Amnesty: High-income countries must use Berlin meeting to save lives as conflict hits three-year mark 

11 april 2026 - 17:14:42
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged international donors attending the Berlin aid conference for Sudan to secure [...] Full text...

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Apartheid-era victims receive US$2.3 million compensation

08 april 2026 - 07:28:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday officiated at the launch of the Truth [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate blasts FIFA for refusing to act over Israeli clubs based in illegal settlements

23 march 2026 - 09:43:30
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights wachdog, Amnesty International, has criticised world football governing body, FIFA, for refusing to act [...] Full text...

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Rights group says pregnant women among those detained in Côte d’Ivoire 'without cause' since October 2025 crackdown

10 march 2026 - 11:11:43
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Five months on from opposition protests banned by the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire that saw [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson congratulates Ugandan President Museveni on his reelection

18 january 2026 - 07:20:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated Ugandan President [...] Full text...

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Uganda elections: President Museveni wins seventh term

17 january 2026 - 14:56:51
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who came to power as a rebel leader in 1986, was on [...] Full text...

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Ugandan President Museveni in healthy lead in presidential poll

17 january 2026 - 09:17:59
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has maintained a strong lead in the East African country's 15 January [...] Full text...

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Ugandan authorities urged to urgently lift internet restrictions as voting begins

15 january 2026 - 07:58:50
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As polls open on Thursday in Uganda's high stakes general election, a human rights group [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president pardons 963 prisoners

09 january 2026 - 10:03:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Captain Ibrahim Traoré has pardoned 963 prisoners in an amnesty announced on Thursday.The [...] Full text...

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Ugandan authorities accused of subjecting opposition supporters to 'brutal campaign of repression' ahead of elections

06 january 2026 - 10:35:20
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan security forces have unlawfully targeted opposition rallies with unnecessary and excessive force and arbitrary arrests, [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags 'ruthless attack' by Sudan's paramilitary RSF on Zamzam camp as war crimes

03 december 2025 - 09:40:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deliberately killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged and destroyed mosques, schools, and [...] Full text...

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Human rights group urges ICC member states to oppose US sanctions on Court

02 december 2025 - 12:42:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - States must firmly oppose the US government’s threats and sanctions against the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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Illicit weapons fuelling conflicts worldwide, officials warn

14 november 2025 - 16:10:40
New York, US (PANA)  -  The world is facing a cross-border “chain of violence” driven by small arms and light [...] Full text...

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Illicit weapons fuelling conflicts worldwide, officials warn

10 november 2025 - 20:33:04
New York, US (PANA) - The world is facing a cross-border “chain of violence” driven by small arms and light [...] Full text...

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'Tanzania's election did not comply with AU principles'

07 november 2025 - 13:19:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Tanzania's 2025 General Elections did not comply with AU principles, normative frameworks, and other international [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Malian authorities to immediately release former PM, others

28 october 2025 - 14:37:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The conviction and sentencing of Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison, [...] Full text...

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East African Community deploys election observation mission to Tanzania

27 october 2025 - 12:38:10
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA)  The East African Community (EAC) has officially launched its Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe Wedensday's General [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags 'climate of fear and repression' in Tanzania ahead of general elections

20 october 2025 - 07:55:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities have intensified their repression of dissent against the opposition, journalists, civil society and [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for urgent financial support to prevent catastrophic closure of Special Criminal Court for CAR

17 october 2025 - 09:13:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty Internationl on FRiday called for urgent financial support to prevent the “catastrophic" closure of Special [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Ivorian authorities to stop stifling peaceful protests ahead of presidential election

16 october 2025 - 08:56:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities must respect and protect the right to protest and allow peaceful rallies to [...] Full text...

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Fears mount in Tanzania over disappearance of govt critic Humphery Polepole

09 october 2025 - 08:58:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities must immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of a former ambassador to [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Morocco to halt use of excessive force during youth protests

03 october 2025 - 15:30:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for an “immediate and independent investigation” into the Moroccan [...] Full text...

