Algerian authorities must reverse the decision to dissolve the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH), an independent, 38-year-old group, over politically motivated allegations and allow it to operate freely and legally, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said...

Thai authorities have arrested, prosecuted, surveilled and intimidated child protesters for taking part in unprecedented mass demonstrations, Amnesty International said today, as it called for charges to be dropped and an end to any harassment discouraging children from joining protests. Amnesty...

“We Are Reclaiming Our Future” examines key human rights issues and obstacles impeding children’s full enjoyment of their right to peaceful assembly for in the context of nationwide demonstrations across Thailand between 2020 and 2022. Amnesty International found that children continued...

Ahead of North Korea’s apparent preparations for a military parade in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “As the capital Pyongyang prepares for an ostentatious military parade, more than 40%...

Responding to the demolition of homes and businesses in Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag and Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir that are ongoing since 4 February, Aakar Patel, chair of board for Amnesty International India said: “The ongoing demolitions appear to be an extension of the brutal human rights...

In the new report published today, Curaçao: Little improvement in Protection of Venezuelans, Amnesty International has found that the situation of Venezuelans seeking protection in Curaçao has not substantially improved since it published the report Still no Safety in 2021. Despite the small steps...

Instagram, TikTok and other social media have become daily fixtures in the lives of children and young people around the world, with 59% of young people surveyed by Amnesty International now spending more than two hours of their average day on social media. Yet research on young people’s...

Amnesty International would like to bring to your attention a recent report we published on the human rights impacts of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis in advance of the adoption of the List of Issues at the 86th session by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Sri Lanka:...

Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to submit brief observations to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) to inform the draft Statement on non-state actors and enforced disappearances and, on the specific question of whether acts under Article 3 of the Convention for the...

At least 14 individuals are at grave risk of execution in Iran in connection with the nationwide protests, including for acts not involving “intentional killing”, in violation of Iran’s obligations under international law. The authorities have violated their fair trial rights and subjected several...

In this report, Amnesty International provides an update on the situation of Venezuelans seeking protection in Curaçao, and evaluates the Curaçaoan authorities’ compliance with international human rights standards. More than a year after Amnesty International published Still no Safety: Venezuelans...

The State of Florida is scheduled to execute Donald Dillbeck on 23 February 2023. Now aged 60, he was sentenced to death in 1991 after only eight jurors voted for the death penalty under a law since found unconstitutional. His lawyers are seeking recognition that his neurobehavioral disorder is...