A historic first. The Roger Lumbala trial is not just about one man: it’s about acknowledging three decades of unpunished atrocities and sending a warning to those still committing crimes in the DRC today. #6MillionVoices for #Justice4Congo www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
DRC: Landmark trial in Paris of Congolese armed group leader is a crucial step to ending impunity
This historic trial is an opportunity to send a clear signal that those suspected of criminal responsibility of mass atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are mistaken if they believe t...
www.amnesty.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A historic first. The Roger Lumbala trial is not just about one man: it’s about acknowledging three decades of unpunished atrocities and sending a warning to those still committing crimes in the DRC today. #6MillionVoices for #Justice4Congo www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
On Wednesday, my colleague and I will be speaking to our members in Japan on what is going on in the DRC - critical minerals and human rights violations. Join us.
www.amnesty.or.jp/get-involved...
www.amnesty.or.jp/get-involved...
【online】Join us to learn more about what is happening in the Democratic Republic of Congo／コンゴ民主共和国で今何が起きているのか（日本語簡易訳付き） : アムネスティ日本 AMNESTY
<11/12(水) 19:30～オンライン開催>アムネスティの東・南アフリカの地域の専門家お二人に、コンゴ民主共和国の人権侵害の状況と私たちがこの問題にどのように関係しているのかをお話しいただきます。
www.amnesty.or.jp
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
On Wednesday, my colleague and I will be speaking to our members in Japan on what is going on in the DRC - critical minerals and human rights violations. Join us.
www.amnesty.or.jp/get-involved...
www.amnesty.or.jp/get-involved...
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Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, won the lower house vote to choose the next prime minister, clearing the way for her inauguration as the country's first female premier later in the day. Follow our live coverage: reut.rs/3WMijLN
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, won the lower house vote to choose the next prime minister, clearing the way for her inauguration as the country's first female premier later in the day. Follow our live coverage: reut.rs/3WMijLN
"My fight is peaceful, but profound: I believe that no society can develop sustainably without truth and equity." - Rova, 23, Madagascan student based in Malaysia
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
The Gen-Z Movement: This is why we’re risking our lives to protest
Across the world, a number of young people – known as the Gen Z movement – are taking to the streets and fighting for their rights.
www.amnesty.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
"My fight is peaceful, but profound: I believe that no society can develop sustainably without truth and equity." - Rova, 23, Madagascan student based in Malaysia
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
Justice et responsabilité en RDC| Amnesty club Kinshasa et la MONUSCO appellent à rompre le cycle de l’impunité www.sasastudio.net/36220-2-zbbz...
www.sasastudio.net
October 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Justice et responsabilité en RDC| Amnesty club Kinshasa et la MONUSCO appellent à rompre le cycle de l’impunité www.sasastudio.net/36220-2-zbbz...
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AUSTRALIA / PALESTINE: MUA Peace activist arrested near Gaza coast while Australia exports arms and military equipment to Israel www.mua.org.au/news/mua-pea...
MUA Peace activist arrested near Gaza coast while Australia exports arms and military equipment to Israel
MEDIA RELEASE 2 October 2025 MUA Peace Activist arrested near Gaza Coast while Australia exports arms and military equipment to Israel The Maritime Union of Australia has condemned in the strongest te...
www.mua.org.au
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
AUSTRALIA / PALESTINE: MUA Peace activist arrested near Gaza coast while Australia exports arms and military equipment to Israel www.mua.org.au/news/mua-pea...
"In South Africa, this means tackling the legacies of apartheid: land inequality, economic exclusion and segregated living spaces. These cannot be resolved through efficiency alone. They require redistribution and restructuring."
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Zille’s attitude is one of colonial denial hiding behind the mask of efficiency
The politics of the DA leader, who is a mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, one that manages inequality rather than transforms it
mg.co.za
September 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"In South Africa, this means tackling the legacies of apartheid: land inequality, economic exclusion and segregated living spaces. These cannot be resolved through efficiency alone. They require redistribution and restructuring."
mg.co.za/thought-lead...
mg.co.za/thought-lead...