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Libya holds Israeli authorities responsible for security of members its ship in humanitarian flotilla

03 october 2025 - 11:11:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for investigations into deadly force used against Gen Z protesters in Madagascar

03 october 2025 - 08:56:10
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Amnesty International has called on the authorities in Madagascar to launch a “thorough and efective” investigation [...] Full text...

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Germany must deliver reparatory justice for its 'brutal' colonial past in Namibia - Amnesty International

02 october 2025 - 09:17:06
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, said on Thursday that Germany must fully acknowledge its legal responsibility [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger not to leave ICC

23 september 2025 - 20:12:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate. Amnesty International, on Tuesday described the decision of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for release of Rwanda opposition leader Victoire Ingabire

19 september 2025 - 15:11:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called on the Rwandan authorities to “immediately release” opposition politician [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for international action as UN report concludes Israel committing genocide in Gaza

16 september 2025 - 17:53:35
London, UK (PANA) - With the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East [...] Full text...

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'Côte d’Ivoire's next president must tackle urgent human rights issues'

16 september 2025 - 07:24:34
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire’s next president must seize the opportunity of their mandate to prioritise the human rights [...] Full text...

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Inquest into Steve Biko's death reopened

11 september 2025 - 07:02:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Wednesday announced that it will officially reopen [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Malawi elections should end human rights violations

05 september 2025 - 09:45:49
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s 16 September presidential and parliamentary candidates must ensure the promotion and protection of human rights [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses warring factions in eastern DRC of committing 'horrific abuses'

20 august 2025 - 09:33:26
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says thousands killed, hundreds forcibly disappeared in two years in south-east Nigeria

13 august 2025 - 08:49:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ persistent failure to address the security crisis in the country’s south-east region has [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International demands unconditional release of North Gaza hospital chief

31 july 2025 - 07:44:22
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International is urging human rights activists, campaigners and journalists worldwide to call on [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International designates arbitrarily detained Eswatini MPs as prisoners of conscience

28 july 2025 - 07:35:18
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Four years since they were imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of [...] Full text...

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In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice

26 july 2025 - 07:33:25
New York, US (PANA) - The world is facing a “moral crisis” marked by rising authoritarianism, deepening inequality and a [...] Full text...

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Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to return

24 july 2025 - 19:00:37
New York, US (PANA) - Afghans returning to their country face “serious violations” of their human rights committed by the [...] Full text...

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Greece describes dismissal of EU delegation from Benghazi as unprecedented event

09 july 2025 - 15:01:54
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis has said the eastern Libyan government's dismissal of the European ministerial [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says DRC-Rwanda peace deal fails to address serious crimes committed in eastern DRC

02 july 2025 - 09:21:29
London, UK (PANA) - Last week's peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda fails to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian environmental activist Saro-Wiwa, colleagues back on global spotlight posthumously

13 june 2025 - 12:43:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine Nigerian environmental activists, known more popularly as the ‘Ogoni Nine’, have been posthumously pardoned and [...] Full text...

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'Victims still waiting for justice, truth and reparations 25 years on from Kisangani war in DRC'

05 june 2025 - 11:36:04
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Twenty-five years since the six-day war in Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in [...] Full text...

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Rights group welcomes renewal of UN arms embargo on South Sudan

01 june 2025 - 05:15:47
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has welcomed the decision of the United Nations Security Council’s decision to renew [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags mounting death toll, looming humanitarian crisis in Nigeria amid unchecked attacks by armed groups

29 may 2025 - 08:15:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ shocking failure to protect lives and property from daily attacks by armed groups [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for investigation into torture, forcible deportation of Kenyan and Ugandan activists by Tanzania

26 may 2025 - 06:11:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has asked the Tanzanian authorities to investigate the arbitrary arrest, torture, [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urged to renew, enforce arms embargo on South Sudan to protect civilians

14 may 2025 - 11:13:07
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) -  Amnesty International on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to renew the arms embargo on [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Libyan government to investigate crimes by illegal militia groups

14 may 2025 - 10:54:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) to immediately open “thorough, independent, [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International alleges advanced Chinese weaponry provided by UAE identified in Sudan war in breach of arms embargo

10 may 2025 - 12:01:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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Rights group 'alarmed' at proposition to dissolve political parties in Mali

30 april 2025 - 12:51:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Amnesty International says it is alarmed by the proposition of the military junta in Mali to [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges the world to stop 'ignoring' Sudan

15 april 2025 - 09:46:12
London, UK, (PANA) - On the second anniversary on Tuesday of the outbreak of Sudan’s civil war, a human rights [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for immediate release of Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu

12 april 2025 - 07:33:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is callimng for the immediate and unconditional release of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Rights group flags 'horrific and widespread' use of sexual violence by paramilitary RSF

10 april 2025 - 10:58:27
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting a bloody war with the [...] Full text...

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World sees highest recorded executions since 2015: Amnesty International

08 april 2025 - 11:01:11
London, UK (PANA) - Global executions hit their highest figure since 2015, as over 1,500 people were executed across 15 [...] Full text...

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Niger's military junta extends transition, consolidates power

24 february 2025 - 05:45:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's military junta has extended the transition to democratic rule as it rewrites the rules and [...] Full text...

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Incoming AU leadership must prioritise, stand up for human rights - Amnesty International

14 february 2025 - 05:44:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African heads of state and government prepare to elect and appoint the new leadership [...] Full text...

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UK High Court set to hear suit by Nigerian communities against Shell over pollution

10 february 2025 - 11:14:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UK High Court will from 13 February to 10 March 2025 hear a case in a [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams 'reckless', 'vindictive' US sanctions against ICC

07 february 2025 - 06:11:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has criticised the US for imposing sanctions on the International [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges warring parties in eastern DR Congo to prioritise civilian protection and humanitarian access

28 january 2025 - 07:53:48
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo's regional and international partners must exert pressure on all parties [...] Full text...

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Drone attack leaves dozens dead inside Fashir hospital, Saturday

25 january 2025 - 16:53:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Dozens of patients were killed as drone attack rocked the only remaining functioning hospital in the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns killing of 40 civilians by Boko Haram in Nigeria

16 january 2025 - 06:49:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has strongly condemned the killing of more than 40 farmers and fishermen by Boko [...] Full text...

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Gaza ceasefire to bring 'glimmer of relief' to Palestinians victims of Israel’s genocide

16 january 2025 - 06:26:54
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International said on Wednesday that the news of a ceasefire deal between [...] Full text...

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Rights group appeals to DRC president to halt plans to execute some 170 people

08 january 2025 - 14:30:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has appealed to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags air strike by Sudan Armed Forces on crowded market as ‘war crime’

15 december 2024 - 05:13:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International says reports that Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) killed dozens in an air strike on [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in Kenya

21 november 2024 - 09:09:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has expressed deep concern about the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges SADC to take 'strong stand' against spiralling police killings, assault on peaceful assembly in Mozambique

15 november 2024 - 09:08:51
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: French-manufactured weapons system identified in conflict

14 november 2024 - 07:23:13
Paris, France (PANA) - French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers made by the United Arab Emirates is being [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone authorities must repeal colonial vagrancy laws - Rights group

14 november 2024 - 06:57:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leonean authorities must repeal vagrancy laws without delay, following a landmark ruling by [...] Full text...

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Activists from Africa, diaspora urge European govts to provide reparations

12 november 2024 - 15:46:45
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - People from civil society, academia and the arts from the African continent and its global diasporas, [...] Full text...

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Rights group denounces Libya govt's measures to entrench discrimination against women

09 november 2024 - 13:22:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has denounced the Libyan government's announcement of measures against women and girls in the [...] Full text...

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COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels

07 november 2024 - 07:48:37
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the [...] Full text...

