Amnesty Eastern Africa
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Amnesty International in East Africa, the Horn, the Sudans and the Great Lakes.
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#Guinée : journée internationale des victimes de disparition forcée 🔴 Amnesty West & Central Africa et 17 organisations guinéennes de défense des droits humains appellent à une enquête sur les disparitions forcées d'Oumar Sylla et Mamadou Billo Bah👇 #FreeFonikeEtBillo amnesty.org/fr/latest/news…
There are 1000s of enforced disappearances across Southern Africa, but only 5 Southern African countries have ratified the International Convention on Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Oped by Nkanyiso Mtolo on what must be done: mg.co.za/thought-leader…
The DRC government on Tuesday confirmed that at least 129 people died and 59 were wounded yesterday following what it claims to be an attempted escape at the Makala prison in Kinshasa. See Amnesty International statement below. Primature de la République Démocratique du Congo RDC | Présidence UN Human Rights
We strongly condemn the murder of Rebecca Cheptegei, the third elite runner to be murdered in Kenya. All suspects were intimate partners of the athletes. No impunity for perpetrators. The trend of #femicide must be stopped. Statement by UN Women Africa unwo.men/j9w250TgStU
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Today, our #Sudan researcher Abdullahi Hassan participated in a panel discussion organized by the Geneva Solutions and Geneva Press Club where he called for the extension of the mandate of the UNHRC Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan. Watch the discussion here: youtube.com/live/valbTYjou…