In the wake of the Fourth Republic of Chad and after President Idriss Deby Itno promulgated a new Constitution in May 2018, Chadian authorities have amended a number of laws including the Ordinance no.023/PR/2018 of 27 June 2018, that regulates associations. Amnesty International, Brot für die Welt...

Travel restrictions introduced by the Tunisian authorities in the name of security are being imposed in an often arbitrary, sweeping and discriminatory manner flouting basic human rights, said Amnesty International in a report today. Since 2013, Tunisia’s Ministry of Interior has restricted the...

Travel restrictions introduced by the Tunisian authorities in the name of security are being imposed in an often arbitrary, sweeping and discriminatory manner flouting basic human rights, said Amnesty International in a report today. Since 2013, Tunisia’s Ministry of Interior has restricted the...

In the context of their “national plan to combat terrorism”, the Tunisian authorities have implemented since 2013 a set of border control measures known as S17 to monitor the movements of individuals it suspects of affiliation with “jihadi groups” and have prevented thousands from travelling...

This report documents several human rights violations committed between 30 May and 18 September 2018 and details the different elements that make up the state strategy of repression to suppress the protests. Amnesty International believes that these violations were carried out not only with the...

Dozens of people were arbitrarily detained in Managua this Sunday 14 October as they were preparing to march under the slogan “United for Freedom”, in a clear example of the threats of President Daniel Ortega being put into practice – threats to criminalize anyone who dares to express opposition to...

Dozens of people were arbitrarily detained in Managua this Sunday 14 October as they were preparing to march under the slogan “United for Freedom”, in a clear example of the threats of President Daniel Ortega being put into practice – threats to criminalize anyone who dares to express opposition to...

In this open letter Congolese, regional, and international organizations write to urge the delegation to support the creation of a country-wide human rights monitoring and reporting mechanism. The ongoing human rights violations committed by Congolese security forces and armed groups throughout the...

At least 23 peaceful protesters were injured today in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), six of them severely, while another 89 were arrested in the capital Kinshasa, and in Goma, Lubumbashi, Bukavu, Mbandaka, Mbuji-Mayi and Tshikapa as police violently dispersed peaceful protests on the use...

At least 23 peaceful protesters were injured today in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), six of them severely, while another 89 were arrested in the capital Kinshasa, and in Goma, Lubumbashi, Bukavu, Mbandaka, Mbuji-Mayi and Tshikapa as police violently dispersed peaceful protests on the use...

Today, 9 August 2018, on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, an international coalition has launched a campaign and sent an open letter to President Lenin Moreno, proposing three concrete actions for Ecuador to protect “Nature’s Guardians”: those who dedicate their lives to...