In 2017, I fled the conflict in Myanmar at the age of 13 and lived in Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh for nearly six years. Life was difficult for us. We didn’t have enough income. We didn’t have enough space for eight family members. Only two rooms and one kitchen. The World Food Programme (WFP)...

On 19 August 2006, the Probo Koala, a cargo ship chartered by the British oil trading company Trafigura, docked at the port of Abdijan with 528 cubic meters of highly toxic waste, with the authorization of Cote d’Ivoire. The chemical waste was then dumped at several sites of the city and its...

Reacting to the start of a technical investigation mission ordered by the Ministry of the Environment of Congo into the Metssa Congo recycling plant located in Vindoulou, Pointe-Noire region, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “We welcome the...

Responding to reports of the Venezuelan government-backed app, being updated to allow users to report people voicing dissent towards the current government in the immediate aftermath of the disputed re-election of President Nicolas Maduro, Matt Mahmoudi, Head of Amnesty International’s Silicon...

This report calls on businesses operating in Loliondo to respect the rights of the Maasai Indigenous People, carry out human rights due diligence, and provide remedy where their business operations are identified to be causing or contributing to adverse impacts on the Maasai People’s rights....

Responding to the role of social media platforms amid the ongoing racist and Islamophobic violence in the UK, Pat de Brún, Deputy Director at Amnesty Tech, said:  “In light of the ongoing racist attacks and Islamophobic violence spreading across the UK, we must not overlook how Big Tech platforms...

Saudi Arabia has failed to meet FIFA’s own human rights requirements in its bid for the 2034 men’s World Cup, Amnesty International said today following the publication of its ‘Bid Book’ for the 48-team tournament. Key gaps also remain in plans for the 2030 World Cup to be held in Morocco, Portugal...

Responding to a Forbidden Stories-led investigation, supported by the Amnesty International’s Security Lab, on the government of Israel’s attempts to sway WhatsApp’s ongoing US lawsuit against spyware firm NSO Group, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, Head of the Security Lab at Amnesty International, said:  ...

Since the escalation of the conflict in April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a massive human rights and humanitarian crisis. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies has killed over 16,650 people and displaced millions of others...

Around the world various tech systems are reinforcing gender inequalities and entrenching racial, socio-economic systems of power, Amnesty International said today in a briefing titled “Gender and Human Rights in the Digital Age.”   Marginalized groups, including women and LGBTI people, face...

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...

Reacting to the hiring by the Nigerian oil regulator of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and S&P Global to help scrutinize the sale of Shell’s onshore assets in the country, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International Nigeria Director, said: “The government regulator overseeing Shell’s sale of its...