‘They are waiting for us to give up’: Activists face harassment and killings in campaign to protect rivers in Honduras
By Graciela Martínez González, campaigner at Amnesty International’s Latin America Regional Office. This piece was published in Newsweek en español When Honduras President Xiomara Castro took office in January 2022 […]
Israel must comply with key ICJ ruling to prevent genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Friday’s order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) could help protect against genocide in Gaza, said Amnesty International.
16 leading humanitarian and human rights organizations call to stop arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian armed groups
An Open Call to all UN Member States to stop fuelling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian life We, the undersigned organizations, call […]
Iran: Executions of Mohammad Ghobadlou and Farhad Salimimark plunge into new realms of cruelty
The Iranian authorities’ executions of Mohammad Ghobadlou and Farhad Salimimark after egregiously unfair trials mark a harrowing descent into new realms of cruelty, said Amnesty International today. On 23 January […]
Amnesty International condemns court decision regarding Wet’suwet’en, other Indigenous land defenders
The land defenders have been arbitrarily prosecuted for protecting the rights of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, Amnesty International says.
ICJ hearings over Israel’s alleged breaches of the Genocide Convention a vital step to help protect Palestinian civilians
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) proceedings on a South Africa legal case alleging that the state of Israel is breaching its obligations under the UN Genocide Convention could help […]
2023 was the hottest year on record, underscoring the severity of the climate crisis
The Copernicus Global Climate Report shows that global average temperatures in 2023 reached 14.98ºC, making it the hottest year on record.
Guatemala: Release of prisoner of conscience Virginia Laparra is a triumph against injustice
Jan 3, 2024 Following the decision of a judge in Guatemala City to authorize the immediate release of Virginia Laparra, former prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Impunity (FECI) […]
Chile: Indictment of Ricardo Yáñez, Mario Rozas and another senior Carabineros official is a milestone on the road to truth and justice
January 3, 2024 Amnesty International welcomes the indictment filed by the North Central Regional Prosecutor’s Office against three current and former senior commanders of Carabineros de Chile, for their alleged […]
Israel/OPT: Adoption of UN resolution to expedite humanitarian aid to Gaza an important but insufficient step
In response to the United Nations Security Council adoption of a compromise resolution calling for “urgent steps to immediately allow safe and unhindered and expanded humanitarian access” to Gaza and […]
Myanmar: Military should be investigated for war crimes in response to ‘Operation 1027’
Myanmar’s military has unlawfully killed, arbitrarily detained and stolen from civilians as it struggles to contain the heaviest outburst of armed resistance since the 2021 coup, Amnesty International said today. […]
Urgently investigate inhumane treatment and enforced disappearance of Palestinian detainees from Gaza
Amnesty International is deeply concerned for the fate and whereabouts of Palestinian detainees from the occupied Gaza Strip detained by Israeli forces amid reports of mass enforced disappearances. On 16 […]