Responding to the so-called “honour killing” of a woman in Kohistan, Pakistan, who was ordered to be killed by a jirga (tribal council) due to images of her going viral, Nadia Rahman, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for research in South Asia, said:  “The continued failure of the...

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,...

Irina Danilovich, a nurse and human rights activist, was abducted by security officers in Russian-occupied Crimea in April 2022 and sentenced to seven years imprisonment following an unfair trial. She has been denied access to the healthcare she required for acute ear pain. She was recently...

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...

On 3 October 2023, the Pakistani government announced its decision to deport unregistered Afghan refugees back to danger in Afghanistan by 1 November, in brazen breach of its international obligations. Since November, authorities have deported Afghans and increased the crackdown on unregistered...

Despite Nigeria’s ratification of human rights treaties and commitments at international and regional level and accompanying obligations to respect, protect, promote and fulfil human rights, the country continues to face worsening human rights crises across its territory. Amnesty International is...

The climate emergency is an unprecedented global human rights crisis. Fossil fuel combustion is the primary cause of climate change, which has been settled science for decades. This briefing provides examples of how the production, transformation and use of fossil fuels – enabled and prolonged by...

This document provides Amnesty International’s assessment of progress made by Andorra towards implementation of recommendations on human rights concerns including Human Rights Defenders, Freedom of Expression, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Equality and non-discrimination, Ratification and/or...

In this submission to the United Nations, Vanuatu’s human rights record on equality, gender, children’s rights and climate justice comes under review and gaps in human rights protection are highlighted. In particular, Vanuatu has failed to adequately protect marginalised groups from discrimination...

Amnesty International submits this briefing in advance of the consideration by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the Committee) of Germany’s combined 23rd to 26th periodic reports under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination...

The Russian authorities must promptly investigate a threat made against the lives of prominent human rights lawyer Magomed Alamov and his family and provide them with effective protection, said Amnesty International. On 23 October, Magomed Alamov, who works for the non-governmental organization...