3 months after the re-arrest of Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, @amnesty.org calls for her immediate release. “Rwanda’s persistent political persecution of those with differing opinions has gone on for too long..." #Rwanda #VictoireIngabire
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Rwanda: Authorities must immediately release Victoire Ingabire
Ingabire was arrested on 19 June. The Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) has linked her arrest to alleged subversion.
www.amnesty.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
3 months after the re-arrest of Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, @amnesty.org calls for her immediate release. “Rwanda’s persistent political persecution of those with differing opinions has gone on for too long..." #Rwanda #VictoireIngabire
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
‘I’m from where you learn to run before you can walk’: the comic strip artist telling the story of #DRC’s conflict
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘I’m from where you learn to run before you can walk’: the comic strip artist telling the story of DRC’s conflict
Edizon Musavuli uses his art to depict the daily struggles and constant insecurity of living in the rebel-occupied city of Goma
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
‘I’m from where you learn to run before you can walk’: the comic strip artist telling the story of #DRC’s conflict
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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The Trump administration ordered a famous Civil War-era war image removed from a National Park Service site in Georgia as it moves to promote what it considers a more positive view of slavery.
September 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Trump administration ordered a famous Civil War-era war image removed from a National Park Service site in Georgia as it moves to promote what it considers a more positive view of slavery.
#Rwanda-backed rebels parade new recruits raising questions over Congo peace deal #M23 #DRCongo #DRC
apnews.com/article/cong...
apnews.com/article/cong...
Rwanda-backed rebels parade new recruits raising questions over Congo peace deal
A military parade by the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has raised concerns over an impending peace deal between Congo and Rwanda.
apnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#Rwanda-backed rebels parade new recruits raising questions over Congo peace deal #M23 #DRCongo #DRC
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BREAKING: A UN inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
All eyes are now on the UK Government who must stop indulging in genocide denial.
It must fulfil its legal and moral responsibility by taking immediate, decisive steps to prevent and punish genocide.
All eyes are now on the UK Government who must stop indulging in genocide denial.
It must fulfil its legal and moral responsibility by taking immediate, decisive steps to prevent and punish genocide.
September 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
BREAKING: A UN inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
All eyes are now on the UK Government who must stop indulging in genocide denial.
It must fulfil its legal and moral responsibility by taking immediate, decisive steps to prevent and punish genocide.
All eyes are now on the UK Government who must stop indulging in genocide denial.
It must fulfil its legal and moral responsibility by taking immediate, decisive steps to prevent and punish genocide.
Incredible body of work on climate justice emerging from @amnesty.org regional office. Climate-induced mass displacement is not just a challenge of tomorrow, it’s a crisis of today.
Join the conversation our webinar on #LossAndDamage.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d7195d...
Join the conversation our webinar on #LossAndDamage.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d7195d...
August 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Incredible body of work on climate justice emerging from @amnesty.org regional office. Climate-induced mass displacement is not just a challenge of tomorrow, it’s a crisis of today.
Join the conversation our webinar on #LossAndDamage.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d7195d...
Join the conversation our webinar on #LossAndDamage.
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d7195d...
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“They said we would die”
@amnesty.org new briefing exposes grave abuses in North & South Kivu, DRC.
Gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army (FARDC).
Many may amount to war crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org new briefing exposes grave abuses in North & South Kivu, DRC.
Gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army (FARDC).
Many may amount to war crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
DRC: Warring factions in eastern DRC commit horrific abuses including gang rapes, summary executions and abductions
Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups backed by the Congolese army, have gang raped women and committed widespread human rights abuses aga...
www.amnesty.org
August 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“They said we would die”
@amnesty.org new briefing exposes grave abuses in North & South Kivu, DRC.
Gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army (FARDC).
