Responding to reports that Vladimir Putin plans to visit Mongolia on 3 September, Altantuya Batdorj, Executive Director of Amnesty International Mongolia, said: “If he travels, Mongolia’s international legal obligations are clear as a member state of the International Criminal Court (ICC). They...

This is a submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in response to its call for input to inform the High Commissioner’s study on the solutions to promote digital education for young people and to ensure their protection from online threats.

The armed conflict between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) is one of the longest running in modern history. It’s also open to various interpretations, stories and misinformation. Learning more about the roots causes of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and...

25 NGOs call on governments to prioritize ceasefire and ground-based humanitarian aid as deaths from malnutrition and disease rise Human rights and humanitarian organizations present on the ground in the Gaza Strip have reiterated since the start of the current escalation that the only way to meet...

Social media companies must urgently address the fanning of online hate and racism against Palestinian and Jewish communities, Amnesty International said today, as the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories escalates further.  The organization has found an alarming rise in...

The Iranian authorities’ relentless onslaught against weekly peaceful protests by thousands of protesters and worshippers from Iran’s oppressed Baluchi minority in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchistan province, escalated on Friday 20 October, as security forces resorted to severe beatings, unlawful use...

A new history textbook which, amongst other things, justifies Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine as a legitimate act of self-defence and violates children’s rights to appropriate and quality education, is a dangerous attempt to indoctrinate future generations, Amnesty International said today....

Children walking or riding donkeys to fetch water in scorching heat in Yemen

Kuwait has a large native-born stateless population, the Bidun, who face discrimination in access to the free government educational system. Many Bidun families must rely on the private market and their own income ensure their children’s education, from primary school to university. Some Bidun...

Thai authorities are prosecuting and harassing child human rights defenders for peacefully exercising their right to protest. LGBTI campaigner Thanakorn ‘Petch’ Phiraban has been sentenced; ‘Sand’ is on trial, Chan Tonnamphet, an indigenous land rights activist, and 15-year-old protester “Yok” are...

Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protesters as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide protests, said Amnesty International today. Marking...

My name is Abril and I am a 17 year old child activist and human rights defender from Argentina. I am part of the Youth group of Amnesty International Argentina. I also volunteer as part of the Youth Agents of Change programme of Ashoka Conosur. I participate as a counsellor in the public ministry...