Amnesty International has recently released their 2007 report on Africa. Amnesty reports that the human rights situation remained precarious throughout the region in 2006. Armed conflict, under-development, extreme poverty, widespread corruption, inequitable distribution of resources, political repression, marginalization, ethnic and civil violence, and the HIV/AIDS pandemic have all contributed to the undermining of human rights throughout the region. While armed conflict on the whole decreased, many countries continue to be affected by it and as a result there are millions of refugees and internally displaced people. Extrajudicial executions, arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment is still occurring across the region.
Amnesty’s report provides further detailed information on armed conflicts, economic, social, and cultural rights, repression of dissenters, the death penalty, impunity, violence against women and girls, and regional institutions and human rights.
For the full report, please see:
Amnesty International – Amnesty International Report – May 2007
