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Violations documented in Sudan – such as rape and attacks targeting civilians – amount to war crimes, Amnesty says.

Amnesty International has accused Sudan’s warring factions of committing “extensive war crimes” including mass killing of civilians and rape and sexual slavery of women in their monthslong fighting to control the eastern African nation

Ousmane Sonko, President Macky Sall's fiercest critic, was on Monday charged with fomenting insurrection and his party dissolved, prompting clashes between protesters and police in which two people were reportedly killed.

Saridewi Djamani was handed a death penalty after being convicted of trafficking 30g of heroin in 2018

Saridewi Binte Djamani hanged despite outcry from rights groups including Amnesty International.

Saridewi Djamani, 45, was executed on Friday on drugs charges

Woman made to wash dead bodies in morgue as part of her punishment under strict regime

Country joins growing list of African nations free of capital punishment, but execution remains for high treason

Exclusive: Billions deployed since early 2021 in a move critics say is an attempt to distract from human rights record

A former government minister is investigated for corruption in Ghana. The inquiry comes after Cecilia Abena Dapaah reported her housekeeper for stealing a large sum of money, but prosecutors want to know where the money came from. Also in this edition: at least 30 people have been killed by a…

An Egyptian court has sentenced a rights activist to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019