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COP 29: Richer countries must commit to pay at COP29 as climate change forcibly displaces millions across Africa

04 november 2024 - 11:31:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With millions of people already displaced by climate change disasters in Africa, the richer countries most [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Mozambican authorities to end post-election assault on protests

31 october 2024 - 10:35:27
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International on Thursday asked Mozambique’s authorities to “immediately halt” their escalating assault [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Army Announces Surrender of Senior RSF commander

20 october 2024 - 14:42:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Sunday announced the surrender of a senior commander from the paramilitary [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Zambian authorities to immediately release arrested journalist

19 october 2024 - 12:43:41
Lusakam Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Zambian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally' release Thomas Allan Zgambo, a [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges 3 African countries to abolish death penalty 'once and for all'

10 october 2024 - 12:03:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three sub-Saharan African countries on the cusp of abolition must act now and abolish the death [...] Full text...

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Nigerian authorities must uphold human rights ahead of planned nationwide protests - Amnesty International

01 august 2024 - 08:39:16
Abuja, Nigera (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, on Thursday asked the Nigerian authorities to ensure that security agencies [...] Full text...

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Benin prisoners penned into overcrowded, dirty cells - Rights group

01 august 2024 - 08:29:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prisoners in Benin were subjected to filthy, overcrowded cells and denied clean water and medical treatment [...] Full text...

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'Rights in free fall in Niger after coup' - Rights groups

25 july 2024 - 06:51:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The military authorities in Niger have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says Gambia's Parliament upholding FGM ban is 'good news'

16 july 2024 - 09:59:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has welcomed “with great relief” the rejection of a bill aimed [...] Full text...

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Human rights group calls for release of Guinean activists

12 july 2024 - 06:04:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate release of two Guinean activists from [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for immediate release of 'arbitrarily detained' Zimbabwe opposition activists

20 june 2024 - 08:34:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Zimbabwe authorities to release more than 70 [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Egyptian authorities to end campaign of mass arrests and forced returns of Sudanese refugees

19 june 2024 - 07:10:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian authorities must immediately cease the mass arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations of Sudanese refugees [...] Full text...

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Gender apartheid must be recognised as a crime under international law - Amnesty International

17 june 2024 - 06:49:56
London, UK (PANA) - Gender apartheid must be recognised as a crime under international law in order to strengthen efforts [...] Full text...

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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity

15 may 2024 - 13:07:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...

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Former CAR president François Bozizé must face trial for crimes against humanity - Amnesty International

01 may 2024 - 07:08:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on Guinea Bissau to arrest former president of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Rights groups flag poor response from international community to end war

12 april 2024 - 11:08:26
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support [...] Full text...

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30 years on, justice for genocide crimes in Rwanda more urgent than ever, says rights group

05 april 2024 - 13:12:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the 30th commemoration begins this Sunday, 7 April of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi [...] Full text...

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New Senegalese president Faye pledges to uphold good governance

04 april 2024 - 06:22:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday pledged to uphold good governance based on [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Faye names Ousmane Sonko as Prime Minister

03 april 2024 - 05:56:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday appointed Ousmane Sonko,  his colleague and leader [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Constitutional Council validates Faye's first round victory

30 march 2024 - 07:37:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday published the final official results of the 24 March presidential election [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: 'UN resolution must pave way for enduring ceasefire to alleviate mass suffering in Gaza'

26 march 2024 - 08:45:49
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate implementation of Monday's UN Security [...] Full text...

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Senegal's president-elect Faye pledges to govern with humility

26 march 2024 - 06:10:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, has pledged to govern with humility, with his priorities being [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: President Sall congratulates Faye on his victory

25 march 2024 - 18:59:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – President Macky Sall on Monday congratulated opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Sunday's [...] Full text...

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Amadou Ba congratulates Bassirou Diomaye Faye on winning the Senegalese presidential election

25 march 2024 - 16:21:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The government candidate, Amadou Ba, has congratulated the opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was declared [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat

25 march 2024 - 15:46:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye

25 march 2024 - 10:31:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...

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Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead

25 march 2024 - 05:17:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 18:04:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...

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Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 14:24:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 08:23:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African  State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...

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Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party

23 march 2024 - 10:15:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...

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Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday

20 march 2024 - 07:45:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...

