Research
Afghanistan
Armed Conflict
Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide written input pertaining to the upcoming day of general discussion by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies. Over the past five years, Amnesty...
March 13, 2023
News
Asia and the Pacific
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Responding to the news of a devastating fire on Sunday at the Cox’s Bazaar Rohingya camp in Bangladesh which has left around 12000 refugees homeless, Yasasmin Kaviratne, the regional campaigner for South Asia at Amnesty International said: “The Government should work with the international...
March 6, 2023
Research
India
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Amnesty International is gravely concerned about the imminent threat of forced eviction faced by at least 4,500 families in Gaffur Basti located in Haldwani town of Uttarakhand state in India. The disputed area is inhabited by one of the most economically and socially vulnerable communities, mostly...
February 1, 2023
Research
Asia and the Pacific
Detention
This submission has been prepared in advance of the consideration by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at its 73rd session of the second periodic report on Cambodia’s implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The submission provides...
January 16, 2023
News
Africa
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release four human rights defenders who were detained solely for their work documenting forced evictions in an area south of Addis Ababa and drop all charges against them, Amnesty International said today. Daniel Tesfaye, Bizuayehu...
January 10, 2023
News
Africa
Climate change
Reacting to the severe flooding and landslides in Kinshasa, which claimed 120 lives on 12 and 13 December and left thousands homeless, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns in East Africa, Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes regions said: “Amnesty...
December 15, 2022
Research
Russia
Discrimination
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has been marked by a flagrant disregard for civilian life, has had a devastating impact on older people. This report shows how older people have made up a disproportionate number of civilian deaths and injuries. It also shows how intersecting...
December 6, 2022
News
Europe and Central Asia
Discrimination
Serbia’s Social Card law is an intrusive surveillance system that could harm the most marginalized members of society, including Roma communities, Amnesty International said today, as it submits a legal opinion as part of a review of the constitutionality of the law. The law, which entered...
November 28, 2022
Research
Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
In this submission, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Israel in its previous Universal Periodic Review, including in relation to arbitrary detention and torture, discrimination, movement restrictions, and impunity.
November 28, 2022
Campaigns
Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
Discrimination
Jamila and Muhammad Abu Sabha and their six children are one of some 180 Palestinian families living in Masafer Yatta, in the south of the West Bank in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, who are at risk of forced displacement. Around 1,150 Palestinians, half of whom are children, currently live...
November 23, 2022
News
Asia and the Pacific
Discrimination
The dire state of transgender people’s rights to healthcare, housing, and employment in Asia and the Pacific Islands worsened at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Amnesty International said today. The organization is calling for governments in the region – and world over – to ensure...
November 14, 2022
News
Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
Slums and the Right to Housing
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing is the latest human rights expert to recognize that Israel is committing apartheid against Palestinians. At the UN General Assembly today, Special Rapporteur Balakrishnan Rajagopal presented a report on housing rights worldwide...
October 28, 2022