President Ndayishimiye’s government has unleashed wave of repression dashing early hopes of reform With elections due next year, authorities must build on last week’s release of journalist Floriane...

Rohingya men, women and children are being killed and vestiges of Rohingya history and identity are being eroded Bangladesh’s new interim government should prioritise protection of Rohingya refugees...

Responding to a Government announcement on new immigration and border security measures, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme Director at Amnesty International UK, said: “It’s...

Responding to the release of Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Sarah Jackson said: “While we welcome the release...

New consultation with 150 members of Afghan civil society shows women and others feeling ignored by the international community Taliban continue to commit human rights violations against the Afghan...

In response to the announcement that the U.S. State Department has approved new weapons sales to the Israeli government totalling $20 billion, Nadia Daar, Amnesty International USA’s Chief Strategy...

Hindus, Ahmadis and other minority communities have been targeted since Sheikh Hasina’s resignation ‘Revenge culture’ needs to end - Babu Ram Pant Responding to a statement yesterday from the interim...

Despite court ruling, Ecuadorian government continues to allow dangerous flaring as it seeks to maintain oil production Ecuadorian Amazon has become an ‘oil sacrifice zone’ with marginalised...

As far-right violence threaten people of colour, leading charities warn the UK is failing international human rights obligations on race Racist and Islamophobic violence unfolding on the streets of...

Anti-racism march to Belfast City Hall ‘This week of shame must be a wake-up call for our politicians and the police. There must be zero tolerance for racism’ – Patrick Corrigan Patrick Corrigan...