Tag: amnesty
Survivors’ testimony alleges racial discrimination in Palma rescue attempts – Amnesty
Survivors of an attack in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, by the radical insurgent group known by many aliases but referred to locally as ‘Al-Shabaab’ told...
Dyck Advisory Group to investigate after Amnesty says it shot at...
A South African private military firm will hire outside lawyers to look into its activities in Mozambique, it said, after Amnesty International accused it...
Amnesty says Eritrean troops killed hundreds of Ethiopian civilians in Axum
Eritrean soldiers killed hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia’s ancient town of Axum between 28-29 November, rights group Amnesty International said on Friday, one of...
Ethiopia claims big advance in Tigray, Amnesty reports mass killing
Ethiopia’s military has defeated local forces in the west of Tigray state, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday, accusing his foes of atrocities...
Morocco rejects Amnesty’s allegations on spying on journalist
Moroccan authorities on Friday rejected an Amnesty report saying they have spied on journalist Omar Radi using Israeli-made technology.
Amnesty said it checked Radi’s phone...
Morocco used NSO’s spyware to snoop on journalist, Amnesty says
Technology developed by Israeli cyber security company NSO Group was used by the Moroccan government to spy on journalist Omar Radi, a critic of...
Amnesty says abuses rampant as West African armies target jihadists
Soldiers in three West African countries unlawfully killed or caused the disappearance of at least 199 people between February and April during stepped-up operations...
Syrian amnesty offer
The Syrian government announced an amnesty for men who deserted the army or avoided military service, giving them several months to report...
Amnesty for former Ivory Coast first lady
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara declared an amnesty for Simone Gbagbo, convicted of offences against the state during a brief 2011 civil...
Ethiopia offering amnesty to recently released political prisoners
Ethiopia passed a law granting amnesty to recently released political prisoners reversing decades of security-obsessed rule.
The law is in line with...
Amnesty for activists and opposition in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea granted amnesty to activists and members of the opposition ahead of a "national dialogue" this month, a decree signed by...
Zimbabwe opens amnesty window for return of stolen funds
New Zimbabwe president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, announced a three-month amnesty window for the return of public funds illegally stashed abroad by individuals and...
Tunisians protest corruption amnesty
Hundreds of Tunisians protested in the streets of the capital against a widely contested new law granting officials from the former regime...
Amnesty event for jailed Cameroon students thwarted
Cameroon security forces prevented Amnesty International from holding a press conference to call for the release of three young men jailed in...
Tunisians march against corruption amnesty law
Several thousand Tunisians marched through central Tunis to protest a bill that would grant amnesty to businessmen accused of corruption when autocrat...
Nigeria ups Niger Delta amnesty budget
Nigeria has almost tripled the budget for an amnesty programme for militants in its oil-producing heartland, the presidency said, a key factor...
Nigeria militant amnesty programme faces cash crunch, says official
Nigeria's amnesty programme which provides vocational training and stipends to former militants who attacked oil facilities in its Niger Delta energy hub...
Angola to release thousands of prisoners to free up over-crowded jails
Angola's government approved a new amnesty law to send home thousands of inmates convicted with prison sentences of up to 12 years...
6000 guns so far in current amnesty
The police say they have so far collected over 6000 firearms and more than 82 288 rounds of ammunition in an amnesty...
Firearm amnesty in effect
South Africans have until April 11 his year to dispose of illegally-possessed firearms and ammunition under a new amnesty that came into...
Nigeria police illegally kill hundreds a year: Amnesty
Amnesty International says hundreds of Nigerians are unlawfully killed by corrupt and ill-trained police officers each year and authorities are ignoring the...
