In advance of the 14th session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA) in 2024, the co-facilitators of an intersessional working group of OEWGA sent a questionnaire to member states, national human rights institutions, and non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC status regarding...

Amnesty International welcomes the adoption at the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 22 November of the resolution on international tax cooperation as an important step in the much-needed reform of the global tax system, and reiterates its call, and that of...

In light of credible allegations of ongoing violations of international humanitarian law arising from the protracted armed conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in particular in the Gaza Strip, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ),Amnesty International (AI), and Human...

Amnesty International is concerned for the safety and wellbeing of Adilur Rahman Khan upon his return to Bangladesh, following a concerning incident during a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) side event on 13 November. The panel discussion was disrupted, and verbal attacks were made by those who are...

The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately address the escalating cases of abductions, arbitrary detention, torture and killing of parliament members, opposition political activists, and human rights defenders, Amnesty International, Southern Defenders and Human Rights Watch said today. The...

Amnesty International is calling for an immediate and unconditional release of Roman Ivanov, journalist from Korolev, Moscow Oblast, who is standing trial on charges of “public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of Russian Armed Forces abroad committed with the motive of...

On 14 November 2023, Cameroon’s human rights record will be reviewed at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). On this occasion, Amnesty International and different civil society organizations of Cameroon are calling publicly on the UN member...

This document has been prepared by Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, Clean Clothes Campaign, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, European Coalition for Corporate Justice and International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and to provide recommendations on material...

This document provides Amnesty International’s assessment of progress made by Andorra towards implementation of recommendations on human rights concerns including Human Rights Defenders, Freedom of Expression, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Equality and non-discrimination, Ratification and/or...

Amnesty International welcomes French President Macron’s decision to host an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza with the view to coordinate aid for the people of the occupied Gaza Strip, who continue to endure a devastating military operation on top of the...

The World Health Organization’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body is meeting to debate the draft of a new international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response with the goal of addressing the failures of the Covid-19 response and preventing another global crisis. In this...

Italy’s guarantees on freedom from torture have been weak at best, and recent proposals to amend domestic laws suggest a concerning determination to erode international law undertakings against torture in the country. Despite the adoption of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman...