Responding to the outcome of bloc’s landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act after a tense debate between European Union member states, the European Commission and the European Parliament, Mher Hakobyan, Advocacy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence said:  “The three European institutions–...

Reacting to the United States (US) veto of a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: “By vetoing this resolution, the US has displayed a callous...

The US, and other members of the Security Council, must support as a matter of urgency a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire by all parties in the occupied Gaza Strip and Israel, said Amnesty International, a day after UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the...

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...

Responding to EU lawmakers’ reluctance to ban the export of harmful and rights-violating Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies from the EU in the AI Act, Mher Hakobyan, Amnesty International’s Advocacy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, said:  “While lawmakers are engaged in tense discussions...

2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Born from the ashes of World War II under the shadow of the very worst of humanity, the UDHR held out the promise of a global framework for justice and the recognition of ‘equal and inalienable rights’ for all. ...

Reacting to the resumption of attacks by Israel in the occupied Gaza Strip and rocket fire from armed groups into southern Israel after a seven-day truce ended, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Senior Director of Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns at Amnesty International, said:   “We urgently reiterate...

Responding to news that France, Germany and Italy, are putting adoption of the landmark AI Act at risk due to their opposition to regulate foundation models, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnes Callamard said:  “The EU has an opportunity to demonstrate international leadership by...

In advance of the 14th session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA) in 2024, the co-facilitators of an intersessional working group of OEWGA sent a questionnaire to member states, national human rights institutions, and non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC status regarding...

This paper sets out Amnesty International’s key recommendations for the twenty-second session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (‘ASP’) which we urge all states parties to consider and the Assembly to address. The recommendations focus on the plenary debates on the Assembly’s...

Millions of people are suffering from the catastrophic effects of extreme weather disasters exacerbated by climate change. And there is increasing evidence of how climate change has a profound impact on some of the most basic human rights. Join activists around the world and call on world leaders...

Responding to a vote at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today in favour of internationalizing cooperation on tax and working towards a tax treaty, Amnesty International’s Advisor on Taxation and Human Rights, Riva Jalipa, said:   “Hundreds of billions of dollars are being lost annually...