Education
Africa
Human Rights Defenders and Activists
This report focuses on the work of Amnesty International’s human rights educators, their partners, and the communities they work with, which includes, amongst others, members of Indigenous communities, young LGBTI people and their allies, traditional leaders, teachers, school children, and local...
September 19, 2023
Research
Kuwait
Children
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...
August 17, 2023
News
Middle East and North Africa
Armed Conflict
UN member states should unequivocally condemn Russia’s abuse of its veto power and the body should affirm the legality, impartiality, neutrality, and independence of the cross-border aid mechanism for north-west Syria, Amnesty International said today, ahead of a General Assembly meeting on 19 July...
July 19, 2023
Research
Armed Conflict
Multiple crises – including armed conflict, climate change, economic instability and inequality, and the enduring impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic – have had catastrophic consequences on people’s economic and social rights. These crises also highlight the importance of international cooperation and...
June 5, 2023
Research
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
In a world facing multiple crises and increasingly vulnerable to climate shocks, the right to social security can play a critical role in protecting people from poverty and the violation of other human rights. Amnesty International joins a growing coalition of experts and civil society...
May 10, 2023
Research
Climate change
Amnesty International submits this input in response to the call for contributions to inform the thematic report on “Multiple crisis, fiscal systems and human rights”, to be presented at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. Placing it within the wider context of a global debt crisis this...
May 9, 2023
Research
Africa
Killings and Disappearances
Speaking during the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s (HRC) interactive dialogue on the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on South Sudan today, Amnesty International expressed its concern about the continued perpetration of crimes under international law and the...
April 3, 2023
Research
Africa
Armed Conflict
We are concerned about the continuation of the human rights violations in the DRC, and the persistent lack of tangible steps to address impunity. In North Kivu and Ituri provinces, many civilians continue to be killed despite the existence of long-standing military operations and the Luanda and...
March 31, 2023
News
Americas
Asylum
• The number of migrant children crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama on foot hit an all-time high, with UNICEF counting 32,488 children from January to October.
March 28, 2023
Research
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
States have clear obligations to cooperate effectively and fairly in order to reform global taxation with the aim of mobilizing sufficient resources to meet their respective human rights obligations, address inequality, achieve the SDGs and finance a just climate transition. A key way to achieve...
March 17, 2023
Research
Business and Human Rights
As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its fourth year, this briefing identifies four key lessons from the failure of states and pharmaceutical companies to comply with their human rights obligations and responsibilities to ensure fair access to Covid-19 vaccines globally. It further makes concrete...
March 10, 2023
Research
Lebanon
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Since 2019, a catastrophic economic crisis has left Lebanon mired in poverty and social unrest. The authorities’ failure to address the crisis has left millions of people unable to access their rights, including food, water, education and health. The impact of the economic crisis on the right to...
February 9, 2023