Chow Hang-tung wins 2023 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
Imprisoned human rights lawyer and labour rights advocate Chow Hang-tung was awarded the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights by the South Korean May 18 Memorial Foundation in May 2023. The […]
Remembering Tiananmen Square: the hidden history of China’s protest movement
On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops shot dead hundreds, if not thousands, of people who had taken to the streets in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to call for political […]
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Iran: International community must take bold action to prevent the execution of three tortured protesters
Responding to fears over the imminent execution in Iran of three protesters – Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi – from Esfahan after state media broadcast their forced “confessions” […]
Amnesty International urges social security protection for all
Amnesty International is calling this week for social security to be made available to everyone worldwide after a series of crises exposed huge gaps in state support and protection systems, […]
Sudan: UN Human Rights Council’s special session on Sudan should establish an investigative mechanism
Responding to news that the United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Sudan on 11 May 2023 to discuss the impact of the ongoing conflict in […]
World Press Freedom Day: Press in the line of fire in Peru
Journalists in Peru have reported more than 170 incidents of aggression since the state started cracking down on protests in December 2022.
Dominican Republic: Pegasus spyware discovered on prominent journalist’s phone
A high-profile woman journalist in the Dominican Republic has been targeted with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, in the first confirmed case in the country, Amnesty International reveals in a new […]
Israel/OPT: Israeli authorities are using facial recognition technology to entrench apartheid
The Israeli authorities are using an experimental facial recognition system known as Red Wolf to track Palestinians and automate harsh restrictions on their freedom of movement, Amnesty International said today. […]
Sudan: New conflict escalation exacerbates 20 years of suffering for civilians in Darfur
As the escalation in violence between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) spreads throughout Sudan, civilians in Darfur continue to suffer due to the country’s […]
Uganda: President Museveni must veto draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Amnesty International is calling the Ugandan legislature’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill “one of the most extreme anti-LGBTI laws in the world.”
Nicaragua: A continuum of repression and systematic human rights violations under the Ortega-Murillo government
Nicaragua’s human rights crisis persists five years after the government cracked down on peaceful protests against social security reforms.