Amnesty International stated on Thursday that the oil company Shell bears responsibility for cleaning up and remedying historic oil pollution in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, despite the company’s divestment of its Nigerian subsidiary. The organization’s statement follows a letter sent two months ago by seven UN Rapporteurs on Human Rights to Shell and other oil companies, [...]

Amnesty International called on Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary candidates on Thursday to prioritize human rights in their political agendas and ensure that Malawians’ rights are respected before, during and after the country’s September 16 elections. The organization emphasized that the upcoming elections present an opportunity to advance human rights in Malawi, particularly following unmet commitments [...]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council on Thursday that state authority is collapsing in Haiti as gang violence spreads across the country, disrupting daily life and forcing families to flee their homes. Guterres said that the ongoing armed conflict has created a humanitarian and displacement crisis, leaving six million people in need of [...]

Amnesty International expressed concern Wednesday for the health of imprisoned Vietnamese activist Can Thị Theu, in a letter addressed to the country’s president. The organization called for the immediate release of the human rights defender and stressed that without rapid access to adequate healthcare, her life could be at risk. Amnesty International noted that Can [...]

A UN expert called for more protection for victims displaced by terrorism and related security operations, during the eighth commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism on Thursday. The UN special rapporteur on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ben Saul, urged [...]

UN Assistant Secretary General for Africa Martha Pobee raised concerns on Monday about the dire humanitarian situation in South Sudan. While briefing the UN Security Council on the humanitarian and security situations in the country, she urged the international community to act quickly and to assist South Sudanese authorities to recommit to the process mandated [...]

The UN high commissioner for human rights on Thursday condemned Peruvian legislation that grants amnesty to those who committed human rights violations during the nation’s 1980-2000 armed conflict, urging the government to prioritize justice, adhere to international law standards, and provide legal access to victims of the conflict. The high commissioner, Volker Türk, referred to [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday criticized the Nigerian government’s failure to address the security crisis in the South-East region, which led to the deaths of 1,844 people between January 2021 and June 2023, along with numerous reported human rights violations against citizens. Isa Sanusi, the director of Amnesty International Nigeria, stated: No one knows exactly how [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday condemned  a recent surge in deadly attacks against civilians by M23 fighters and other armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attacks come in spite of a June 27 ceasefire agreement between the DRC government and Rwanda, which backs the M23 [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officials on Tuesday to reopen the station Radio Nsenda Muana and release arrested station journalists. Angela Quintal, CPJ’s regional director, said that “DRC authorities should reverse the decision to suspend Radio Nsenda Muana and ensure that journalists are not criminalized for [...]