Amnesty Eastern Africa
@AmnestyEARO
Amnesty International in East Africa, the Horn, the Sudans and the Great Lakes.
"Angolan police must refrain from violating the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, including through the use of unnecessary and excessive force against protestors as witnessed in past protests." amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
President Duma Boko is uniquely positioned to lead #Botswana away from capital punishment. Read our Oped here. @mailandguardian @nkanyisawmtolo amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
WEBINAR ALERT: Join us for a discussion on the search for justice, 25 years after the Kisangani wars. Tomorrow 17 July from 2 - 4PM East African time. Register: bit.ly/44KvQqT A confirmation email will follow upon registration.
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Join us and unpack the interconnected challenges of sovereign debt, taxation, and underfunded public health systems, in Uganda and Burundi, and how these challenges have impacted the right to health in country. Register amnesty-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @AmnestyEARO
Uganda and Burundi's health sectors are grappling with US funding cuts. So what now? Join us this afternoon and listen to what options lie. Register tinyurl.com/2h2f6hpn
What are you doing Thursday? @StrathU and ourselves we will be discussing if there is hope for justice 25 years after the Kisangani wars. Please register, link is on the poster. Before then, read our report on elusive justice for victims and survivors. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Eswatini’s authorities are failing to safeguard the independence and integrity of the country’s courts – a failure illustrated by the persistent delay to hear Bacede Mabuza’s appeal. @amnesty amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Sudan: Rainy season threatening thousands of IDPs in Darfur. Armed conflict parties must ensure unconditional and safe access to humanitarian aid and immediately cease all attacks on humanitarian entities and personnel across Darfur region. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
PUBLIC ADVISORY If you witness or are affected by injury or loss of life during protests, you have rights. Please don't take any unofficial advice and do not bury your loved ones without proper procedures. Know your rights. Protect the truth. Demand accountability. Please read…
"Authorities must end any interferences in judicial independence – whether direct or indirect, ensure respect for the human rights of everyone in the country and uphold the rule of law.” amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” Aluta..
"The impunity that followed #Burundi’s 2015 crisis has emboldened authorities to continue repressing peaceful dissent and violating other human rights with little consequence." @TigereChagutah amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Dix ans après – Réflexions sur la crise silencieuse au #Burundi "Pour avancer, le pays doit affronter son passé, sans complexe ni complaisance." - @TigereChagutah #BurundiCrisis afrique.lalibre.be/79733/dix-ans-…
Join us and unpack the interconnected challenges of sovereign debt, taxation, and underfunded public health systems, in Uganda and Burundi, and how these challenges have impacted right to health in country. Register amnesty-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @AmnestySARO
Underfunded health systems, rising debt, and climate shocks — what’s the way forward for Uganda & Burundi? Register for this upcoming discussion. shorturl.at/Pp3my #RightToHealth
#RDC: L’accord de paix avec le #Rwanda ignore les crimes graves commis dans l’est de la RDC. En ignorant la lutte contre l’impunité des crimes graves, cet accord a manqué une occasion d’éliminer l’un des facteurs persistants du conflit. amnesty.org/fr/latest/news…
Zimbabwe: Arbitrary detention of journalist an assault on freedom of expression amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
"Without addressing impunity for the horrific crimes committed in eastern #DRC, the agreement missed an opportunity to decisively tackle a long-standing driver of the conflict." @AgnesCallamard #justiceforCongo amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
