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Equatorial Guinea: Family of opposition leader arrested
20 May 2013

The wife and brother of the of an opposition party leader in Equatorial Guinea were arrested in the capital Malabo in the early hours of 20 May 2013. They are being ...

Urgent Action       AFR 24/002/2013

Activists worldwide target homophobia in Jamaica, Ukraine and ...
17 May 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. FEATURE. AI index: ACT 30/032/2013. 17 May 2013. Activists worldwide target homophobia in Jamaica, Ukraine and South Africa. ...

PressItem       ACT 30/032/2013

Republic of Congo: Further information: Strike ends with an ...
16 May 2013

Leaders of the Coalition for Improving the Teaching Profession (Concertation pour la revalorisation de la profession d'enseignant, CPRE), a confederation of teachers ...

Urgent Action       AFR 22/003/2013

Returns to South and Central Somalia: A Violation of International ...
15 May 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI index: AFR 52/008/2013 15 May 2013. Returns to South and Central Somalia: A Violation of ...

Public Statement       AFR 52/008/2013

Togo: Excessive use of force and death in custody
15 May 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: AFR 57/002/2013. 15 May 2013. Togo: Excessive use of force and death in custody. Denial ...

Public Statement       AFR 57/002/2013

Kenya: 400 families forcibly evicted
15 May 2013

Some 400 Kenyan families were forcibly evicted on 10 May from an informal settlement in the capital, Nairobi. They are homeless and in urgent need of food, water ...

Urgent Action       AFR 32/004/2013

Zambia: Two men on trial for "unnatural" sex
15 May 2013

Two men in Zambia have been arrested on charges of having sex “against the order of nature”, and denied bail. They are detained and awaiting trial. They have been ...

Urgent Action       AFR 63/001/2013

Amnesty International's briefing on the human rights situation in ...
14 May 2013

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about reports of continuing widespread and serious human rights violations in the Central African Republic (CAR) since ...

Report       AFR 19/001/2013

Amnesty International calls on the new Central African Republic ...
14 May 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 19/002/2013. 14 May 2013. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON THE NEW CENTRAL AFRICAN ...

Public Statement       AFR 19/002/2013

Nigeria: Further information: Demolitions cease but people still ...
10 May 2013

Hundreds of people in Badia East settlement in Lagos State, Nigeria, are still at risk of further evictions, after they were forcibly evicted from their homes on ...

Urgent Action       AFR 44/005/2013