Forced evictions linked to projects seeking to develop tourism along the coast and, according to the authorities, improve the living environment in Benin have been carried out in flagrant violation of both Beninese law and international human rights law. This was the conclusion of Amnesty...

Responding to EU lawmakers’ reluctance to ban the export of harmful and rights-violating Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies from the EU in the AI Act, Mher Hakobyan, Amnesty International’s Advocacy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, said:  “While lawmakers are engaged in tense discussions...

Introducing technology in social protection systems is often portrayed as a way to improve people’s access to services and increase efficiency. Yet, as the example of the Social Card registry in Serbia shows, introducing automation into an already inadequate social security landscape without first...

By Yuly Andrea Velásquez Briceño Rivers and wetlands have always held great significance for me. They are a source of livelihood and economic and emotional wellbeing for many communities in Santander and elsewhere in Colombia. And, given the current climate crisis, they have taken on an even more...

Education activist Matiullah Wesa was released after nearly seven months in prison. He was jailed for promoting girls right to education.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu’s administration has failed to ensure respect for human rights and the rule of law after six months in office, Amnesty International said today, as it launches a human rights agenda for the government following a period in which Tinubu unveiled new government...

People who are defending the right to abortion and providing essential services are being stigmatized, intimidated, attacked and subjected to unjust prosecutions, making their work increasingly difficult and dangerous to carry out, said Amnesty International in a new report out today. The report,...

This document provides a summary of the Amnesty International report ‘An unstoppable movement’ (POL 40/7420/2023) which provides an overview of how Women Human Rights Defenders who defend the right to abortion are attacked worldwide. These attacks are not just a violation of the state obligation to...

Around the world, those defending abortion rights are under attack, including activists, advocates, educators, clinic escorts, accompaniers, doulas, and healthcare workers. They are exposed to stigmatization, physical and verbal attacks, intimidation and threats, and are criminalized through unjust...

As the realities of climate change become ever more real – wildfires, droughts, extreme temperatures, flooding – the calls for a complete phase out of fossil fuels are more urgent than ever.   But climate change isn’t the only downside to humanity’s addiction to coal, gas and oil. Burning fossil...

Responding to a vote at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today in favour of internationalizing cooperation on tax and working towards a tax treaty, Amnesty International’s Advisor on Taxation and Human Rights, Riva Jalipa, said:   “Hundreds of billions of dollars are being lost annually...