Southern Africa

Amnesty International  Report 2013


 
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Mozambique: Arbitrary arrest, detention and treatment of detainees ...
22 November 2012

In February 2012, a joint delegation of Amnesty International and the Mozambique Human Rights League visited prisons in Mozambique. They found scores of detainees ...

Report       AFR 41/004/2012

Amnesty International urges Burkina Faso to enact legislation to ...
21 November 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 60/002/2012 21 November 2012. Amnesty International urges Burkina Faso to ...

Public Statement       AFR 60/002/2012

Suggested recommendations to States considered in the 15th round ...
19 November 2012

In this document Amnesty International makes recommendations to the governments of different states about ratification of international human rights standards, ...

Report       IOR 41/029/2012

Amnesty International assessment of states' implementation of ...
19 November 2012

In its submissions, Amnesty International endeavours to assess the level of implementation of recommendations made by other states in the first Universal Periodic ...

Report       IOR 41/021/2012

Gambian journalists receive threats
16 November 2012

Journalist Abubacarr Saidykhan received a death threat on 13 November 2012; this follows an earlier threat against himself and journalist Baboucarr Ceesay. They ...

Urgent Action       AFR 27/013/2012

Gambia: Statement for 52nd Ordinary Session of the African ...
15 November 2012

In this statement Amnesty International thanks the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and respective African governments for their swift intervention ...

Document       AFR 27/011/2012

Zimbabwe: Brief to SADC on harassment and intimidation of NGO ...
15 November 2012

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about ongoing harassment and intimidation of human rights workers by police in Zimbabwe as the country prepares for elections ...

Document       AFR 46/016/2012

Zimbabwe: Further information: Human rights defenders released on ...
12 November 2012

Three Zimbabwean human rights defenders, who were detained on 5 November 2012 and illegally transferred between Harare and Bulawayo on 7 November, were finally ...

Urgent Action       AFR 46/013/2012

Zimbabwe: Human rights defenders illegally detained
8 November 2012

Three Zimbabwean human rights defenders (HRDs), have been detained without charge since Monday 5 November. On 7 November, they were illegally transferred from Harare ...

Urgent Action       AFR 46/012/2012

Nigeria: Don't shoot the messenger when you should be addressing ...
8 November 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Date 8 November 2012. Index: AFR 44/048/2012. Nigeria: Don't shoot the messenger when you should ...

Public Statement       AFR 44/048/2012