repression

The Army handed over the results of its investigation into the deadly repression in June 2019 on Saturday. Two years ago, following the resignation of Omar al-Bashir, protesters demanded a peaceful transfer of power from the military to civilians. The spread of the place where they gathered had left 128 dead. The only…

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has strongly condemned the crackdown, which left two dead on Tuesday (May 11th) during a rally in Khartoum and demanded that justice be served on the victims. Thousands of people gathered in the capital to celebrate the "sitting" massacre that stood in front of the army headquarters during the 2019 revolution.…

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…

Prudence Amoussou was shot and killed on May 2, 2019, when police suppressed a post-election demonstration. She was buried on December 2 in Abomey. For her, national and international organizations to protect human rights, the opposition demands the truth about the death of this mother of seven children. as reported from…

In current weeks, following the mass demonstrations on September 22, which have been massively repressed, we now have obtained sentences. There are individuals who have been sentenced to jail in civil courts and even worse, folks have been despatched again to the navy courtroom in Bafoussam, once more simply because they wish to display. It must be borne in thoughts that sentencing civilians to navy courts is totally opposite to the directives and rules of the African Fee on Human and Human Rights.…

In Tanzania, the opposition called for massive and peaceful protests on Monday, November 2, following the re-election of President Magufuli. She shouts for massive fraud and condemns the multiple arrests in her ranks. This Monday, repression continues. Tundu Lissu, the biggest opponent and failed presidential candidate, was arrested again this afternoon. According to his lawyer, he was taken to the central police station. Earlier today, Chadema party leader Freeman Mbowe was arrested along with two other officials.…

This report documents the responsibility of the Security Forces to suppress demonstrations against constitutional reforms. Movements that have killed at least 50 people a year, according to Amnesty International, which shows a number of killings of protesters and arbitrary arrests. This study focuses in particular on the demonstrations that took place in March last year, on the sidelines of the legislative and referendum polls in March last year. According to Amnesty, defense and security forces used firearms illegally in…