UN Member States should support a resolution to promptly begin formal negotiations of a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity, with the aim of strengthening the international justice framework and vastly reducing safe havens from investigation and prosecution for...

Despite its inherent weaknesses and failures, the recently concluded UN Joint Programme for Human Rights in the Philippines has often been touted as a model to operationalise the Council’s agenda item 10. An objective and independent review of the effectiveness of the Joint Programme is essential,...

As proceedings against 11 independent journalists in Kyrgyzstan near conclusion, Amnesty International, Araminta, ARTICLE 19, Association for Human Rights in Central Asia, Civil Rights Defenders, International Partnership for Human Rights, Freedom for Eurasia, Freedom Now, Front Line Defenders,...

Today marked the formal beginning of the criminal investigation against three people who served as senior Carabineros commanders during the political repression of protests in 2019. Under their leadership, two people died at the hands of the police and thousands suffered serious injuries, including...

16 September marked  one year since Pensador has been arbitrarily detained. We met with his fiancé, Lemba Cahungo, who describes what an entire year, without her partner has been like. Activist Abraão Pedro Santos, AKA Pensador (37) had everything ready and organized for his wedding ceremony in...

During his visit to Angola from 13 to 15 October, US President Joe Biden must demand Angolan President João Lourenço and his government immediately release five government critics arbitrarily detained for more than a year, four of whom have been tortured through deliberate denial of medical care,...

The Pakistan government’s ban on the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) and the use of anti-terrorism laws to target activists and peaceful protesters from minority groups is an affront on the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly in the country, said Amnesty International today. The...

In the leadup to next month’s COP29 climate summit in Baku, states must exert pressure on the Azerbaijani authorities to reverse their clampdown on civil society, release those detained solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression, and ensure participants including...

In an oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council, concerns were raised about widespread violence in Haiti driven by armed gangs that exploit and recruit children. Reports highlight the severe impact on minors, including sexual violence and injuries from gang-related violence. The ongoing...

President Luis Abinader announced on 2 October 2024 a plan to deport up to 10,000 of people from Haiti per week, starting on 4 October 2024. This risks mass human rights violations in the Dominican Republic. This increase in deportations could intensify the existing unlawful practices of collective...

Richard Bernard Moore is a 59-year-old Black man, is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina on 1 November 2024 for the murder of a white convenience store clerk. Richard Moore was unarmed when he entered the store, demonstrating a lack of premeditation that raises serious questions as to...