This statement highlights that Timor-Leste can do more to protect the rights of women, survivors of violence, protect LGBTI people, recognise marriage equality, end early marriage and fully decriminalise abortion. It also highlights that Timor-Leste failed to make clear and measurable commitments...

QUOTE Responding to the crackdown and violent dispersal by police on Tuesday morning against protestors demonstrating against 14-hour long power cuts in Lyari in the city of Karachi, Rimmel Mohydin, Pakistan campaigner at Amnesty International said, “The authorities in Pakistan must not use...

Amnesty International and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) present their submission in response to the call for input by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, focusing on questions 1, 2, 6 and 7.

Franciscans International, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are pleased to welcome Mr. Ian Fry and his first report to this Council and deliveres this statement to HRC50.

The building of a sustainable, resilient, and equitable future must include human rights, especially those of millions of people whose rights have been violated, and of historically marginalised communities and population groups, Amnesty International said today in an open letter to the...

Egypt’s abysmal record of cracking down on peaceful dissent and civic space must not be allowed to undermine the success of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, due to start in under six months in Egypt, Amnesty International said today. In a detailed analysis issued today, the organization...

This briefing highlights the bold measures states must take on emission reductions, climate finance, loss and damage, Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), the global stocktake, and guarantees for meaningful public participation in order to meet their human rights obligations and to protect the...

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) refers to both nature-based mechanisms and geo-engineering industrial technologies intended to deliver large-scale removal of CO2 from the atmosphere. In recent years, governments and companies have redoubled their interest in CDR mechanisms. Increasingly, these methods...

This public statement is summary of some key issues raised by civil society in their UPR submissions, as well as responses provided by the PNG government. In particular, the increase in civil society participation since the last review in 2016 is noted as a key success in effective recommendations...

Through this eight-point agenda, Amnesty International urges the candidates running in the May 2022 Philippine elections to ensure that the protection and promotion of human rights is a core part of their plans for the country. Amnesty International puts forward key human rights issues and offers...

In this public statement Amnesty International calls on states to phase out of fossil fuels and says that the oil and gas price rises resulting from Russia’s invasion should not be used as an excuse to increase fossil fuel exploration, use and production, but rather is an additional reason to move...

This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Brazil between 7 and 18 November 2022. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Brazil in its previous UPR, including in relation to preventing and combating torture, promoting racial...