This year, the state host for the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the United Arab Emirates. To have a successful COP28 that takes humanity off the path of climate crisis, the conference requires open civic space for criticism and...

Following the United Nations Security Council’s decision to extend the arms embargo on South Sudan for a year, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said: “The extension of the UN arms embargo on South Sudan is welcome news for millions of...

Responding to news that the United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Sudan on 11 May 2023 to discuss the impact of the ongoing conflict in the country, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Tigere Chagutah said: “Amnesty International...

Burkina Faso’s authorities must take immediate steps to end attacks on civilians in the context of the armed conflict and conduct an impartial and independent investigation into the crimes that occurred on 20 April in Karma, which could amount to war crimes. On 20 April, in Karma, a village 15 km...

By Sikula Oniala There is a strong push from the government of South Sudan to lift the arms embargo that has been imposed on the country by the UN Security Council since 2018. During his speech at the opening session of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly last month, South Sudan’s...

As the escalation in violence between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) spreads throughout Sudan, civilians in Darfur continue to suffer due to the country’s authorities failure to provide security, and their inability to deliver justice and accountability for war...

More than 100 people have been killed and over 600 injured including dozens of civilians amid fighting between Somaliland security forces and armed fighters affiliated with the Dhulbahante clan in Las Anod, Amnesty International said today, as it shares findings that Somaliland security forces...

Following the outbreak of armed conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an independent paramilitary force, which erupted on the morning of 15 April in Khartoum, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Tigere Chagutah said: “The...

It is critical that Congolese and UN authorities urgently investigate reports of atrocities committed by members of the March 23 Movement (M23), following reports the armed group has withdrawn from several areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North-Kivu province, including the towns of...

Nine years after Boko Haram abducted 276 students from a girls’ school in Chibok, 98 girls are still being held by Boko Haram and a slew of abductions have taken place since, revealing the utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to learn from the heartbreak of Chibok and, ultimately, to protect...

Following the United Nations Human Rights Council’s decision to renew the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS), Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Acting Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said: “The decision of the Council to renew the CHRSS is an...

We are concerned about the continuation of the human rights violations in the DRC, and the persistent lack of tangible steps to address impunity. In North Kivu and Ituri provinces, many civilians continue to be killed despite the existence of long-standing military operations and the Luanda and...