Pakistan: Government must stop ignoring global calls to halt unlawful deportation of Afghan refugees
Reacting to the announcement by the newly elected Government of Pakistan to expand and expedite its plans to unlawfully deport Afghan refugees in the country after the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr […]
Iran executes 853 people in eight-year high amid relentless repression and renewed ‘war on drugs’
Robust international action is urgently needed to halt a horrifying surge in executions that saw Iran’s prisons transformed into sites of mass killings in 2023, said Amnesty International. In a […]
Time is running out for international action to protect civilians and prevent atrocity crimes in Rafah, as UN Security Council resolution is ignored
A week since the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, and days since the International Court of Justice issued additional provisional measures in South Africa’s genocide […]
Torture-Free Trade Treaty: New film highlights devastating impact less-lethal weapons are having on protesters globally
Amnesty International is launching a powerful film showing the devastating impact less-lethal weapons are having on protesters globally, with many suffering life-long injuries and permanent disabilities. The new film, which […]
Israel/OPT: Palestinian human rights defender is released
Munther Amira, a Palestinian human rights advocate and social worker, was released from administrative detention on February 29. He had been detained at Ofer Military Prison in the occupied West […]
UN Special Rapporteur report on Gaza provides crucial evidence that must spur international action to prevent genocide
Amnesty International welcomes the new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, which concludes there are “reasonable grounds […]
UK: High Court adjournment of appeal leaves Julian Assange and all media workers in limbo
Reacting to the UK High Court’s decision to adjourn Julian Assange’s permission to appeal his extradition to the United States, Simon Crowther, Legal Adviser at Amnesty International, said: “The High […]
Russia: Truth and justice for victims of Crocus City Hall attack incompatible with torture of suspects
Reacting to an armed group’s attack on March 22 on the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Moscow’s outskirts, which left at least 137 people dead and hundreds injured in […]
UN resolution must pave way for enduring ceasefire to alleviate mass suffering in Gaza
Responding to the UN Security Council’s adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire “for the duration of the month of Ramadan leading to a lasting sustainable ceasefire” as […]
Canada: Consideration of UPR Reports at HRC 55
The following oral statement was submitted for Item 6 Consideration of UPR Reports: Canada at the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council on March 25, 2024. Mr. President, Amnesty […]
Article 23: 10 things you need to know about Hong Kong’s new security law
The Hong Kong government has passed new national security legislation – known as Article 23 – that will severely undermine human rights in the city. Here are 10 key facts […]
Canada: All 10 provinces to end immigration detention in jails
Newfoundland and Labrador is the latest of Canada’s provinces to announce it will stop holding migrants detained on immigration-only grounds.