Research
Human Rights Defenders and Activists
Amnesty International delivered this statement to HRC54 in solidarity with Women Human Rights Defenders.
September 22, 2023
News
Iran
Discrimination
Reacting to the news that Iran’s parliament has passed a new bill that would impose further draconian penalties severely violating women’s and girls’ rights as well as increasing prison terms and fines for defying Iran’s degrading and discriminatory compulsory veiling laws, Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty...
September 21, 2023
Research
Asia and the Pacific
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
The trial of Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing will begin on 22 September 2023, a few days after the second anniversary of their arrest. AI post the joint statement with other undersigned civil society groups, are deeply concerned about this case and call for the two activists’ immediate and...
September 21, 2023
News
Paraguay
Discrimination
Today, Amnesty International presented a document to the Paraguayan Senate expressing the organization’s concerns about the bill “prohibiting the promotion, encouragement or teaching of gender ideology in the country’s educational institutions,” introduced to the Senate on 6 July 2023. The bill...
September 20, 2023
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
Uruguay
Discrimination
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...
September 19, 2023
News
Iran
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
The international community must pursue pathways for justice at the international level to address systemic impunity for Iranian officials responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings of protesters and widespread torture, Amnesty International said today, as Iran marks the one-year anniversary of...
September 13, 2023
Research
United States of America
Business and Human Rights
In this submission to the UN Human Rights Committee, Amnesty International sets out how the USA continues to fail to live up to its human rights obligations on a range of issues including: the continued use of the death penalty; the use of lethal force by law enforcement; the prevalence of gun...
September 13, 2023
Research
Asia and the Pacific
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
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...
September 1, 2023