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Senegal's main opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, his right-hand man freed

15 march 2024 - 11:01:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's main opposition figure, Ousmane Sonko, and Bassirou Diomaye Faye, his right-hand man and PASTEF party [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Nigerian govt to urgently address abductions in schools, IDP camps

14 march 2024 - 06:47:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the Nigerian government to urgently address the spate of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International deplores lack of investigation into Libya's Derna floods

13 march 2024 - 14:32:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan authorities have failed to investigate the responsibility of powerful military and political actors in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's former FM Gambari to lead ECOWAS election monitors to Senegal

12 march 2024 - 13:58:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian Foreign Minister and UN Under-Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, will lead a 120-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission [...] Full text...

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Sudan internet shutdowns disrupt humanitarian operations

08 march 2024 - 22:50:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns since February poses [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Senegal's delayed presidential vote fixed for 9-22 March

08 march 2024 - 10:08:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Campaign for Senegal's 24 March presidential election would be from 9-22 March, according to a decree [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall announces election for 24 March

07 march 2024 - 06:18:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Senegal's President Macky Sall announced on Wednesday that the West African country would hold the postponed [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges parties to fighting in DR Congo's North Kivu to end attacks on civilians

21 february 2024 - 07:15:46
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, is calling on all parties to the ongoing fighting in [...] Full text...

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Israel must end occupation of Palestine: Amnesty International

19 february 2024 - 05:35:36
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel must end its brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, [...] Full text...

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Former death row inmates benefit from presidential pardon in Benin

18 february 2024 - 15:54:35
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Eleven former death row inmates are among 345 prisoners pardoned last December by the President of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS MPs begin meetings in Senegal in efforts to end political crisis

12 february 2024 - 17:19:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team from the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday [...] Full text...

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UN chief adds voice for dialogue, peace in Senegal as violence spreads; first death reported

10 february 2024 - 08:16:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added his voice for peace and dialogue in Senegal following [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, US ask Senegal to restore electoral calendar

07 february 2024 - 07:41:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States have [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote

06 february 2024 - 07:48:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: More than a dozen leading human rights groups call for halt to arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian armed groups

25 january 2024 - 08:29:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than a dozen leading humanitarian and human rights organisations have called on all States to [...] Full text...

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Rights group says victims of 'reckless air strike' in Nigeria still awaiting justice after one year

24 january 2024 - 06:52:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, is  demanding justice for 40 people who were killed in an [...] Full text...

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Traces of spyware identified on mobile phones of two journalists in Togo -RSF

23 january 2024 - 16:01:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the trial of two Togolese journalists prosecuted by a member of the government got [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe govt urged to free rights defender Diallo, end 'discriminatory conscription' of independent voices

22 january 2024 - 11:47:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Burkina Faso authorities to ensure his safe return [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amnesty International says Security Council resolution 'woefully insufficient'

23 december 2023 - 09:50:03
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says Friday's UN Security Council resolution calling for “urgent steps to [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams EU pact on migration and asylum

21 december 2023 - 07:41:35
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Reforms agreed by the EU on the Pact on Migration and Asylum will set European asylum [...] Full text...

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Amnesty condemns killing of Mozambican journalist Fernando Chamusse; demand investigation

16 december 2023 - 10:18:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the deplorable killing of Mozambican journalist João Fernando Chamusse on 14 [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch criticize "lack of justice" in sinking of migrant ship in Greece

15 december 2023 - 17:14:49
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Official investigations into credible allegations that Greek coastguard actions and omissions contributed to the catastrophic shipwreck [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Tunisian authorities to quash 'outrageous' conviction against activist Chaima Issa

14 december 2023 - 08:30:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking Tunisia’s authorities to immediately quash the "outrageous conviction" by a military court [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog accuses Nigerian military of attempting to cover up mass civilian drone bomb killings

08 december 2023 - 11:33:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities must "promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and effectively" investigate the killing of more [...] Full text...

