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My Sudan
Memories of life before war in Sudan
Its been one year of conflict in Sudan.
The people of Sudan feel forgotten as their country falls into a rampant spiral of violence and suffering. Life for many people in the country is no longer the same.
Nigeria: Government must halt Shell’s sale of its Niger Delta business unless human rights are fully protected
The proposed sale of Shell’s onshore oil business in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria risks worsening human rights abuses and should be blocked by the government unless a series of safeguards are put in place, a group of 40 civil society organizations including Amnesty International said...
Azerbaijan: Further information: Jailed academic’s health in peril: Gubad Ibadoghlu
Gubad Ibadoghlu is a renowned economist and political activist. On 23 July 2023, the Azerbaijani authorities detained him on fabricated charges in an apparent retaliation for his criticism of the government. He suffers from serious health issues including diabetes and heart conditions. Gubad...
Joint letter regarding Shell’s sale of the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria
The following joint letter, signed by 40 Nigerian and international non-governmental organisations, urges the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission to refuse regulatory approval for Shell plc’s proposed sale of all of its shares in it’s Nigerian operation, the Shell Petroleum...
Saudi Arabia: Ten Years After His Arbitrary Arrest, NGOs Call for Saudi Human Rights Defender Waleed Abu Al-Khair to Be Released
Monday, 15 April 2024 marks the tenth anniversary of the arrest of Saudi human rights defender Waleed Abu al-Khair, who is serving a 15-year prison sentence as a result of his peaceful human rights activism. He has repeatedly been ill-treated in prison, including being denied vital medical care....
Nigeria: Decade after Boko Haram attack on Chibok, 82 girls still in captivity
The Nigerian authorities must ramp up efforts to ensure the safe release and return of the remaining 82 Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram fighters in 2014, and ensure schools are protected from child abductions, which have become increasingly frequent in the decade since the notorious raid...
Say no to forced evictions in Benin
Russia/Ukraine: Russian attacks causing catastrophic damage to critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine
Responding to Russia’s extensive attacks across Ukraine, including the latest overnight airstrikes which have targeted Ukraine’s electricity grid, Patrick Thompson, Amnesty International’s Ukraine Researcher, said: “In what may be cumulatively one of Russia’s most destructive series of strikes on...
Poland: Vote is a significant step towards providing access to safe and legal abortion
Reacting to news that Polish lawmakers approved four amendments to Poland’s abortion laws in a first reading in parliament today, Amnesty International’s Miko Czerwiński, Head of Campaigns, Amnesty International Poland said: “By approving these four amendments, Poland’s parliament has taken a...
“A rubber bullet cost me an eye at a protest, but I am still protesting”
In 2022, I attended the Ratsadon Stop APEC 2022 protest (meaning people against APEC). APEC had approved the military-dominated government’s green-washing Bio-Circular-Green Economy (BCG) Policy. It meant the war on Thailand’s natural resources would intensify and we wanted to show them the human...
China: Immediately release human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and activist Xu Yan
13 April marks the first anniversary of the detention of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, activist Xu Yan.