Displaced Muslims preparing to flee the country © Amnesty International There is a huge risk of a major human tragedy because of the complete absence of any peacekeeping force.  The situation in this part of the Central African Republic is very volatile and the international peacekeeping...

19/12/2013 – An Amnesty International delegation has just returned from a two-week mission to Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) and documented serious violations of international humanitarian law and gross violations of human rights following the 5 December attack in Bangui and its...

06/12/2013 – For nearly two years now, Mali has been facing the most serious crisis in its recent history. In rapid succession, there has been an armed insurrection that has undermined the integrity of its territory, and a military coup which ended nearly two decades of institutional...

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the violence gripping Central African Republic. © MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE/AFP/Getty Images The consequences of this life-and-death decision will affect an entire country. If the Security Council does not act now to stem the horrific cycle of...

27/11/2013 – Today, the European Union is challenged to respond to the grave human rights crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR). Already ongoing for several decades, this humanitarian and human rights crisis has further degenerated since the Seleka offensive in December 2012.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   Somalia: No deal without human rights   (Brussels, 16 September 2013) As leaders meet today in Brussels at the New Deal for Somalia conference, Amnesty International has urged the EU to use its discussions with Somalia to highlight continuing human...

16/09/2013 – The EU must not turn a blind eye to human rights abuses and remains accountable for the use of EU funding in Somalia. It must urge the Somali authorities to hold the security forces to account for any human rights abuses.

08/04/2013 – South African law enforcement officials are increasingly violating the right to life and the right not to be subjected to torture in the context of the “war against crime” and in the policing of protests over socio-economic conditions.

21/02/2013 – Violence in the aftermath of the 2007 Kenyan elections, which claimed 1,300 lives, shows how vital it is for the Kenyan police to be properly prepared ahead of the polls in March.

08/02/2013 – Amnesty International has released a new report, Cameroon: Make human rights a reality, which documents human rights violations by the Cameroonian authorities that are allowed to take place with impunity.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   EU must ensure civilians are protected in Mali   (Brussels, 17 January 2013) Following today’s meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council, Amnesty International has expressed concern that the EU has yet to ensure that troops from the...

17/01/2013 – At this critical moment in the conflict in Mali, Amnesty International urges the EU to help ensure that protection for civilians receives the highest priority.