Nigeria, Seven Years After the Chibok Schoolgirl Kidnapping, Nothing Has Changed
Today, April 14, Amnesty International commemorated the seventh anniversary of the kidnapping of 279 Chibok…
The Passion of Patrick Zaki
The Passion, the Cavalry, the Via Crucis. The coincidence between the celebration of Easter and…
Ivory Coast, The International Criminal Court Upholds Acquittal of Gbagbo and Goudé
The International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber confirmed the acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo and Blé Goudé,…
Angola, At Least Ten Protesters Killed Since 30 January
Ten deaths have been confirmed and according to some sources as many as 15. This…
Nigeria, Lekki Massacre 100 Days Ago: The Government Continues to Deny it Happened
Today marks 100 days since the massacre at toll gate in Lekki, Lagos, where Nigerian…
Chad, Victims of Hissène Habré Still Awaiting Compensation
On 30 May 2016, the former president of Chad, Hissène Habré, was sentenced to life…
Nigeria, Death Sentence Lifted for “Blasphemous” Singer
A Nigerian Court of Appeals lifted, thankfully, the death sentence for 22-year-old Yahaya Aminu-Sharif who…
South Sudan, Where Even the Walls Have Ears
A report published by Amnesty International today accused South Sudan’s National Security Services (NSS) of…
Egypt, Parole for Journalist but She Remains in Prison
The cruel practice of the Egyptian judiciary system called tadweer (rotation) has struck again. This…
Democratic Republic of Congo, Eight Lucha Movement Activists Acquitted
Mumbere Sikuli Délivrance, Mukirania Consolée, Kasereka Muhetsya Ezée, Kakule Mutsuva Clovis, Nzila Patrick, Muhindo Aziz,…
Egypt, Detained Journalist Does Not Receive Adequate Medical Care
Aamer Abdelmonem, an Egyptian freelance journalist who worked occasionally with the Qatar based media outlet…
At Year’s End, Patrick Zaki Still in Prison. 2021 Begins with Our Commitment to Free Him
The last thought I want to leave this year on this very important portal that…
Manhunt in Egypt: Third EIPR Executive Arrested in Five Days
That makes three. It was coming and he himself foresaw it. After Mohamed Basheer and…
Egypt, Further Arrests: Executive of EIPR Detained, the NGO Patrick Zaki Worked With
As we get ready for the umpteenth weekend worrying and anxious about Patrick Zaki, who…
Egypt, Three Hearings in 20 Days but the Verdict is Still “No” for Patrick Zaki
Three hearings in 20 days, between 7 and 26 October, and nothing has changed for…
Guinea, Security Forces Open Fire on Post-Election Protesters
In Guinea, following the election on 18 October confirming a third mandate for President Alpha…
Mozambique, United Nations Secretary-General Intervenes on Escalation of Violence
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, urged the government of Mozambique to investigate the escalation…
Madagascar, Despite Promises, Prisons Still Overcrowded
Not even the COVID-19 pandemic was enough to keep the promise made last year by…
Egypt, Five Relatives of Former Political Mohamed Soltan Released
“All five of my apolitical cousins that were unjustly detained as a reprisal for my…
#EndSARS, Another Massacre of Protestors in Nigeria. At Least 56 Protestors Killed to Date
Another massacre took place on Tuesday 20 October in two locations in Lagos, Alausa and…
Cameroon, A Month After Protests, Hundreds of Protesters Still Detained
On 22 September, the Cameroon police reacted by throwing teargas, water bombs and especially by…
Burundi, Repression of Freedom and Rights Continue: Former Leader of an Opposition Arrested
The arrest of former member of parliament, Fabien Banciryanino, on 2 October is a bad…
Nigeria, The Tragic Legacy of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Amnesty International Reports
In my last post on this website, I had written about the umpteenth announcement to…
Mozambique, Serious Threats Against Adriano Nuvunga, Civil Society Leader
He has been called several times since 3 October from an unknown number and told…
Nigeria, Umpteenth Statement on Dissolving Anti-Robbery Squad
Every year, the Nigeria’s chief of police announces he will dissolve the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.…
Mauritania: State Police Kills Another Innocent Black Citizen
Abass Hamadi Diallo, born in 1986, was in southern Mauritania on 28 May near the…
Burundi, Sentence Confirmed for Four Journalists Charged With “Threatening State Security”
On 4 June, the Ntahangwa Court of Appeals upheld the sentencing of Agnès Ndirubusa, Christine…
A Year of Clashes and Violence in Ethiopia. Amnesty: Tragic Death Toll, 140 Victims
A report published by Amnesty International on 29 May casts a dark shadow over the…
Egypt, Lawyer Mahienour el-Masry Still in Detention as is Patrick Zaki
The community of human rights defenders in Egypt are worried about the fate of Mahienour…
Southern Africa, When the Enemy is the Press not the Virus
In many countries in Southern Africa, the coronavirus has rapidly become a pretext to gag…