Zambia: Cancelling Passports used to Silence Critics
Amnesty International September 11, 2026 Private Photo. Source: Amnesty International Responding to reports that the Zambian authorities have cancelled the passports of former Zambian Ambassador to Ethiopia and former Permanent Representative to the African Union Emmanuel Mwamba, historian and academic Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, former opposition Members of Parliament Binwell Mpundu and Emmanuel Jay Banda, former State House Special Assistant Kaizer Zulu, and blogger Lillian Mutambo
Amnesty International
6 days ago
NGO Coalition To Review Malawi President’s First Year
Joseph Mwale September 29, 2026 President Peter Mutharika’s first year in office is set to face scrutiny from a coalition of civil society and professional organisations on October 20 2026 at a national dialogue in Lilongwe. The National Stakeholders Dialogue, scheduled for Bingu International Convention Centre in the capital city, will bring together government, Parliament, the Judiciary, civil society, academia, the private sector, media and other stakeholders. His tenure u
Nation Online
6 days ago
Mali: Evidence of War Crimes
Members of Mali’s armed forces working together with personnel from the Wagner Group committed war crimes, including the murder and torture of civilians, during joint operations between 2023 and 2025, Amnesty International said in a new report.
Amnesty International
6 days ago
Can content moderation offer a model for AI oversight?
By Hannah Robbins August 10, 2026 (Credit: id-work/iStock) As AI becomes more deeply embedded in online communication, questions about transparency, accountability and human oversight are receiving greater attention. At the AI for Good Global Summit 2026, experts examined what years of global content moderation could teach policymakers, companies and civil society about governing AI. During the discussion, speakers described how AI can generate images, videos an
AI For Good
7 days ago
Libya: Dozens Executed, Scores Remain at Imminent Risk
By Amnesty International September 11, 2026 At least 50 men under sentence of death in eastern Libya are at imminent risk of execution as the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), the de facto authorities in the region, have resumed executions for the first time in Libya since 2010. Since 23 August 2026, the LAAF have carried out arbitrary executions of at least 30 individuals sentenced to death following grossly unfair torture-tainted and secretive trials before military courts.
Amnesty International
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Haiti gangs kill 11 after gov't security crackdown
By Onès Joseph September 29, 2026 Four members of the same family were among those murdered in retaliation after a Gang Suppression Force operation against Kokorat San Ras in Gros-Morne, Mayor Hubert Cénéac says Local residents gather by a telecommunication company's store. Photo by Caleb Volny Overview: The Kokorat San Ras gang carried out a shooting spree against residents of Gros-Morne, a commune in the Artibonite department that has been under gang control in recent years
The Haitian Times
7 days ago
Escalating Violence Blocks Access To Health Care In Somalia
With roads to hospitals blocked since the fighting started, many of the wounded have been unable to access care. By Medecins Sans Frontieres | Doctors Without Borders September 28, 2026 Patients wait to be seen at an MSF health post in Elbeti displacement camp, Baidoa. | Somalia 2026 © Yahya Mohammed/MSF On September 28, fighting erupted in and around Baidoa, Somalia, leaving a health facility severely damaged, an ambulance looted, and reports of one health worker killed and
Roma Rights Network Reports Persecution in Europe
By European Roma Rights Centre August 7, 2026 Brussels, 11 August 2026: The Roma Rights Network today published the first issue of the relaunched Roma Rights Review, the most comprehensive assessment of the human rights situation of Europe's largest ethnic minority. Built on the direct testimony, casework, analysis, and field documentation of 34 member organisations across 18 countries, the Roma Rights Review stands as the authoritative source on the situation of Roma Rights
ERRC
Sep 28
SALC Warns BILL Could Shut Migrants Out Of Rights Complaints
By Mfanufukile Khathwane September 25, 2026 Source: Independent News Eswatini Mbabane– Migrant workers, asylum seekers and immigration detainees could be left without access to the country’s human rights complaints mechanism under the proposed Commission on Human Rights and Public Administration Bill, according to the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC). Melusi Simelane of SALC, working with Lilungelo Lakho partners, raised the concern in a detailed section-by-section an
Four civilians killed in Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan
By Tinshui Yeung September 25, 2026 Credit: BBC Afghanistan's Taliban government said a wave of Pakistani air strikes had killed four civilians in the latest escalation between the two sides. The strikes hit provinces including Kandahar, the Taliban's base of power, sources told the BBC. A resident told AFP news agency they heard a jet, followed by a large explosion and then a fire in the city. Pakistan said its forces had struck 10 targets in Afghanistan, without specifying
BBC News
Sep 25
UN human rights chief alarmed over attacks on LGBTQ rights
By Michael K. Lavers 22 September 2026 Volker Türk on Monday spoke at UN LGBTI Core Group event. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk (Screen capture via UN Human Rights Council/YouTube) UNITED NATIONS — U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday said there is a “comprehensive onslaught” against LGBTQ and intersex rights around the world. “We know that progress for human rights has never been linear … but today’s backlash is deep and it is co
Washington Blade
Sep 25
Tour Guide, Commune Councillor and Two Others Convicted of Plotting
By LICADHO 23 September 2026 Clockwise from top left: second deputy commune chief in Battambang’s Anlong Vil commune Rath Sothy, supporter the Cambodia National Rescue Party Suon Bunlor, second deputy commune chief for the Cambodia National Rescue Party Am Vong, tour guide Pin Poch. Photos supplied and from their Facebook pages. The Phnom Penh Capital Court convicted four Cambodians for plotting this morning and sentenced them each to seven years in prison allegedly over phon
LICADHO
Sep 25
