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Tunisia: Open letter urges government to end impunity for security forces

The Tunisian government must end impunity for security forces accused of human rights violations, Amnesty International said today, in an open letter to the prime minister, which has been co-signed by 15 Tunisian and international human rights organizations. The letter calls on the Tunisian authorities to ensure all complaints of torture and other ill-treatment are promptly and independently investigated.

Date:
13 March 2018
  • News
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Armed Conflict

Israel/OPT: Palestinian activist Munther Amira must be released immediately and unconditionally

The Israeli authorities must immediately release Palestinian prisoner of conscience Munther Amira, whose arrest, continued detention and sentencing to six months in prison and five years’ probation for peacefully participating in protests is a blatant and appalling attempt to intimidate those who peacefully protest against Israel’s occupation, Amnesty International said today. Munther Amira was sentenced to six months in prison by Ofer military court in the occupied West Bank today.

Date:
12 March 2018
  • News
  • Europe and Central Asia
  • Detention

Turkey: Release of Cumhuriyet journalists “provides glimmer of hope”

Following a court ruling today that Cumhuriyet’s editor in chief, Murat Sabuncu, and prominent journalist, Ahmet Şık, should be released from jail, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, Gauri van Gulik said:   “After well over a year in prison on pre-trial detention, the release of these two journalists is long-overdue. The decision provides a glimmer of hope for the scores of other journalists behind bars in the country that has become the biggest jailer of journalists in the world.

Date:
9 March 2018
  • News
  • Zimbabwe
  • Killings and Disappearances

Zimbabwe: Authorities must honour their promise to find Itai Dzamara

The Zimbabwean authorities must honour the promise they made to investigate “all the leads to establish the whereabouts” of disappeared pro-democracy activist and journalist, Itai Dzamara, Amnesty International said today on the third anniversary of his enforced disappearance. President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the commitment at the Human Rights Council in Geneva in 2016 while he was Vice President. “As Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa personally announced on behalf of the Zimbabwe government that they are actively investigating the disappearance of Itai Dzamara.

Date:
9 March 2018
  • Article
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Algeria: Disturbing clampdown against civil society as two women’s NGOs forced to close

Responding to the Algerian authorities’ decision to close the offices of two prominent women’s rights organizations, FARD (Femmes Algériennes Revendiquant leurs Droits) and AFEPEC (Association Féministe pour l'Épanouissement de la Personne et l'Exercice de la Citoyenneté), Amnesty International’s North Africa Campaigns Director, Najia Bounaim, said: “The targeting of these women’s groups is a shameless attack on the right to freedom of association and participation.

Date:
2 March 2018
  • News
  • Afghanistan
  • Killings and Disappearances

Afghanistan: Kabul Process conference must put the protection of civilians at its heart

The Kabul Process conference must put the protection of Afghan civilians and accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity at the heart of its discussions this week, Amnesty International said. Leaders and representatives of 23 governments, the United Nations, the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are meeting in the Afghan capital for three days of talks centred on the themes of security and counter-terrorism.

Date:
28 February 2018
  • News
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Detention

Israel/OPT: Administrative detention of NGO worker Salah Hammouri extended

Responding to the extension of Salah Hammouri’s administrative detention by the Israeli authorities, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Magdalena Mughrabi, said: “Being held in administrative detention has placed Salah Hammouri in indefinite limbo; the evidence against him is being kept secret, he is not able to effectively challenge his detention and does not know when he will be released.

Date:
26 February 2018
  • News
  • Zimbabwe
  • Justice Systems

Zimbabwe: Investigate police role in the killing of two people during minibus violence

In response to allegations that Zimbabwean police shot and killed two people during clashes that were sparked by a government ban on minibus drivers entering Harare’s financial district, Amnesty International’s Zimbabwe Director, Cousin Zilala, said: “The Zimbabwean government must immediately instruct the police to show restraint and refrain from using excessive force, in particular against unarmed protesters.

Date:
23 February 2018
  • Blog
  • Africa
  • Justice Systems

The ICC must become a champion of justice over abuse of power

Twenty years after the Statute of the International Criminal Court was adopted in Rome, its core goal of ‘ending impunity’ is still so far out of reach that, in marking the anniversary, many supporters of international justice no doubt wonder where to go from here. The answer is simple: the International Criminal Court (ICC) must be resolute in bringing power to justice. The world is very different than it was in 1998.

Date:
23 February 2018
  • News
  • Africa
  • Armed Conflict

State-sponsored hate spurs new era of social activism

The world is reaping the terrifying consequences of hate-filled rhetoric that threatens to normalize massive discrimination against marginalized groups, Amnesty International warned today as it launched its annual assessment of human rights. Nevertheless, the organization found that a growing movement of both first-time and seasoned activists campaigning for social justice provides real hope of reversing the slide towards oppression.

Date:
22 February 2018
  • News
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Censorship and Free Speech

Bahrain: Shameful attack on freedom of expression as Nabeel Rajab sentenced to five years in prison for tweets

The sentencing of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab to five years in prison today for peacefully expressing his opinions online illustrates the Bahraini authorities’ utter contempt for freedom of expression, said Amnesty International. The sentence relates to posts on his Twitter account in 2015 as well as retweets about alleged torture in Bahrain’s Jaw prison, and the killing of civilians in the Yemen conflict by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition.

Date:
21 February 2018
  • News
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Armed Conflict

Syria: Relentless bombing of civilians in Eastern Ghouta amounts to war crimes

Responding to the news of the escalating bombing campaign by the Syrian government and its ally Russia in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus Countryside which has left scores dead and hundreds injured in the past month, Amnesty International’s Syria Researcher Diana Semaan, said: “The Syrian government, with the backing of Russia, is intentionally targeting its own people in Eastern Ghouta. People have not only been suffering a cruel siege for the past six years, they are now trapped in a daily barrage of attacks that are deliberately killing and maiming them, and that constitute flagrant war crimes.

Date:
20 February 2018
  • Campaigns
  • Europe and Central Asia
  • Censorship and Free Speech

Russian Federation: Further Information: Whistle-blower faces two more months in jail: Aleksandr Eivazov

Whistle-blower Aleksandr Eivazov has spent six months in detention and is due to be released on 19 February. However, the investigator has petitioned for an extension of Eivazov’s detention for two more months. Aleksandr Eivazov is a prisoner of conscience and should be released immediately.

Date:
16 February 2018
Ref:
EUR 46/7911/2018
  • News
  • South Africa
  • Justice Systems

Zimbabwe: Morgan Tsvangirai, a political leader who fought for human rights

Morgan Tsvangirai was a courageous politician who also stood up for human rights for the people of Zimbabwe, often at personal cost, Amnesty International said following the death of the opposition leader last night, aged 65. “As a political leader Morgan Tsvangirai inspired hopes of millions of Zimbabweans at times when human rights were under threat,” said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa.

Date:
15 February 2018