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Saudi Arabia: Migrant Domestic Workers Face Severe Exploitation, Racism and Exclusion from Labor Protections

Locked in, left out: the hidden lives of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, documents the experience of more than 70 women who previously worked in Saudi Arabia

Kenyan women hired as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia endure grueling, abusive and discriminatory working conditions, which often amount to forced labor and human trafficking, Amnesty International said in a new report. The report highlights how employers subjected the women to extreme exploitation in private homes, often fueled by racism,…

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Sudan: Advanced Chinese weaponry provided by United Arab Emirates (UAE) identified in breach of arms embargo – new investigation

All states should stop transferring arms to the UAE until such time that the UAE can guarantee that none will be reexported to Sudan or to other embargoed destinations

Norinco Group guided bombs and howitzers used in attacks Weapons almost certainly provided by UAE to RSF in Sudan “Civilians are being killed and injured because of global inaction” – Brian Castner Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, as well as…

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Tunisia: Year-long arbitrary detention of human rights defenders working with refugees and migrants

The crackdown which has involved the detention of NGO staff and freezing of NGOs’ bank accounts has triggered the suspension of vital services since May 2024, disrupting access to asylum procedures, shelter, healthcare, child protection, and legal aid

Tunisian authorities must immediately release human rights defenders, NGO workers, and former local officials who have been held in arbitrary pre-trial detention for one year because of their legitimate support for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today. The ongoing crackdown, part of a broader assault on civil society in…

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Nigeria/UK: “Historic moment” as community devastated by Shell oil spills have final chance for justice

In 2008 there were two massive oil spills, caused by poorly maintained Shell pipelines, in a creek close to the Bodo community

Ahead of Thursday’s start of the trial of Renaissance, an oil company to which Shell recently sold its stake in onshore oil extraction in Nigeria, for the damage caused by oil spills which impacted a large area of land belonging to the Bodo Community in the Niger Delta, Isa Sanusi,…

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Benin: Wave of attacks on press freedom highlights urgent need to reform Digital Code

On 12 March, the news website Bénin Web TV was suspended and the press card of its managing director withdrawn

The Benin authorities’ recent wave of sanctions against independent media outlets highlights the urgent need to protect press freedom in the country, said Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Internet Without Borders. The call comes as Benin’s parliament debates revisions to the Digital Code – legislation critical to the…

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Mali: Authorities must abandon alarming proposal to dissolve political parties

Military authorities governing Mali have intensified the crackdown on political parties since 2024

Reacting to the proposal to dissolve all political parties in Mali following consultations on the review of the Political Parties Charter, Ousmane Diallo, Sahel Researcher at Amnesty International’s regional office for West and Central Africa, said: “We are alarmed by the proposition to dissolve political parties in Mali and warn…

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Enforced disappearances as a means of repression by military authorities in West Africa

The defence and security forces of West African military regimes target civil society members perceived as opposed to the powers that be through enforced disappearances and unlawful detentions

The military regimes in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Niger are working to silence any criticism of the authorities in power. To suppress dissenting voices, the defence and security forces regularly resort to enforced disappearances and unlawful detentions, as confirmed by Amnesty International’s latest Annual Report. Since 9 July 2024, two…

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Tunisia: Crackdown on dissent intensifies with arrest of human rights lawyer following verdict in sham trial

The first hearing on 4 March, proceeded without the defendants present after the court vaguely cited a “real danger” and insisted on online participation from prison, a decision vehemently opposed by the detainees and their lawyers

The Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release lawyer Ahmed Souab and drop all charges against him, as they stem solely from his exercise of his right to freedom of expression and his professional duties as a lawyer, Amnesty International said today. Souab, a lawyer and former judge, was arrested…

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Tunisia: Mass convictions of opposition activists after sham trial marks a dangerous moment

Instead of silencing critics with politically motivated prosecutions, the authorities should immediately and unconditionally release all those detained

The sentencing on 19 April of 40 individuals, including prominent political opposition figures, lawyers, and human rights defenders, to harsh prison terms ranging between 13 and 66 years after being convicted of trumped-up charges by the Tunis Court of First Instance is an alarming sign of the extent to which the…

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Niger: Authorities failing to uphold their commitment to respect human rights since military coup

The Nigerien military-led authorities have failed to uphold their commitment to respect human rights and protect civil liberties, said Amnesty International in a new report documenting the clampdown on former regime officials and critical voices since the July 2023 coup

The report, “Niger: Threatened and Brought to Heel: Human Rights and Civic Space under pressure since the 26 July Coup”, sheds light on the deterioration of civic space and violations of civil and political rights since the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum. Amnesty International documented human rights violations including arbitrary…