Burundi’s National Assembly should address significant shortcomings in the landmark 2016 law against gender-based violence (GBV) and inconsistencies in other relevant legislation to ensure effective prevention, protection and justice for survivors, Amnesty International said today in a new...

Security forces in Iran used rape and other forms of sexual violence, amounting to torture and other ill-treatment, to intimidate and punish peaceful protesters during the 2022 “Woman Life Freedom” uprising, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.   The 120-page report, “They...

Intelligence and security forces committed horrific acts of rape and other forms of sexual violence against protesters arbitrarily detained during Iran’s “Woman Life Freedom” uprising between September and December 2022. Prosecutors and judges were complicit by ignoring or covering up survivors’...

One year ago, on November 29, 2022, the village of Kishishe and its surroundings in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were plunged into darkness when fighters from the M23 rebel group – which the UN says it is backed by Rwanda - launched a brutal attack on the civilian...

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...

It is time for the African Commission to prioritize addressing impunity in Sudan. We call on the African Commission to publicly support the Fact-Finding Mission established by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in early October.

Reacting to the news that unjustly imprisoned Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said:   “Narges Mohammadi receives this prize today from behind bars in Iran where she has been unjustly...

Responding to recommendations on enhancing the rights of sex workers made by United Nations experts this week, Carrie Eisert, Amnesty International’s policy advisor, said:  “The UN working group’s recommendation that sex workers’ rights need to be better protected in international human rights law...

Amnesty International is submitting this report in advance of the consideration of the 10th periodic report by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. It focuses on issues related to gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive rights and pregnancy in girls and...

In this seven-point human rights agenda addressed to the presidential candidates in the Maldives, Amnesty International calls on the candidates to make clear their commitments to protect human rights if elected. Highlighting the current human rights situation in the Maldives based on Amnesty’s...

This appendix accompanies the Amnesty International report “From paper to practice: Kosovo must keep its commitments to domestic violence survivors” (Index No: EUR 73/7123/2023). The report used an innovative mixed-methods research approach to capture the experiences of survivors of domestic...

Survivors of domestic violence in Kosovo, the majority of whom are women and girls, face uncertainty and lack of support when trying to leave abusive situations. The current government has made addressing domestic violence and violence against women a clear national priority and has committed to...