Angola + 1 more
Millions of people in southern Angola are facing an existential threat as drought aggravated by climate change continues to ravage the region, Amnesty International said today. The organization...
Protests by the families of victims of the deadly Beirut Port explosion are a stark reminder that justice is yet to be met, Amnesty International said today. Lebanese authorities have failed to hold...
Libya + 2 more
Libya: Horrific violations in detention highlight Europe’s shameful role in forced returns Fresh evidence of harrowing violations, including sexual violence, against men, women and children...
Europe/Afghanistan: European countries must heed Afghan call to halt returns Responding to a statement by the Afghanistan Ministry for Refugees and Repatriations calling on European countries to...
Responding to the UN Security Council vote passing a resolution renewing authorization of the Bab al-Hawa crossing point for the delivery of UN cross-border humanitarian aid from Turkey to north-west...
Les organisations de la société civile soussignées écrivent pour exprimer notre grave préoccupation face aux mauvais traitements généralisés, illégaux et même parfois graves infligés aux migrants aux...
The undersigned civil society organizations write to express our grave concern about widespread, unlawful, and sometimes severe mistreatment of migrants at and around international borders around the...
TO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are...
More than a million people in north-west Syria risk being cut off from food, water, Covid-19 vaccines and life-saving medication if the UN Security Council (UNSC) does not renew authorization for UN...
Netherlands + 3 more
Amnesty International submits this document in advance the adoption of the List of Issues Prior to Reporting for the eighth periodic report of the Netherlands by the UN Committee Against Torture (the...
Sweeping arrests targeting Palestinian activists Unlawful use of force against Palestinian protesters Torture of Palestinian detainees Failure to protect Palestinians from planned attacks by groups...
Philippines + 2 more
In this statement, delivered at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on 22 June, Amnesty urged the UN and its member states to address alleged crimes against humanity and serious human rights...
Greece + 2 more
Greece: Pushbacks and violence against refugees and migrants are de facto border policy Amnesty International reveals new evidence of torture, ill-treatment and illegal pushbacks of refugees and...
Canada: Abuse, Discrimination in Immigration Detention Canada incarcerates thousands of people, including those with disabilities, on immigration-related grounds every year in often abusive...
- Aung San Suu Kyi faces seven charges and decades in prison as the UN General Assembly sets to vote on a landmark resolution on Myanmar. - Since the coup, more than 800 civilians including 58...
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) 10 June 2021 Your Excellency, We, the undersigned human rights...
USA + 4 more
RESUMEN EJECUTIVO Al igual que la población adulta, los niños y niñas tienen el derecho humano universal de solicitar y recibir asilo en caso de persecución. Con frecuencia, se persigue a los niños y...
USA + 4 more
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Children, just like adults, have the universal human right to seek and enjoy asylum from harm. Unaccompanied migrant children are often targeted precisely because they are...
The Israeli authorities’ decision to shut down the Palestinian Health Work Committees (HWC) will have catastrophic consequences for the health needs of Palestinians across the Occupied Palestinian...
The undersigned organizations express our concern over the increase in criminalization in Guatemala as a strategy to frighten and intimidate those who play significant roles in the fight against...