Many may amount to war crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org new briefing exposes grave abuses in North & South Kivu, DRC.
Gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army (FARDC).
Many may amount to war crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org briefing on abuses in eastern #DRC, “They said we would die” documents gang rapes by all parties to the conflict, attacks on hospitals, torture and intimidation, enforced disappearances, and summary executions by M23.
#6MillionVoices for #Justice4Congo
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
#6MillionVoices for #Justice4Congo
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
DRC: Warring factions in eastern DRC commit horrific abuses including gang rapes, summary executions and abductions
Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups backed by the Congolese army, have gang raped women and committed widespread human rights abuses aga...
www.amnesty.org
August 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
@amnesty.org briefing on abuses in eastern #DRC, “They said we would die” documents gang rapes by all parties to the conflict, attacks on hospitals, torture and intimidation, enforced disappearances, and summary executions by M23.
#6MillionVoices for #Justice4Congo
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
#6MillionVoices for #Justice4Congo
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Reflections on the African Commission’s Resolution 627 on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A striking contrast between the ACHPR and UNHRC resolutions on the DRC. A long long way for African solutions for African problems slogan.
www.ejiltalk.org/reflexions-o...
A striking contrast between the ACHPR and UNHRC resolutions on the DRC. A long long way for African solutions for African problems slogan.
www.ejiltalk.org/reflexions-o...
Reflexions on the African Commission’s Resolution 627 on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Introduction This article offers a critical analysis of the uniqueness, legal significance, and silences in Resolution 627 on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) adopt...
www.ejiltalk.org
July 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Reflections on the African Commission’s Resolution 627 on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A striking contrast between the ACHPR and UNHRC resolutions on the DRC. A long long way for African solutions for African problems slogan.
www.ejiltalk.org/reflexions-o...
A striking contrast between the ACHPR and UNHRC resolutions on the DRC. A long long way for African solutions for African problems slogan.
www.ejiltalk.org/reflexions-o...
#DRC: Peace deal with #Rwanda fails to address serious crimes
“When human rights abusers are not investigated and held to account, it leads to a vicious cycle of abuses in which civilians pay the price. This must stop for security to be sustainable.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
“When human rights abusers are not investigated and held to account, it leads to a vicious cycle of abuses in which civilians pay the price. This must stop for security to be sustainable.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
DRC: Peace deal with Rwanda fails to address serious crimes committed in eastern DRC
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.
www.amnesty.org
July 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
#DRC: Peace deal with #Rwanda fails to address serious crimes
“When human rights abusers are not investigated and held to account, it leads to a vicious cycle of abuses in which civilians pay the price. This must stop for security to be sustainable.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
“When human rights abusers are not investigated and held to account, it leads to a vicious cycle of abuses in which civilians pay the price. This must stop for security to be sustainable.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Trump's budget-busting bill...
Sure, it adds trillions to the national debt, but it transfers funds away from the poor, who already have too much money, to the rich, who desperately need money.
Can't see anything wrong there.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Sure, it adds trillions to the national debt, but it transfers funds away from the poor, who already have too much money, to the rich, who desperately need money.
Can't see anything wrong there.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
US: Budget Would Benefit Wealthiest at Expense of Rights
The budget reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate today would extend tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the country’s wealthiest families while reducing spending on health and ot...
www.hrw.org
July 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Trump's budget-busting bill...
Sure, it adds trillions to the national debt, but it transfers funds away from the poor, who already have too much money, to the rich, who desperately need money.
Can't see anything wrong there.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Sure, it adds trillions to the national debt, but it transfers funds away from the poor, who already have too much money, to the rich, who desperately need money.
Can't see anything wrong there.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired
www.theguardian.com
June 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
@amnesty.org calls on the @nba.com to review its partnership with #Rwanda.
“What more will it take to persuade Commissioner Silver to review whether the NBA’s relationship with Rwanda is in line with its human rights responsibilities? - @kahixo.bsky.social
#DRC
www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
“What more will it take to persuade Commissioner Silver to review whether the NBA’s relationship with Rwanda is in line with its human rights responsibilities? - @kahixo.bsky.social
#DRC
www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
NBA Must Review its Partnership with Rwanda Amid M23 Atrocities in Democratic Republic of Congo
The NBA should review its partnership with Rwanda due to severe human rights abuses currently being committed by the Rwanda-backed M23 group in eastern DRC.
www.amnestyusa.org
June 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
@amnesty.org calls on the @nba.com to review its partnership with #Rwanda.
“What more will it take to persuade Commissioner Silver to review whether the NBA’s relationship with Rwanda is in line with its human rights responsibilities? - @kahixo.bsky.social
#DRC
www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
“What more will it take to persuade Commissioner Silver to review whether the NBA’s relationship with Rwanda is in line with its human rights responsibilities? - @kahixo.bsky.social
#DRC
www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
"Institute an independent judicial commission of inquiry for prompt, transparent and impartial investigation into the death of Mr Mjwang" - the ACHPR demands
#Kenya #JusticeForAlbertOjwang
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#Kenya #JusticeForAlbertOjwang
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The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights deplores the death in Custody of Mr. Albert Omondi Ojwang in the Republic of Kenya
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) follows with deep concern reports on the death in police custody of Mr.
achpr.au.int
June 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Institute an independent judicial commission of inquiry for prompt, transparent and impartial investigation into the death of Mr Mjwang" - the ACHPR demands
#Kenya #JusticeForAlbertOjwang
achpr.au.int/en/news/pres...
#Kenya #JusticeForAlbertOjwang
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ICYMI the US is sending people who have been convicted of various crimes to South Sudan, even though the people in question are not South Sudanese. After a judge issued an injunction, the people of various nationalities are living in a container in Djibouti. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE officers stuck in Djibouti shipping container with deported migrants
The ICE officers and deportees are sick and stranded in a metal shipping container in the East African nation of Djibouti. They also face the threat of malaria and rocket attacks.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
ICYMI the US is sending people who have been convicted of various crimes to South Sudan, even though the people in question are not South Sudanese. After a judge issued an injunction, the people of various nationalities are living in a container in Djibouti. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
#DRC: Victims still waiting for justice, truth and reparations 25 years on from Kisangani war.
New briefing from @amnesty.org on the quest for accountability for crimes committed by Rwandan & Ugandan forces on Congolese soil. #Kisangani25
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
New briefing from @amnesty.org on the quest for accountability for crimes committed by Rwandan & Ugandan forces on Congolese soil. #Kisangani25
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Kisangani war victims await justice and reparations 25 years on
There has not been a single criminal investigation or trial since the bloody conflict between Rwandan and Ugandan forces
www.amnesty.org
June 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
#DRC: Victims still waiting for justice, truth and reparations 25 years on from Kisangani war.
New briefing from @amnesty.org on the quest for accountability for crimes committed by Rwandan & Ugandan forces on Congolese soil. #Kisangani25
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
New briefing from @amnesty.org on the quest for accountability for crimes committed by Rwandan & Ugandan forces on Congolese soil. #Kisangani25
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Will the United States deport people to Rwanda?
Why is #Rwanda keen on a relocation deal? How much does it stand to gain?
An excellent explainer ⤵️
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
Why is #Rwanda keen on a relocation deal? How much does it stand to gain?
An excellent explainer ⤵️
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
Will the United States deport people to Rwanda?
Kigali in talks to house migrant deportees from US, but rights groups worry such deals further endanger the vulnerable.
www.aljazeera.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Will the United States deport people to Rwanda?
Why is #Rwanda keen on a relocation deal? How much does it stand to gain?
An excellent explainer ⤵️
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
Why is #Rwanda keen on a relocation deal? How much does it stand to gain?
An excellent explainer ⤵️
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...