Amnesty

NAIROBI, Kenya - In a brutal turn of events, Kenyan police allegedly unleashed unnecessary force on peaceful protesters trying to storm parliament during demonstrations against harsh taxation and spending laws, Amnesty International reports. Approximately 64 individuals perished. The police clashed with young activists demanding the repeal of the Finance Bill, a three-month showdown that culminated in a tragic shootout. The aftermath left numerous casualties, some grappling with severe injuries. The chaos…

On the one hand, the Togolese authorities have recently acknowledged in recent days that there are no Covid-19 patients in treatment centers. So we can see that the situation is improving significantly. And on the other hand, some bans have been lifted and some measures have been eased. This is the case with the reopening of places of worship, the resumption of sports activities. So today, this ban on gatherings of a social or political nature is no longer justified. What is also pointed out is…

Amnesty International calls on Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed to lift arbitrary travel bans. The organization has identified about fifty travel bans in one week. Amnesty International also condemns "illegal" measures. Most of the people concerned wanted to travel to Turkey and a Member of Parliament was going to France. The…

Amnesty International says women and girls in Tigray were raped and sexually abused by Ethiopian soldiers and their allies in an attempt to inflict lasting physical and mental harm. In a new report, the rights group says that stories of gang rape, sexual slavery and sexual mutilation amount…

Following the release in early May of 40 people detained since the October 2020 demonstrations around Guinea's presidential election, Amnesty International recalls that 57 detainees, arrested under the same circumstances, are still behind bars. NGOs demand respect for their rights and for criminal proceedings. "Despite these…

Acquitted by the ICC, he still faces a sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of 329 billion CFA francs (approximately 500 million euros), in the so-called "case of BCEAO" ". The other convicts in this case have pulled benefit of an amnesty that they hope to see extended to Laurent Gbagbo. Of judgment intended for 18 January…

Oumar Sylla is today a bit of the main character, who reminds of the oppression that is taking place today in Guinea, against opponents and critical voices in power. And so he has been in arbitrary detention for more than seven months, since he was arrested in September 2020 in Conakry, while preparing to take part in a banned demonstration. This led to him being sentenced in January 2021 to eleven months in prison. It should also be remembered that he had to wait four months to be tried. He even…

African Union, UN blamed for violence in Tigray area, Ethiopia NAIROBI, Kenya - Amnesty Worldwide has sharply criticized the African Union and the United Nations over the escalating battle within the Tigray area, the place the world has largely did not intervene regardless of efforts to finish the conflict. Since November 2020, the Ethiopian Nationwide Protection Forces have with…

Oppression intensifies in the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). In any case, this is according to a report published on Monday, April 19 by Amnesty International. Since 2014 and the fall in oil prices, the country has experienced serious economic problems. And the coronavirus crisis has not helped. Faced with this…

A fairly large number of political opponents, but also of what can be called critical voices of power, who have been arrested or arrested, some for criminal organizations, others for financing terrorism, as is the case with Reckya Madougou, and others also in the name of a digital law passed in 2018. We can legitimately wonder about the underlying motives for these accusations ahead of a presidential election taking place in a particular climate, as you know, most opponents could not present…