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Amnesty International has learned of the arrest on 27 September of Zenun Celaj, an ethnic Albanian journalist and human rights activist.

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An alarming level of human rights abuses against members of the “Hal- pulaar” ethnic group is being reported from the south of Mauritania. The army, security forces and the Haratine militia appear to arrest, torture and kill unarmed villagers without any fear of disciplinary action or legal...

This paper is a statement of AI’s concern about serious human rights violations resulting from the continued existence of special powers of detention without charge in South Africa. In 1990, the authorities have in particular used their powers under section 29 of the Internal Security Act to detain...

This report updates “Academics imprisoned in African countries who are prisoners of conscience” (AFR 01/02/89). It provides new information about academics held in Congo, Malawi, South Africa and Sudan, mentioned in the December report and gives details of around 30 students or teachers working in...

This paper contains information on the imprisonment of health professionals in Sudan, some 19 of whom were still in detention at the time of writing. It describes the torture and ill-treatment of detainees and contains information on harsh prison conditions. A list of prisoners currently held in...