Brazen criminalization of WHRDs still happening 25 years on from the Declaration on human rights defenders- Oral statement to HRC54
Amnesty International delivered this statement to HRC54 in solidarity with Women Human Rights Defenders.
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HR&CC WG: Elements for a global stocktake decision that enhances human rights-based climate action
In this joint submission to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Amnesty International and 25 other NGOs demonstrate the important interlinkages between climate action and human rights, and especially how the first Global Stocktake has an important role in enhancing and strengthening the...
China must release human rights defenders Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing now
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...
In Tunisia, the EU is repeating an old and dangerous mistake
Eve Geddie is Director of Amnesty’s European Institutions Office. This opinion piece was originally published here by Politico Europe. As the representatives of so-called “Team Europe” were shaking Tunisian President Kais Saied’s hand this July, hundreds of refugees and migrants were stranded in...
The state of human rights education 2022
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...
Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Council must renew the mandate of its investigative body as crisis spreads to other parts of the country
Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) must renew the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) and maintain international scrutiny on the country, Amnesty International said today, as the commission releases an alarming report on...
Amnesty International’s comments on the first draft of the ministerial declaration for the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly
Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to submit comments on the first full draft of the Ministerial Declaration of the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 26 February to 1 March 2024.
Bahrain: Maryam Al-Khawaja prevented from boarding flight for visit to demand father’s release
Maryam Al-Khawaja has been barred from boarding a British Airways flight to Bahrain for a visit that she had publicly announced to pressure the Bahraini authorities to release her detained father, Danish-Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, Amnesty International, Front Line...
Oral Joint Statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, at the 54th session of the HRC
Amnesty International co-sponsors the Oral Joint Statement led by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons delivered under Item 3 at the 54th...
Letter to COP28 Participating Governments Regarding Human Rights and Climate Concerns in the UAE
Over 200 civil society organizations from around the globe have signed a joint open letter calling on all governments attending the annual global conference on climate change, which is being held in Dubai this year, to address the UAE’s human rights record and destructive policies on climate change
Sudan: Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral update on the situation in Sudan
It is time for the UN Human Rights Council to prioritize addressing impunity in Sudan and act with urgency to prevent future violations, by establishing an independent investigative and accountability mechanism to monitor, collect and preserve evidence, identify perpetrators, and report serious...
Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Council should consider accountability options to support victims’ quest for justice: Oral statement: HRC54: Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Afghanistan
In this statement Amnesty International notes the report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and additionally the report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, which recorded widespread human rights violations and crimes under international law. The...