Four years since the inauguration of President Ndayishimiye, there has been no slowdown in intimidation, harassment, arrests, detention and unfair prosecution of human rights defenders, activists, journalists and opposition members. In this briefing, Amnesty International assesses the challenges...

Although the European Commission funded new reception centres for asylum seekers on the Aegean islands promising “better conditions”, racialized people on the move living in the Samos ‘Closed Controlled Access Centre’ face obstacles accessing basic services and experience systematic, arbitrary de...

In light of the Hong Kong authorities’ continual use of national security as a pretext to violate human rights, this briefing paper sets out Amnesty International’s primary advocacy calls. It also provides the most updated information, based on our research and credible secondary sources, to...

At the 2024 Olympic Games, the host country France has banned Muslim women from wearing a sports hijab or any other form of religious headgear when they compete for France. Such a ban is imposed in several sports in France, including football, basketball and volleyball, in competitions at all...

Marginalized groups, including women and LGBTI people, face threats to their human rights due to extensive and improper data collection practices that do not reflect their individual realities. Governments justify such data grab tactics as a cost-saving solution to roll-out automated systems in the...

Social assistance benefits are the ‘last social safety net’ in Austria – that is, financial support for those who do not have other means or sufficient income to secure their livelihood. They are crucial for alleviating poverty in Austria. In 2019, the government of Austria introduced the so-called...

Russia’s authorities are systematically denying arbitrarily imprisoned government critics contact with their families. Using several emblematic cases, the research briefing documents how authorities have exploited legal loopholes and fabricated pretexts to further isolate dissidents, including...

Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the report of the Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, on the theme of stigmatizing narratives and implications on the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. In...

Social media companies can play a vital role in providing reproductive health information, especially where abortion access is restricted. In the United States, however, platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are removing abortion-related content, disrupting essential information flow. This...

This briefing explores how migration intersects with technology, inequality, and human rights. It outlines how uses of new technology are central to a trend of violations of human rights at borders globally, and shows how states and non-state actors use various forms of technology in migration...

A web of surveillance: Unravelling a murky network of spyware exports to Indonesia research reveals evidence of extensive sales and use of spyware and other surveillance products in Indonesia. It details how spyware was sold and transferred to companies and state entities in Indonesia between...

On 16 July 2020, the President of the Republic of Mozambique triggered the process of land law reform through a public consultation. The Committee for the Revision of the Law has already produced two draft bills and the final version is due soon. This is Amnesty International’s submission to the...