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Forced eviction in Zimbabwe - 5 October 2009

Short film on forced evictions in Zimbabwe.

Forced eviction in Ghana - 5 October 2009

Short film about the Fadama slum in Accra, Ghana.

Forced eviction in Nigeria - 5 October 2009

Short film about forced eviction in the Ngofaka-polo Waterfront community Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

World Habitat Day: Governments in Africa must end forced evictions - 5 October 2009

Governments in Africa must end the practice of forced evictions that leave hundreds of thousands homeless every year, Amnesty International said on World Habitat Day, 5 October.

Forced eviction in Kenya - 5 October 2009

Short film about forced evictions from slums in Nairobi, Kenya.

Thousands unite to end maternal mortality in Sierra Leone - 23 September 2009

Over 4,000 people gathered in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday to attend the launch of Amnesty International's campaign to end maternal mortality in the country.

VIDEO: Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone - 22 September 2009

A woman faces a higher risk of dying in child birth in Sierra Leone than almost anywhere in the world.

Maternal death rate in Sierra Leone is a "human rights emergency" - 21 September 2009

In Sierra Leone, one in eight women risk dying during pregnancy or childbirth - one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.

Thousands left homeless by forced evictions in Chad - 9 September 2009

The Chadian government must stop the forced evictions that have left tens of thousands homeless in the capital city of N'Djamena, Amnesty International has said.

Kenya must provide shelter for 3,000 forcibly evicted in winter - 28 July 2009

The evictions appear to have been carried out as part of the government of Kenya's plans to build a new road, the Northern Bypass.