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Myanmar: First executions in decades mark atrocious escalation in state repression

Responding to reports that Myanmar’s military authorities have carried out executions for the first time since the late 1980s, Amnesty...

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Myanmar: Military’s use of banned landmines in Kayah State amounts to war crimes

Inherently indiscriminate landmines kill and injure civilians Military laid landmines in homes, on farming lands and on church grounds Myanmar...

AFTER COUP, MYANMAR MILITARY PUTS CHOKEHOLD ON PEOPLE’S BASIC NEEDS

Food and medical supplies restricted in areas where the military has indiscriminately attacked civilian populations Local aid workers and volunteer...

Ethiopia: New wave of atrocities in Western Tigray

International investigations, access to detainees key to deter further abuses Amhara security forces are responsible for a surge of mass...

Myanmar: Unbridled destruction of freedoms as Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced

In response to the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns...

A Taliban fighter stands guard as Afghan women shout slogans during an anti-Pakistan protest rally, near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul on September 7, 2021. - The Taliban on September 7, 2021 fired shots into the air to disperse crowds who had gathered for an anti-Pakistan rally in the capital, the latest protest since the hardline Islamist movement swept to power last month. (Photo by Hoshang Hashimi / AFP) (Photo by HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images)

Crisis and Tactical Round-Up Fall 2021: Focus on Afghanistan

Afghanistan Afghanistan is at risk of losing the human rights gains made in the last 20 years. Amnesty was among...

Myanmar: Human Rights Defender Faces 3 Years in Prison

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 87/21 HERE Prominent human rights defender, Thin Thin Aung is facing three years in prison over materials...

Myanmar: As Aung San Suu Kyi goes on trial, ASEAN indecision enabling military rampage

Aung San Suu Kyi faces seven charges and decades in prison as the UN General Assembly sets to vote on...

Myanmar: UN Security Council must urgently impose arms embargo

Amnesty International joins call for #NotOneBulletMore with over 200 organizations The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must immediately impose a...

Myanmar: Military under ‘major pressure’ as steel giant cuts ties

Responding to reports that South Korean steel giant POSCO will end the steel venture its Myanmar subsidiary shares with military-owned...

Myanmar: Five-year-old among almost 100 killed by security forces

Responding to reports that at least 91 people, including a five-year-old boy, were killed by Myanmar security forces across the...

Myanmar: UN resolution ups pressure on military and business partners

Responding to the adoption of a resolution on Myanmar by consensus at the UN Human Rights Council, Amnesty International’s Representative...

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