Amnesty International has commended this West African nation in principle for its renewed commitment to the principles of Human Rights. Despite the country affirming their commitment to Human Rights and Maternal care, the advocacy group have called for ‘necessary steps to abolish the death penalty in national legislation and to commute existing death sentences to [...]
Amnesty International said today that Liberia’s prison conditions are so poor that they violate basic human rights. In a new report released on the 21 September, titled Good intentions are not enough, the international watchdog reveals they witnessed inmates crowded into dirty cells without adequate food, water or healthcare during visits to four of Liberia’s [...]
Following the devastating fire which caused extensive damage to one of Nairobi’s slums, Amnesty International has called upon the Kenyan authorities to examine the causes of Monday’s explosion and subsequent fire which is thought to have killed upwards of 100 people. In a press release, the organisation called for the Kenyan Government; ‘to ensure credible [...]
A Kenyan human rights activist held with no evidence for his involvement in a bomb attack in Uganda last year has now been released without charge. Al-Amin Kimathi and four others were freed at the start of their trial which began on Monday 12th Sept. Amnesty International’s Africa Deputy Programme director Michelle Kagari commented that [...]
Written on September 14, 2011 | Posted in
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Pregnant women and girls in Sierra Leone continue to face serious challenges in accessing the drugs and medical care crucial for safe pregnancy, according to a report by Amnesty International, issued on Tues 6th September. This report is part of Amnesty’s on-going campaign to ensure that women and girls living in Sierra Leone are able [...]
Written on September 8, 2011 | Posted in
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The authorities here must revoke jail sentences given to four anti-slavery activists who protested against the enslavement of a 10-year old girl, Amnesty International said on Tuesday 23rd August. The four men, who belong to an anti-slavery NGO, were arrested on Thursday 4th August on charges of ‘unauthorized gathering’ and ‘rebellion’. They were given six-month [...]
Amnesty International has called for Côte d’Ivoire’s new government to make sure that the compensation paid by Swiss oil-trading corporate group Trafigura reaches the thousands of victims affected by a toxic waste dumping in 2006. The payouts by Trafigura went missing after a group falsely claiming to represent the victims obtained an Ivorian court order [...]
Written on August 19, 2011 | Posted in
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Amnesty International is urging the authorities here to immediately release two men due to stand trial on Thursday 18th August on charges of homosexuality and to repeal the law used to imprison them. The two men – a 19-year-old known only as Jonas, and a 20-year-old known only as Francky – were arrested on 25th [...]
Written on August 15, 2011 | Posted in
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Hundreds of thousands of Ivory Coast’s displaced people are too scared to return home as security forces and a state-backed militia are carrying out ethnically targeted killings and attacks against Gbagbo supporters. The post-election violence, that has left the population unable to leave the relative safety of temporary camps, is being carried out by the [...]
Written on July 29, 2011 | Posted in
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Amnesty International is expressing concern over two journalists and two members of the opposition party that have been arrested in Ethiopia on charges of terrorism. Woubishet Taye from the Awramba Times and Reyot Alemu from the newspaper Fetch were arrested on the 19th and 21st June. They are currently being held with nine others. Michelle [...]
Written on July 8, 2011 | Posted in
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