In its first year in office, President Xiomara Castro’s government has not been decisive in fulfilling its international human rights obligations. Although it has taken some timely actions that advance its commitments in this area, the Honduran government will have to be more forceful to counteract...

On the first anniversary of the inauguration of Xiomara Castro’s government, Amnesty International writes an open letter expressing our concerns related to the human rights situation in Honduras, and highlighting some recommendations on issues on which the government should take urgent action.

This submission highlights Egypt’s deep-rooted and ongoing human rights and impunity crisis, characterized by an alarming regression of legal protections for human rights since 2013, and widespread violations of its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It...

Amnesty International provided a submission to the Supreme Court in South Korea on international legal standards with regard to the right of legal gender recognition. The right to legal gender recognition is derived from a number of fundamental rights protected in both domestic and international...

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...

Today, on the occasion of European Sex Workers’ Rights Alliance’s first Congress, 15 organisations have come together to proudly announce the launch of the European Coalition on Sex Workers’ Rights and Inclusion.

Victims of sexual violence in Guinea face social stigmatization, a lack of accessible medical care and serious barriers to justice, said Amnesty International and the International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region (IPPFAR) today in a new report ‘Shame must change sides, ensuring rights...

Sexual violence is a significant issue in Guinea. It is known for being the country with the second highest level of female genital mutilation in Africa. Forced marriage is also very common. Rape has long remained a taboo topic and little documented; in recent years, however, the silence has been...

In this submission Amnesty International assesses the implementation of recommendations made to Peru in its previous UPR and the national human rights framework with regard to the ratification of human rights instruments, sexual and reproductive rights, human rights defenders, the right to health...

This submission was prepared for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Argentina on 23 January 2023. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Argentina in its previous UPR in November 2017, assesses the national human rights framework and provides...

In response to today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Tarah Demant, interim national director for programs, advocacy and government affairs at Amnesty International USA, said: “Today marks a grim milestone in the history of the United States as the Supreme Court has overturned Roe...

For most of his life, Marco has suffered from social anxiety. He does not like large groups and therefore has got used to using headphones as a strategy for dealing with the overcrowded world around him. This has allowed him to avoid hearing much of what is said about him, but at some point he...