The Afghan community is struggling with three years of unresolved frustration as the Taliban de facto authorities commit human rights violations and crimes under international law against the Afghan people, especially women and girls, with absolute impunity, said Amnesty International today. In a...

Three years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, the undersigned organizations, remain alarmed that the international response to worsening Taliban human rights violations, especially against women and girls, is increasingly ineffective and sometimes even harmful.

Responding to the statement on Tuesday of the Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus addressing the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh while calling for ensuring human rights and freedom of expression for all, Babu Ram Pant, Deputy Regional Director for South Asia at Amnesty International said:...

Responding to the news that Eswatini’s Supreme Court upheld controversial provisions of the Suppression of Terrorism Act on appeal, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said:  “The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold this repressive legislation is a...

“My husband, Dr Barinem Kiobel, was executed in November 1995. He was an innocent man, but he died as a criminal. He died because he dared stand up to Shell and the Nigerian Government, using his voice for those who couldn’t. Our life in Ogoniland, Nigeria, used to be great. People lived happily;...

The Ivorian authorities must immediately guarantee the rights of the tens of thousands of people evicted and suspend mass evictions in Abidjan until safeguards are put in place to prohibit forced evictions and to ensure the protection of the rights of people potentially affected, said Amnesty...

Jordanian authorities are weaponizing the new Cybercrimes Law to target and harass journalists, activists and others for expressing opinions online that are critical of government policies and practices, Amnesty International said today, marking one year since the law’s adoption. On 13 August...

13 August marks one year since Neth Nahara has been imprisoned. We met with her mother, Zeferina Silva, she describes what an entire year, without her daughter has been like. The case of Angolan Tiktoker Ana da Silva (32), AKA Neth Nahara, became internationally known after her conviction on 14...

One year ago today, on 13 August 2023, Jordan enacted Law No. 17, introducing major amendments to its existing Cybercrimes Law of 2015. The new law expanded the scope of criminal offenses with new provisions which unduly restrict the right to freedom of expression and contravene Jordan’s...

Responding to the news that Angolan TikToker Ana da Silva Miguel, also known as Neth Nahara, has now spent one year behind bars for criticizing President João Lourenço in a TikTok video, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said:  “Angolan...

The Tanzanian authorities must urgently halt the mass arrests and arbitrary detention of government critics, Amnesty International said today, as intimidation of members of the political opposition intensifies in the run-up to local government elections in December and the general election in 2025....

Countries that are dependent on oil extraction must immediately put an end to harmful activities such as routine flaring and prioritize the urgent phase-out of fossil fuels to ensure a rapid and just energy transition. According to a new report released today by Amnesty International, eliminating...