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COP 28: Leaders at summit must protect human rights by agreeing to phase out fossil fuels, press the hosts for reforms

28 november 2023 - 06:27:23
London, UK (PANA) - Leaders at the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must place human rights [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amnesty International urges EU leaders to call for 'ceasefire now' to protect civilians

13 november 2023 - 07:04:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Ahead of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday, which will discuss the [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate, dozens of others demand justice for victims of enforced disappearances in Northeast Nigeria

04 november 2023 - 07:39:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, and more than 20 organisations and individuals are demanding justice for victims [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups of war crimes in besieged localities in Burkina Faso

04 november 2023 - 06:13:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia to host 2034 World Cup

01 november 2023 - 08:34:11
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup after the nation was confirmed as the [...] Full text...

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Sudan-conflict: Peace negotiations kick off amid opposed positions and vicious fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

26 october 2023 - 15:19:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the launch of peace talks between belligerent Sudanese parties, the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Civilians still being killed and displaced after six months of fighting

15 october 2023 - 07:16:04
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As the escalation in the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary [...] Full text...

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Rights group says unlawful killings of two people by Cameroon separatists must not go unpunished

07 october 2023 - 06:47:31
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Amnesty international has condemned the unlawful killing of two people by armed separatists in the the [...] Full text...

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Industrial mining of cobalt, copper for rechargeable batteries in DRC leading to 'grievous' rights abuses

12 september 2023 - 07:40:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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G20 leaders urged to 'substantially' increase assistance to vulnerable states to deliver climate justice

08 september 2023 - 06:39:17
London, UK (PANA) - World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi which starts on Saturday must substantially increase [...] Full text...

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Eritrea dismisses Amnesty's 'flawed' report on Eritrean Defence Forces' war crimes in Ethiopia

06 september 2023 - 11:02:37
New York, US (PANA) - Eritrea has dismissed a report by Amnesty International that the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed [...] Full text...

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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group

05 september 2023 - 10:18:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags climate of fear as Zimbabewean President Mnangagwa is inaugurated

04 september 2023 - 13:06:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, a human rights [...] Full text...

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African leaders urged to pursue ambitious action at Africa Climate Summit

02 september 2023 - 10:38:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders convening in Nairobi for the African Climate week and inaugural Climate Summit must pursue [...] Full text...

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Rights groups call for release of jailed Burundian journalist

30 august 2023 - 06:15:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights organisations are calling on the Burundian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release and quash the [...] Full text...

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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)

18 august 2023 - 11:45:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Amnesty International calls for release of ousted President, members of gov't

01 august 2023 - 12:38:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday asked the Niger military junta to urgently protect and respect human rights [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Togolese authorities to urgently strengthen access to maternal healthcare

31 july 2023 - 08:14:34
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday urged the Togolese authorities to urgently strengthen access to maternal healthcare and reduce [...] Full text...

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South Africa marks 30th anniversary of church massacre

26 july 2023 - 12:09:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is marking the 30th anniversary of the St James Church Massacre which [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Ghana's president to sign repeal of death sentence into law

26 july 2023 - 07:54:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A senior official of Human rights group, Amnesty International, has urged Ghana's President Nana  Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Nigerian authorities to disclose identities of #EndSARS protesters due for mass burial

25 july 2023 - 07:38:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has asked the Nigerian authorities to urgently halt plans to carry [...] Full text...

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Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group

24 july 2023 - 10:45:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...

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Mali's transitional government promulgates new constitution

23 july 2023 - 13:45:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government on Saturday promulgated the country's new Constitution, which is seen as a key step [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams 'ill-judged' EU-Tunisia migration agreement

18 july 2023 - 06:08:45
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Tunisia and the European Union (EU) to deter Europe-bound migration would [...] Full text...

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Fears of Sudan slipping into civil war grow with new tribal killings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent )

07 july 2023 - 06:34:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A bomb shell was thrown at the already boiling Sudanese war scene as a group of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Rights group urges Sudan's neighbours to provide safe passage to those fleeing

06 july 2023 - 09:35:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan’s neighbours must immediately lift entry restrictions for individuals fleeing the conflict in the country [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President promises to 'shed full light' on last month's violent demonstrations

04 july 2023 - 11:52:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, has promised that investigations will continue to shed "all possible [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for end to rampant atrocities in Cameroon's Anglophone regions

04 july 2023 - 09:02:48
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, is asking the Cameroonian authorities to end the violence against the [...] Full text...

