Sudan: Give UN Fact-Finding Mission a Chance
By Sarah Jackson In October 2023, the UN rights body voted to establish a much-needed independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, yet four months later, it is still woefully underfunded, understaffed, and […]
Hong Kong: Transgender activist Lai Ke must not be deported to mainland China
A Chinese transgender activist due to be released tomorrow after serving a prison sentence in Hong Kong will be at grave risk of persecution if she is deported to mainland […]
Egypt: Human Rights Group and its Director Threatened and Smeared Following Reports on Gaza Border Activity
The Egyptian authorities and affiliated groups have responded to recent reporting by the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, an Egyptian human rights group with a focus on Egypt’s militarized North […]
Israel defying ICJ ruling to prevent genocide by failing to allow adequate humanitarian aid to reach Gaza
One month after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered “immediate and effective measures” to protect Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip from the risk of genocide by ensuring sufficient […]
Ethiopia: End extrajudicial Executions in Amhara region, bring perpetrators to justice
Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) extrajudicially executed civilians in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara regional state, and in some cases denied family members the right to bury their loved […]
Afghanistan: Taliban must halt all executions and abolish death penalty
Responding to the double public executions by the Taliban yesterday, Livia Saccardi, Amnesty International’s interim Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “We oppose all executions as a violation of […]
Russia: Authorities must release Aleksei Navalny’s body and allow access for an independent investigation into the cause of his death
Responding to the reports that Aleksei Navalny’s mother has been told her son’s body will not be released except for a secret burial, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: […]
Feminist organizations oppose Premier Smith’s reckless proposed restrictions on the rights, freedoms, and medical care of trans youth and their families
February 15, 2024 – We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the Government of Alberta’s planned changes to gender-affirming care, education, and sports in the province. These changes amount to an attack […]
Pierre Poilievre’s comments about trans women ‘a dangerous distraction,’ Amnesty International Canada says
Pierre Poilievre, the federal Opposition leader, made comments targeting the rights of trans women at a press event in Kitchener, Ont.
India: The price of protest must not be death
Responding to the death of the 22- year-old farmer Shubhkaran Singh during the ‘Dilli Chalo’ Farmers’ march, Aakar Patel, chair of board at Amnesty International India, said: “The death of […]
Justice for Ukraine means accountability for all crimes committed by Russia since 2014
There can be no justice for Ukrainians without full accountability for all crimes committed by Russia since its military intervention in 2014, Amnesty International said today, on the second anniversary […]
DRC: Authorities must protect and assist civilians as fighting intensifies
Following intensified fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between the Congolese army and fighters of the Movement of 23 March (M23), Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director […]