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USA: Biden Administration refusal to stop weapons to Israel ‘unconscionable’

‘It is unconscionable that the Biden administration continues to ignore the facts on the ground to avoid implementing US law and keep the weapons flowing’ - Paul O’Brien In response to US Secretary of...

Denmark: New Report - Mass surveillance and discrimination in automated welfare state

‘The way the Danish automated welfare system operates is eroding individual privacy and undermining human dignity.’ - Hellen Mukiri-Smith People are unwillingly and unknowingly forfeiting their right...

UK/Peru: Victims of lethal state repression arrive in London to commence international delegation for justice

Yovanna Mendoza and Mario Ilaquita, whose family members were among the 50 people killed by police and military during the 2022-2023 protests, have arrived in London ‘The Peruvian president and...

Men's World Cup: FIFA should halt selection process for 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia

World football governing body should also demand a credible human rights strategy from Morocco, Portugal and Spain FIFA appears to have assisted Saudi Arabia by limiting the scope of a recent Clifford...

COP29: 'Alarming' footage shows danger of hosting climate summit in Azerbaijan

‘Just as we saw with the UAE last year, the event’s hosts have an agenda that is at serious odds with climate justice’ - Marta Schaaf Responding to a Global Witness investigation that appears to show...

Libya: Government must scrap plans for 'dangerous escalation' of restrictions against women and girls

Minister announces measures for compulsory veiling for girls as young as nine Authorities must drop plans for wider crackdown on ‘morality’ grounds, which would further entrench discrimination ‘The...

COP 29: Huge increase in climate finance needed to achieve urgent change

Amnesty delegates are available for interview at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan from Saturday 9 - Sunday 24 November UNFCCC must do much more than in UAE and Egypt to protect the rights of everyone taking...

USA: Amnesty vows to 'fight for human rights' during Trump's second term

Trump’s first presidency saw bigotry, xenophobia and white supremacist rhetoric Biden presidency’s final weeks should include commuting federal death sentences, rescinding the asylum ban and border...

Ethiopia: Arbitary detention of thousands in Amhara region must end now

Makeshift detention camps across the Amhara region have been filled with thousands of civilians since September Security forces have described mass detention campaign as ‘law enforcement, to stabilise...

Mali: Drone strike deaths must be investigated as a war crime

Strikes occurred in Inadiafatane, in the Timbuktu region in northern Mali At least eight people were killed – including six children – and 15 injured ‘Drone strikes must clearly distinguish between...