The current forced displacement of almost 2 million Palestinians and mass destruction of civilian property and infrastructure in the occupied Gaza Strip puts a spotlight on Israel’s appalling record of displacing Palestinians and its ongoing refusal to respect their right to return for the last 76...

By Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International The Dominican Republic is holding its presidential elections in May. Against that backdrop, a review of each of the nine candidates’ plans for government raises serious concern given the absence of a serious and robust perspective on human...

Reacting to the final adoption of the restrictive “foreign influence” bill by the Parliament of Georgia, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “Today Georgia’s governing party bulldozed through this harmful law, which tramples on the human...

Responding to the death of Netiporn ‘Bung’ Sanesangkhom, a Thai pro-democracy activist who passed away today after a prolonged hunger strike in detention, Amnesty International Thailand Director Piyanut Kotsan said: “Amnesty International expresses its deepest condolences following the death of...

Nikole Yanez is a computer scientist by training, and a human rights defender from Honduras. She is passionate about feminism, the impact of the internet and protecting activists. She was first drawn to human rights through her work as a reporter with a local community radio station. After...

The Moroccan state is failing to meet its obligations to ensure accessible, affordable and good quality sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, forcing women and girls into dangerous situations and violating their human rights, said Amnesty International today. A new report...

The criminalization of abortion in Morocco has devastating consequences for women and girls. The threat of imprisonment creates a climate of fear, driving women and girls to resort to dangerous methods to end unwanted pregnancies, including those resulting from rape. These methods, which often...

Reacting to news that Nigeria’s oil industry regulator is prepared to offer a fast-track sales approvals process for oil companies wanting to sell their businesses in the country, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International Nigeria Director, said: “With Shell currently seeking regulatory approval for the...

Ahmad Fahim Azimi and Seddiqullah Afghan, activists working with the education organization Fekre Behtar, were arbitrarily arrested at their office in Karta Char, Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, by the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) District 40, on 17 October 2023. While...

The convictions of those responsible for and complicit in the murder of Honduran human rights defender Berta Cáceres have yet to be confirmed. Amnesty International calls on the Honduran state to ensure that truth and independent and impartial justice for her family and loved ones is guaranteed...

Responding to renewed unlawful use of force by police against peaceful protesters in Tbilisi following parliament’s decision to approve “foreign influence” legislation in Georgia, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “As the Georgian...