacks...

Amnesty International has been monitoring and documenting the human rights situation in Togo for decades. This submission builds on this long period of research, while focusing on patterns of human rights violations since Togo’s last review in 2016.

Health and essential workers have played an extraordinary role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across countries, they have put their health and wellbeing at risk, often in very difficult circumstances and with very little support, to ensure that people are able to access the...

Amnesty International submits the following briefing to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in advance of its consideration of fifth periodic report of Togo on its implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This submission is not an exhaustive account of...

This shadow report outlines a number of issues of concern relating to Togo’s implementation of the Concluding Observations and Recommendations made by the ACHPR in 2012 following its review of the State’s Combined 3rd, 4th and 5th Periodic Report. Amnesty International’s report focuses on ongoing...

This time in Wire, read about the release of our colleague and friend Idil Eser, Director of Amnesty Turkey, who was arrested in Turkey for doing human rights work. Our feature tells the story of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Find out how young students in Norway started a fight to stop their...

Rachad Maman was a high-school student and youth pro-democracy protestor. On the morning of 20 September 2017, he was shot in the chest in Bafilo north of Togo when police fired live bullets at a group of peaceful protestors. This case seeks to illustrate the issue of impunity and the fact that...

As the Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review outcome on Togo, Amnesty International urges Togo to expressly commit to protecting the rights to freedom of association, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

Togo will be examined under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for the second time on 31 October 2016. Since Togo’s first UPR in 2011, the human rights situation on the ground has stagnated. The authorities have ignored, or only partially implemented, several of the recommendations and continued...

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