Amnesty International is a collective of 10 million people who believe that outrage is not enough.
Human rights are the thread that sews communities together. Our shared needs and experiences unite us so that we can speak truth to power and demand our basic rights.
Hear from activists, campaigners and researchers across Africa who drive Amnesty forward in its quest for human rights and human dignity.
Learn about Amnesty International's work in Africa and what it means to be a human rights activist.
For more than three decades, civilians in the DRC have endured recurring wars, mass atrocities, sexual violence, displacement, and exploitation. Peace initiatives that do not confront impunity have repeatedly left perpetrators, command structures and illicit economic networks intact.
In this episode we discuss the human right situation in DRC, as well as the latest report, which documents how Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have exploited the Rubaya coltan mines in North Kivu and the Lomera gold-mining area in South Kivu.
And Amnesty’s major campaign 6 million Voices for Justice for Congo (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/drc-amnesty-international-launches-6-million-voices-for-justice-for-congo-campaign-in-renewed-push-for-accountability-for-crimes-under-international-law/).
Further reading;
Amnesty International launches “6 million Voices for Justice for Congo” (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/drc-amnesty-international-launches-6-million-voices-for-justice-for-congo-campaign-in-renewed-push-for-accountability-for-crimes-under-international-law/) campaign, in renewed push for accountability for crimes under international law.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/drc-amnesty-international-launches-6-million-voices-for-justice-for-congo-campaign-in-renewed-push-for-accountability-for-crimes-under-international-law/ (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/drc-amnesty-international-launches-6-million-voices-for-justice-for-congo-campaign-in-renewed-push-for-accountability-for-crimes-under-international-law/)
M23 abuses at artisanal mines and trafficking of gold and coltan to Rwanda, 21 September 2026. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/09/drc-m23-fighters-abused-miners-and-trafficked-gold-and-coltan-to-rwanda/ (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/09/drc-m23-fighters-abused-miners-and-trafficked-gold-and-coltan-to-rwanda/)
Authorities must end support for armed groups suspected of war crimes
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/drc-authorities-must-end-support-for-armed-group-suspected-of-war-crimes/ (https://www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/drc-authorities-must-end-support-for-armed-group-suspected-of-war-crimes/)
ADF abuses against civilians
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/05/drc-rampant-adf-abuses-against-civilians-war-crimes-which-the-world-must-not-continue-to-ignore-new-report/ (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/05/drc-rampant-adf-abuses-against-civilians-war-crimes-which-the-world-must-not-continue-to-ignore-new-report/)
M23 detention sites investigation, 27 May 2025. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/05/drc-m23-kill-torture-and-hold-civilians-hostage-at-detention-sites-new-investigation/ (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/05/drc-m23-kill-torture-and-hold-civilians-hostage-at-detention-sites-new-investigation/)
Amnesty International, M23 and Wazalendo abuses in eastern DRC, 20 August 2025. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/08/drc-warring-factions-in-eastern-drc-commit-horrific-abuses-including-gang-rapes-summary-executions-and-abductions/ (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/08/drc-warring-factions-in-eastern-drc-commit-horrific-abuses-including-gang-rapes-summary-executions-and-abductions/)
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, DRC Mapping Exercise Report, 2010. https://www.ohchr.org/en/countries/africa/2010-drc-mapping-report (https://www.ohchr.org/en/countries/africa/2010-drc-mapping-report)
TAKE ACTION
Support Justice and accountability in DRC.
Sign the petition (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/06/drc-amnesty-international-launches-6-million-voices-for-justice-for-congo-campaign-in-renewed-push-for-accountability-for-crimes-under-international-law/)
27 Aug 2026
Season 3, Episode 7
The Cost of Silence: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ethiopia.
Conflict-related sexual violence is one of the most devastating consequences of armed conflict. Beyond the immediate physical and psychological harm, survivors often face long-term consequences including trauma, stigma, displacement, loss of livelihoods, and barriers to justice.
Across Ethiopia’s different conflict settings, survivors, journalists, researchers, and human rights organisations have documented experiences of sexual violence.
Yet, despite this documentation, the issue often remains difficult to discuss publicly, and accountability remains a major challenge.
This episode seeks to explore not only what has happened, but also the systems around it: why survivors continue to struggle to access justice, why these violations often remain under-discussed, and what meaningful accountability and solidarity could look like.
Host by Mekdim Hailu Legesse
Panel
Professor Shakuntala Banaji, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Jordin Bezabih-Ethiopian women’s rights activist
Suad Nur- Amnesty International, Horn of Africa Campaigner.
Further reading:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/03/ethiopia-authorities-must-investigate-sexual-violence-summary-killings-and-torture-by-ola-fighters/ (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/03/ethiopia-authorities-must-investigate-sexual-violence-summary-killings-and-torture-by-ola-fighters/)
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/09/eritrean-soldiers-committed-war-crimes-and-possible-crimes-against-humanity-in-the-tigray-region-after-signing-of-agreement-to-end-hostilities/ (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/09/eritrean-soldiers-committed-war-crimes-and-possible-crimes-against-humanity-in-the-tigray-region-after-signing-of-agreement-to-end-hostilities/)
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/11/sexual-violence-in-northern-ethiopia/ (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/11/sexual-violence-in-northern-ethiopia/)
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/ethiopia-tigrayan-forces-murder-rape-and-pillage-in-attacks-on-civilians-in-amhara-towns/ (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/ethiopia-tigrayan-forces-murder-rape-and-pillage-in-attacks-on-civilians-in-amhara-towns/)
Ethiopia: “I don’t know if they realized I was a person”: Rape and sexual violence in the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia - Amnesty International (https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr25/4569/2021/en/)
Ethiopia: End extrajudicial Executions in Amhara region, bring perpetrators to justice - Amnesty International (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/02/ethiopia-end-extrajudicial-executions-in-amhara-region-bring-perpetrators-to-justice/)
24 Jun 2026
Season 3, Episode 6
What makes good policing? Where do citizens and the police differ? This episode explores policing and human rights in Africa.
Further reading
https://www.amnesty.nl/media/police-human-rights-programme
Who has been a guest on Amnesty in Africa
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
Deprose Muchena
Japhet Biegon
Agather Atuhaire
Jean Mobert Senga
Christian Rumu
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
43
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
0
Contact Amnesty in Africa
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Amnesty in Africa?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
