Zimbabwe: Detention of Sikhala and Sithole is “unjust and abusive”

The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey Sithole reveals the politicised justice system in Zimbabwe, Amnesty International said today, as 100 days have passed since their incarceration. Lucia Masuka, Executive Director … Continue reading Zimbabwe: Detention of Sikhala and Sithole is “unjust and abusive”

Amnesty: Egypt Has A Human Rights Crisis Ahead of COP27

Amnesty International has said Egypt is in the throes of a human rights crisis, and has raised concerns about the ability of Egyptian civil society to meaningfully participate. Environmental and human rights groups have raised concerns about limiting protests to … Continue reading Amnesty: Egypt Has A Human Rights Crisis Ahead of COP27

Amnesty: The Crisis of Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest and most crowded nations, plans to go ahead with work to develop an isolated, flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to temporarily house tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in neighboring … Continue reading Amnesty: The Crisis of Rohingya refugees