US-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) were used by the Israeli military in two deadly, unlawful air strikes on homes full of civilians in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International has found based on a new investigation into those strikes. The organization found that these air strikes...

Reacting to the resumption of attacks by Israel in the occupied Gaza Strip and rocket fire from armed groups into southern Israel after a seven-day truce ended, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Senior Director of Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns at Amnesty International, said:   “We urgently reiterate...

Mozambican police used excessive and lethal force against peaceful protesters and bystanders, including firing live ammunition and teargas, following disputed local elections in October, said Amnesty International. The Police of the Republic of Mozambique’s (PRM) response to widespread unrest that...

Growing up, I struggled with Thailand’s strict education system. As a girl going to high school, my hair had to be a certain length. I wasn’t allowed to colour my hair and my socks had to be a certain height.  Living in a middle-class household, expectations were high. I studied seven days a week...

In response to the United Nations Security Council adoption of a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and the need to address the situation of children in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said: “After four failed...

This is a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in response to the call for input to inform the thematic report on the issue of children and young human rights defenders. The report will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2024. It is...

Despite Nigeria’s ratification of human rights treaties and commitments at international and regional level and accompanying obligations to respect, protect, promote and fulfil human rights, the country continues to face worsening human rights crises across its territory. Amnesty International is...

As heads of state prepare to gather on 9 November 2023 for an international humanitarian conference in France, hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, to discuss the situation of the civilian population and to coordinate aid for the people of the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International’s Secretary...

Some might find information in this Press Release triggering. TikTok’s content recommender system and its invasive data collection practicespose a danger to young users of the platform by amplifying depressive and suicidal content that risk worsening existing mental health challenges, two companion...

Through its seamless hyper-personalization, TikTok has created an addictive platform, despite mounting evidence of the serious health risks associated with children’s compulsive use of social media. Examining further risks of TikTok’s content targeting, Amnesty International’s research shows that...

TikTok’s highly personalized ‘For You’ feed has helped it to become, in the space of a few years, one of the most popular social media platforms in the world with over 1 billion users, many of whom are children between the ages of 13 and 17. But behind the never-ending feed of lip-syncing and dance...

In this submission to the United Nations, Vanuatu’s human rights record on equality, gender, children’s rights and climate justice comes under review and gaps in human rights protection are highlighted. In particular, Vanuatu has failed to adequately protect marginalised groups from discrimination...