Human rights organization calling for investigations and legislative action on executions, migrant detention, civilian casualties, and witchcraft accusations across Africa and globally.
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… Last year, it put to death at least 2,159 people, according to Amnesty International. …
UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since MarchJoy Online
… Two years ago, according to research by Amnesty International, just two Ethiopians were executed, but 35 were put to death in 2025. …
Death row inmates desperate to escape execution in Saudi Arabia call the BBCThe Ghanaian Times
Amnesty International has renewed its call on the government to pass the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill, six years after the lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the Savannah Region. …
Amnesty renews call for passage of Anti-Witchcraft BillJoy Online
… Nyarko participated in a panel on “Atrocity Prevention and Response: Evaluating the Successes, Failures, and Hard-Earned Lessons of the Past Decade,” alongside Japhet Biegon, Deputy Regional Director at Amnesty International, and Janah Ncube, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Cri …
Early warning must be matched by early action to prevent atrocity crimes in Africa – William NyarkoJoy Online
… You leave your house as if you will never return,” the doctor said, trying to hold back tears. “We are really suffering from the drones – no-one knows how and when they will die.” Amnesty International secretary-general Agnès Callamard has warned that al-Obeid could face violence …
Fears of a massacre in this city on the front line of Sudan’s warJoy Online
Authorities in eastern and western Libya have intensified a crackdown on migrants and refugees in the last month with mass arrests, detentions and expulsions, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, accusing the EU of complicity in abuse. …
Amnesty calls EU complicit in new Libyan crackdown on migrantsJoy Online
… Human rights group Amnesty International has “strongly” condemned the arrests of “peaceful protesters” following what it called a “violent dispersal”. …
Kenya’s ex-Chief Justice arrested at protest against building on national parkJoy Online
… the UK and in global supply chains to ensure UK businesses are not complicit in forced labour and human rights violations. “We continue to engage regularly with the US administration as part of our negotiations, and have made clear the actions we’re taking.” Amnesty International …
US announces new tariffs over forced labour concernsJoy Online
… Tanzanian police at the time dismissed the torture allegations, describing the activists’ accounts as “opinions” and “hearsay.” Media and Rights Groups Document State Fear Amnesty International previously called for an urgent investigation into what it described as the arbitrary …
US sanctions Tanzanian police official over alleged torture of human rights activistsJoy Online
… Amnesty International, citing witnesses, said on Tuesday that at least 100 civilians had been killed in a Nigerian military airstrike on a crowded market in remote northwest Zamfara state last weekend, the third reported incident since April. …
Nigeria rights body demands probe into civilian deaths in airstrikesThe UN human rights chief said he is alarmed by a rise in executions in Iran, with at least 56 people executed on national security-related charges since 19 March, including 27 linked to January's anti-government protests. Iran is the world's second-most prolific executioner after China, putting to death at least 2,159 people last year according to Amnesty International.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The UN human rights chief said he is alarmed by a rise in executions in Iran, with at least 56 people executed on national security-related charges since 19 March, including 27 linked to January's anti-government protests. Iran is the world's second-most prolific executioner after China, putting to death at least 2,159 people last year according to Amnesty International.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Death row inmates held in Saudi Arabian prisons, mostly Ethiopians facing execution for drug-smuggling, have contacted the BBC from their cells seeking assistance. In the first seven months of this year, 17 Ethiopians have been executed—the highest number among non-Saudis.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Amnesty International has renewed its call on the government to pass the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill, six years after the 2020 lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the Savannah Region. The organisation said the continued delay in passing the bill meant authorities had failed to protect hundreds of victims of witchcraft accusations across the country.
24 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
William Nyarko, Executive Director of the Africa Center for International Law and Accountability, has called for Africa's early warning systems to be matched by timely political action, arguing that failure to act on credible warnings continues to cost lives across the continent. Speaking at a conference on mass atrocity prevention, Nyarko noted that while progress has been made in detecting risks of mass atrocities over the past decade, preventive action has too often lagged behind early warning.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
El-Obeid, a city of 500,000 on the front line of Sudan's three-year civil war, endured 27 drone strikes in June and has been under siege-like conditions for 18 months, with UN human rights chief Volker Turk reporting at least 45 people killed and 41 injured in 15 strikes between 6 and 28 June, alongside summary executions, abductions, torture, and sexual violence affecting those fleeing the conflict.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Amnesty International reported that authorities in eastern and western Libya have intensified a crackdown on migrants and refugees in the last month with mass arrests, detentions and expulsions. The organization accused the EU of complicity, citing its long-standing support and training of the Libyan coastguard and recent engagement with rival eastern authorities.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Kenya's former Chief Justice David Maraga was arrested while protesting plans to build on protected land at Nairobi National Park, including an expanded animal orphanage that the Kenya Wildlife Service says will occupy 0.31% of the 117-square-kilometre site. Maraga, arrested along with nine others, was released but refused to leave the police station until the other activists were freed.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The US announced new tariffs of 10-12.5% on dozens of countries, accounting for almost all its imports, over concerns they are not doing enough to tackle forced labour. The 60 trading partners listed—including the UK, the EU, Canada, India and Japan—face the duties because of their failure to address the importation of goods made with forced labour.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The United States has imposed sanctions on Tanzanian senior assistant commissioner of police Faustine Jackson Mafwele over his alleged involvement in torture and sexual assault of East African rights activists, including the detention and abuse of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire in May last year.
22 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission called on the military to launch a thorough investigation into recurring civilian casualties from military airstrikes. Amnesty International cited witnesses reporting at least 100 civilians killed in a Nigerian military airstrike on a market in Zamfara state last weekend, the third reported incident since April, though the military said there was no evidence of civilian casualties.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Vice-Chairman of Parliament's Human Rights Committee Dr. Kingsley Agyemang has called on African countries to strengthen human rights education to reduce violations across the continent. He argued that human rights education should encompass not only political freedoms but also access to healthcare, safe infrastructure, and basic living conditions.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Nigeria's military said Wednesday it has found no evidence of civilian casualties from a May 10 airstrike on a market in Zamfara state's Tumfa village, dismissing reports of large death tolls as unverified. Amnesty International and local media reported that at least 100 civilians, many of them women and children, were killed in the strike, which the military said targeted a militant gathering.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
President Yoweri Museveni, 81, has been sworn in for a seventh consecutive term following his January election victory with more than 70% of the vote. His main rival Bobi Wine rejected the result, alleging ballot-stuffing and fleeing the country, while Museveni pledged to focus on creating wealth and jobs over his term expected to end in 2031.
13 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A coordinated assault by the CODECO militia in late April killed at least 69 people in northeastern DR Congo's Ituri province, reportedly in retaliation for an earlier attack by the Hema-affiliated CRP group. The violence reflects an ongoing ethnic conflict between the Lendu and Hema communities in the mineral-rich region.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Amnesty International called on Nigeria to investigate reports that at least 150 people, mostly children, died in an army-run camp in Kwara state housing about 1,500 Fulani community members facing attacks by armed groups. The military denied the allegations, with a Defence Ministry spokesman saying there was no verifiable evidence, while Amnesty said researchers who visited in April documented starvation, disease, and mass burials.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →