MOROCCO/WESTERN SAHARA: Investigate Violations Against Raped Activist
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 33/21, UPDATE 3 HERE Sultana Khaya, an activist for Sahrawis’ right to self-determination and her family have been under a de facto house arrest since […]
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Member Perspectives on IWD: Reflections on the Anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shootings and Ongoing Attacks on Asian Women
Content Warning: Anti-Asian racism and hate crimes, (sexual) gender-based violence, gun violence, death Note: ‘Asian’ is often misused to refer to only people of East Asian descent, reinforcing a monolith […]
International Women’s Day: Dramatic deterioration in respect for women’s rights and gender equality must be decisively reversed
Alarming assaults on women’s rights around the world in 2021/22. Legal protections dismantled, and women human rights defenders now at unprecedented risk. Protection and promotion of women’s and girls’ […]
Afghanistan: Global petition calls on international community to stop the Taliban’s suppression of women’s and girls’ rights
More than 80,000 global supporters and activists have signed a petition calling on the international community to urgently stand up for women’s rights in Afghanistan and hold the Taliban accountable […]
Reflections on International Women’s Day 2022
As we celebrate the continued accomplishments of women in our communities, heavy on our minds are the enduring challenges for women in all areas of our societies. In the past […]
Dignified justice for women human rights defenders in Mexico
By Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s Americas Director 31 January 2021 On 19 October 2001, the human rights defender Digna Ochoa was killed in her offices in Mexico City. The heinous […]
Afghanistan: Survivors of gender-based violence abandoned following Taliban takeover – new research
Essential services for women and girl survivors of gender-based violence in Afghanistan have been decimated following the Taliban’s takeover of the country, Amnesty International said today. In 26 new interviews, […]
Afghanistan: Women call on the international community to support women’s rights amid ongoing Taliban suppression
The international community must stand by its long-term commitment to support women’s rights in Afghanistan, said Amnesty International, ahead of a new campaign highlighting the achievements of 16 remarkable Afghan […]
World Day Against the Death Penalty: Women on death row face despicable discrimination
Women on death row have, in many cases, been denied justice for the prolonged physical and sexual violence and abuse they have suffered, which preceded and triggered the offences for […]
Mexico: Failings in investigations of feminicides in the State of Mexico violate women’s rights to life, physical safety and access to justice
Investigations by the State of Mexico Attorney General’s Office into feminicides preceded by disappearances are seriously flawed due to the inaction and negligence of the authorities leading to evidence being […]
Ethiopia: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray conflict – new report
Forces aligned to the Ethiopian government subjected hundreds of women and girls to sexual violence Rape and sexual slavery constitute war crimes, and may amount to crimes against humanity Women […]
Saudi Arabia: Release women human rights defenders now!
Since May 2018, authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested some of the country’s most prominent women human rights defenders. These courageous activists have peacefully advocated for the right of women […]