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DRC: President Tshisekedi Must Use Second Term to Tackle Human Rights Crisis
The DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi must use his second and final term in office to address the human rights crisis…
June 24, 2024
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East and Southern Africa: Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Media
Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom.
May 3, 2024
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DR Congo: Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Perpetrating Summary Killings And Rapes
Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group killed at least twenty men and raped scores of women and…
February 17, 2023
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Amnesty International USA Statement on the US Secretary of State Trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda
In response to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s announced trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda,…
August 2, 2022
Report
One year on, ‘State of Siege’ used as a tool to crush dissent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
A State of Siege, which is similar to a state of emergency, enforced in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces…
May 9, 2022
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Protect Detainees at Risk of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, Unclog Prisons and Release Prisoners of Conscience
Authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa must take urgent action to protect people in detention from COVID-19, including releasing prisoners of conscience,…
April 20, 2020
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Armed conflicts and state repression in Africa fuel cocktail of human rights violations
HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA: Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face…
April 7, 2020
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Nobel Peace Prize: Courageous work of Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad highlights need to fight impunity for rape in war
In response to news that Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yezidi human rights activist Nadia Murad have jointly won the…
October 5, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International staff targeted with malicious spyware
An Amnesty International staff member has been targeted by a sophisticated surveillance campaign, in what the organization suspects was a…
August 1, 2018
Report
Time to Recharge
Major electronics and electric vehicle companies are still not doing enough to stop human rights abuses entering their cobalt supply…
November 14, 2017
Press Release
DRC: Authorities must not fan the flames of unrest with violence
The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must show restraint in their handling of protests to ensure that…
September 21, 2016
Press Release
DRC: Chilling crackdown on dissent amidst election delays
The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have overseen a systematic crackdown on opponents of President Joseph Kabila’s…
September 13, 2016