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UN agency urged to address deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia

28 june 2023 - 06:18:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations have urged the UN Human Rights Council to urgently address the deterioration [...] Full text...

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Human rights must be key to deciding 2030 FIFA World Cup host, survey says

22 june 2023 - 12:28:19
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - An online poll has discovered that majority of people surveyed believe human rights should be a [...] Full text...

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'Paris finance summit must aid states struggling with debt crises'

22 june 2023 - 09:18:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a summit in Paris on Thursday must ensure wealthier nations commit to comprehensive [...] Full text...

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DR Congo mass graves tied to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

14 june 2023 - 07:37:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group appears responsible for mass graves containing scores of bodies found in [...] Full text...

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Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade (Feature by UN News)

11 june 2023 - 07:06:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Shoppers in Mali’s Gao, Timbuktu, and Ménaka regions in Mali can snap up AK-pattern assault rifles [...] Full text...

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France says "extremely concerned" by the violence in Senegal

03 june 2023 - 18:55:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France said Saturday it was "extremely concerned" by the violence that broke out in Senegal [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Amnesty International calls on authorities to immediately stop police violence and restore social media

02 june 2023 - 18:24:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reacting to the violence that broke out Thursday in Dakar and other cities following the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for end to abusive policing of protests in Kenya

31 may 2023 - 08:16:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, the Kenyan authorities have failed to take [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International hails extension of UN arms embargo on South Sudan

31 may 2023 - 07:52:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has hailed the decision of the United Nations Security Council [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags devastating impact of overfishing on local communities in Gambia

31 may 2023 - 06:36:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Wednesday asked the Gambian government to take all necessary steps [...] Full text...

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Mali: Rights group calls for trial of perpetrators of Moura massacre

18 may 2023 - 06:30:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has called for the trial by a competent court of perpetrators [...] Full text...

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Recorded executions in 2022 reached highest figure in five years - Amnesty

16 may 2023 - 07:56:11
London, UK (PANA) - Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and [...] Full text...

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Sudan fighting: UN Human Rights Council’s special session on Sudan should establish investigative mechanism - Amnesty International

11 may 2023 - 05:51:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Human rights group,  Amnesty International, says it welcomes the special session on Sudan on 11 May [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe government rejects ECOWAS' use of the term "genocide" for the Karma killings

03 may 2023 - 19:33:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has expressed surprise at a statement from the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Minister oversees release of 1,057 amnestied prisoners

21 april 2023 - 16:00:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Justice in the national unity government, Halima Abderrahman, supervised on Thursday evening the [...] Full text...

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Libyans divided over date of Eid-al-Fitr celebration

21 april 2023 - 15:50:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A dispute arose Thursday in Libya over the appearance of the Shawal crescent moon marking the [...] Full text...

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Sudan to enjoy civilian executive by next month

20 march 2023 - 08:30:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited Final Political Agreement will be signed in Khartoum on 1 April and a [...] Full text...

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EU urged to prioritise human rights over politics in Tunisia talks

19 march 2023 - 06:01:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations are urging the European Union foreign affairs ministers to publicly press the Tuniaian authorities [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa's ruling party defends anti-Israel stance

20 february 2023 - 17:30:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There have been mixed reactions to the ousting of an Israeli diplomat from the [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Tunisian President Saied to immediately stop his political ‘witch hunt’

20 february 2023 - 10:50:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities are escalating efforts to crack down on high-profile critics and perceived opponents of President [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Rwandan-backed M23 rebels of perpetrating summary killings, rapes in DRC

17 february 2023 - 10:52:10
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group killed at least 20 men and raped [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Pope Francis ends DR congo visit; flies to South Sudan

03 february 2023 - 10:25:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Friday left DR Congo at the end of his four-day official visit [...] Full text...

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Dozens of organisations demand international controls to combat trade in tools of torture

22 january 2023 - 05:20:16
London, UK, (PANA) - More than 30 international organisations have joined forces to call for an international treaty to control [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges world leaders to focus on 'tangible solutions' at World Economic Forum

16 january 2023 - 05:40:01
Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - As the annual World Economic Forum begins on Monday in the Swiss resort of Davos, human [...] Full text...

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Amnesty demands accountability for killing of dozens of people in Burkina Faso town

11 january 2023 - 09:56:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the authoities investigate and hold accountable those suspected of responsibility for [...] Full text...

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Right group demands release of activists documenting forced evictions

11 january 2023 - 09:30:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Ethiopian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release four human rights [...] Full text...

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Rights group criticises Zimbabwe for 'callous' attack on opposition supporters

10 january 2023 - 11:43:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has slammed Zimbabwe for "brutal attacks" against supporters of the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls out Algeria for mass death sentences

10 january 2023 - 11:22:49
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The trials of 54 individuals who were sentenced to death over the events that happened in [...] Full text...

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South African Apartheid-era Minister dead at 85

09 january 2023 - 08:03:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Notorious former Apartheid-era Law and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok, died on Sunday after a [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief appeals for end to arbitrary detention

05 january 2023 - 05:24:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Arbitrary detention must end “once and for all”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International applauds lifting of ban on political rallies in Tanzania

04 january 2023 - 06:29:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has applauded the Tanzanian government’s decision to lift the blanket ban on political [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International welcomes Zambia's decision to abolish death penalty

25 december 2022 - 05:52:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has welcomed the announcement by Zambia's  President Hakainde Hichilema that the death [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate accuses armed group of Haftar's sin of war crimes

19 december 2022 - 13:31:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says "an unrelenting crisis of impunity in Libya" has enabled fighters [...] Full text...

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Meta sued for 'harmful business model' over Ethiopian ethnic killings

14 december 2022 - 14:34:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Meta, the holding company operating social media platform, Facebook, has been taken to Court in Kenya, [...] Full text...

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​​​Somalia urged to adopt 10-point human rights plan

15 november 2022 - 09:23:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six months after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took office, his government has yet to make good [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor to brief UN Security Council on Libyan situation

08 november 2022 - 12:30:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, will brief the UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 19 Sahrawi activists continue t languish in Moroccan jail

08 november 2022 - 08:39:32
RightsTunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Nineteen Sahrawi activists languish in prison years after Moroccan courts convicted them in unfair proceedings, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for action to address 'accountability deficit' after peace deal

04 november 2022 - 05:51:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has described Wednesday's peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and [...] Full text...

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French court jails former Liberian warlord for life

03 november 2022 - 06:05:44
Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights organisations have welcomed Wednesday's life sentence a court in Paris handed a former Liberian rebel [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for solidarity with victims, survivors of atrocity

02 november 2022 - 11:04:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the bloody Ethiopian conflict enters its third year on Thursday, Human rights advocate, Amnesty [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for protection of civilians

25 october 2022 - 06:27:26
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Parties to the ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia must protect civilians amid intensifying hostilities in [...] Full text...

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Rights group supports extension of mandate of Ethiopia's human rights commission

10 october 2022 - 11:21:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has thrown its weight behind the decision of the United Nations Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams conviction of Zimbabwean author, protester

01 october 2022 - 12:34:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the conviction of Zimbabwean author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga and fellow protester [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwean opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days

21 september 2022 - 06:36:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Sierra Leonean authorities to ensure 'robust, impartial' investigation into deadly protests

14 august 2022 - 06:34:30
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the authorities in Sierra Leone to ensure "a [...] Full text...

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Amnesty slams Guinea junta's further attacks on freedom of expression and association

11 august 2022 - 08:33:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed Guinea's military junta for dissolving the umbrella pro-democracy National Front for the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan disinformation campaign flood social media scene during elections

10 august 2022 - 20:29:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An upsurge of a virulent disinformation campaign on social media following the close of voting in [...] Full text...

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