A near total communication blackout in Sudan since early February poses serious risks to the coordination of emergency assistance and humanitarian services to millions of people caught up in the conflict.
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Rights groups and aid agencies urge more help, solidarity and attention to Sudan crisis
With fighting continuing, sexual violence rising, deliberate attacks on civilians, rights defenders being silenced, Sudan is no longer at the precipice of mass atrocities - it has fallen over the edge.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Humanitarian aid must be allowed into Tigray refugee camps amid food-shortage warning
Since the conflict in northern Ethiopia began on 4 November, access has been severely restricted due to ongoing military action, a communications blackout and the suspension of civilian flights.
Immediate humanitarian access for victims of conflict in Sudan essential as ceasefire deal agreed
'The people in the conflict-torn areas of Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile, have been denied basic rights for years through deliberate blocking of humanitarian assistance,' said Amnesty.
Italy + 4 more
How EU's flagship approach leads to violations of refugee and migrant rights
Amnesty has found that a host of abuses are taking place in Italy, including excessive use of force by police, arbitrary detention and collective expulsions.
Libya + 11 more
Refugees and migrants fleeing sexual violence, abuse and exploitation in Libya
Horrifying accounts of sexual violence, killings, torture and religious persecution collected by Amnesty Int'l reveal the shocking range of abuses along the smuggling routes to and through Libya.
Dire human rights situation continues in Sudan
Amnesty International expresses lingering concerns about women’s rights, freedom of expression, association and assembly, freedom of religion, and torture and other ill-treatment.
Sudan: Amnesty denounces 'unrelenting attacks' against civilians in South Kordofan
Indiscriminate aerial bombardments and ground offensives as well as the deliberate targeting of schools and hospitals constitute war crimes, says the NGO in a new report.
Use of force, arbitrary detention and torture against protesters in Sudan
A new report documents allegations of human rights violations committed by the security forces against mostly peaceful protesters over the past two years.
Sudan + 1 more
Indiscriminate bombing exacerbates humanitarian crisis in Southern Kordofan
Amnesty report says humanitarian crisis will only get worse as food supplies are dwindling and the impending rainy season makes roads impassable.
Libya + 10 more
Libya: Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants face abuse, exploitation - Amnesty
Foreign nationals face abuse and exploitation Undocumented foreign nationals in Libya are at risk of exploitation, arbitrary and indefinite detention, as well as beatings, sometimes amounting to torture, Amnesty International said in a new briefing today. The briefing “We are foreigners, we have...
Sudan: Authorities must end its crackdown on demonstrators and activists - Amnesty
Sudanese authorities must end its crackdown on demonstrators and activists Amnesty International is concerned at the systematic repression of demonstrations in the last few weeks and calls on the Sudanese authorities to stop the wave of killings, torture, prolonged detention of those arrested during...
South Sudan + 1 more
South Sudan: Sudanese refugees face dire humanitarian situation, risk further human rights abuses – new Amnesty report
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE UN Security Council: Urgent action needed to end Sudan’s humanitarian disaster The UN Security Council must fulfil its duty to protect civilians in Sudan and take immediate action to halt the military’s indiscriminate airstrikes, Amnesty International said in...
Darfur: Arms supplies continue despite ongoing human rights violations - Amnesty
INTRODUCTION We first heard sounds of ‘hababil’ (helicopters) getting closer, and we saw them and some planes flying over the village. First they flew over the village without shooting or bombing. Then they came back from the eastern side and started the attack. Displaced Zaghawa civilian,...
DR Congo + 2 more
DR Congo: Landmark ICC verdict over use of child soldiers
The conviction of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the leader of a Congolese armed group, for using children in armed conflict shows the International Criminal Court (ICC) can bring the world’s worst offenders to justice for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, Amnesty International said. A...
Darfur: No end to violence - arms supplies continue despite ongoing human rights violations
INTRODUCTION We first heard sounds of ‘hababil’ (helicopters) getting closer, and we saw them and some planes flying over the village. First they flew over the village without shooting or bombing. Then they came back from the eastern side and started the attack. Displaced Zaghawa civilian, 2011...
South Sudan + 1 more
South Sudan/Sudan: UN must step up security efforts to allow civilians displaced from Abyei to return
South Sudan/Sudan: UN must step up security efforts to allow civilians displaced from Abyei to return The United Nations must step up efforts to provide the security required for tens of thousands of civilians stranded in makeshift camps in South Sudan to return to their homes after fleeing fighting...
Libya + 4 more
North Africa: Refugees suffer pattern of displacement
When 65-year old Amina arrived in Tunisia’s Choucha refugee camp in March this year from Tripoli, a new waiting game began for her and her family. She has spent the past two years hoping for resettlement in the US. But the recent conflict in Libya has meant that she and her family have had to put...
Sudan: Indiscriminate bombing prevents aid from reaching Nuba, Southern Kordofan
UN Should Demand Humanitarian Access, End to Indiscriminate Bombing The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are indiscriminately bombing civilian areas in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan and preventing aid from reaching desperate displaced people, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch...