On this #PressFredoomDay , Amnesty International reiterates it call for authorities in East and Southern Africa to release unlawfully detained journalists, stop targeting the press merely for doing its job, and end misuse of the justice system to silence journalists. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

Report Launch | The State Of The World Human Rights

Access to the #Right2Food was affected across the continent in 2023 Japheth Biegon, LLD.

IDS-UON University of Nairobi Amnesty Kenya Irũngũ Houghton Dr Elizabeth Kimani-Murage - #ZeroHunger!

'In 2023, African countries went out of their way to frustrate international and regional scrutiny of their human rights records' - Japheth Biegon, LLD #AIR24

20th anniversary of the AU Peace and Security Council this year is an opportunity for African states to recommit to protecting human rights ~ Japheth Biegon, LLD #AIR24 Amnesty Eastern Africa

'Democracy without the pulsating lifeblood of art is a hollow shell. Without the indomitable spirit of human rights and democratisation embodied by artists like Abdullah Ibrahim, on what anchor is democracy moored?”
Daily Maverick

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Japheth Biegon, LLD called for accountability for the crackdown on Anti-Corruption HRDs in African states: #journalists #whistleblowers #activists #CommunityLeaders and #CivilServants who play a vital, legitimate, and necessary role in the prevention and fight against corruption

Happy to see this published. Since writing this, there has been new developments. Last week the ICC announced the termination of proceedings against Mokom because 'circumstances regarding the availability of witnesses' meant that there was little chance of securing a conviction.

The Special Criminal Court Must Fill the Justice Gap Left by the ICC in Central African Republic
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📢 Opportunity: Amnesty International’s International Justice in Africa fellowship

The fellowship is open to young African professionals (early to mid-career practitioners and scholars) based in Africa to work on international justice issues and mechanisms

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International Justice in Africa Fellowship
Deadline: Aug 17
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The second edition of the International Justice in Africa Fellowship is here! Are you a young African interested in international justice? Here's a great opportunity for you. Apply.
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Job alert: Amnesty is recruiting for a global researcher/advisor focused on the right to health.

An excellent opportunity. Please apply or share!
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It’s the Day of the African Child.

Commitment to action is an individual and collective responsibility.

We must promote and protect children's rights, and preserve their innocence in this digital era.

#AfricaFitForChildren
#DAC2023
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#ThoughtOfTheDay : 'We must keep moving,' says Martin Luther King Jr.

Amnesty International Ghana has successfully launched the Amnesty International Death Sentences and Executions report highlighting the cruel use of the death penalty in the world.

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Genevieve Partington

#AbolishtheDeathPenalty
#abolitionNow .

#75ACHPR la African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights revoit en ce moment le rapport de la République du Sénégal. ISHR en français Adélaïde ETONG Amnesty West & Central Africa Présidence Sénégal Japheth Biegon, LLD Open Society-Africa Mariam Sawadogo LENOBE (Leaving No One Behind) Bruno HADEN DefendDefenders

#75ACHPR La constitution Sénégalaise accorde aux députés une immunité parlementaire qui peut être levée en cas de crimes & flagrant délit. Ils peuvent ainsi être jugés comme des citoyens ordinaires.African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights ISHR en français CADHP - PRESIDENT - ACHPR Amnesty West & Central Africa Japheth Biegon, LLD Joseph Bikanda Adélaïde ETONG

#75ACHPR CADHP - PRESIDENT - ACHPR a invité la délégation sénégalaise à fournir une mise à jour de l'état de l'avancement du processus relatif à l'adoption de la loi sur les #DDH au Sénégal.ISHR en français Présidence Sénégal Agir ensemble pour les droits humains Philippe Morié Joseph Bikanda Amnesty West & Central Africa Japheth Biegon, LLD Bruno HADEN Xavière Prugnard

State non-cooperation and failure of international criminal tribunals to ensure release threaten the legitimacy of international justice.

By Chuka Arinze-Onyia, @Amnesty International’s International Justice in Africa Fellow Amnesty West & Central Africa

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Democracy is the river in which human rights swim✊🏾