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Russia/Ukraine: Russian attacks causing catastrophic damage to critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine
Responding to Russia’s extensive attacks across Ukraine, including the latest overnight airstrikes which have targeted Ukraine’s electricity grid, Patrick Thompson, Amnesty International’s Ukraine Researcher, said: “In what may be cumulatively one of Russia’s most destructive series of strikes on...
Poland: Vote is a significant step towards providing access to safe and legal abortion
Reacting to news that Polish lawmakers approved four amendments to Poland’s abortion laws in a first reading in parliament today, Amnesty International’s Miko Czerwiński, Head of Campaigns, Amnesty International Poland said: “By approving these four amendments, Poland’s parliament has taken a...
“A rubber bullet cost me an eye at a protest, but I am still protesting”
In 2022, I attended the Ratsadon Stop APEC 2022 protest (meaning people against APEC). APEC had approved the military-dominated government’s green-washing Bio-Circular-Green Economy (BCG) Policy. It meant the war on Thailand’s natural resources would intensify and we wanted to show them the human...
China: Immediately release human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and activist Xu Yan
13 April marks the first anniversary of the detention of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, activist Xu Yan.
Sudan: One year since conflict began, response from international community remains woefully inadequate
One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in Sudan, the response from the international community has remained woefully inadequate even as the civilian death toll rises in the country, Amnesty International, Sudan Democracy First...
Destruction and violence in Sudan
Violence, death and suffering in Sudan For the people of Sudan, nowhere is safe. The internal conflict has killed over 14,000 people and displaced over 10 million people. People in Sudan are facing rampant violations of human rights and humanitarian law resulting in mass civilian casualties,...
Ethiopia: Merawi killings should be independently investigated
African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate killings of civilians by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in Merawi town, Amhara region, after fighting with Fano militias on 29 January, as war crimes of murder and extrajudicial executions, Amnesty International said...
Kyrgyzstan: Release Journalists And Media Workers: Makhabat Tazhibek-kyzy and Aike Beishekeeva
On 16 January, police raided the homes of 11 journalists known for their past and current involvement with “Ayt Ayt Dese” and “Temirov LIVE”, two independent media projects that have investigated allegations of corruption in Kyrgyzstan. They include Makhabat Tazhibek-kyzy, the head of “Temirov...
Brazil: Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: 88th Session, 13 – 31 May 2024
Amnesty International submits the following information to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ahead of the 88th session and the review of Brazil’s 8-9th combined periodic report under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women...
Apple threat notifications: What they mean and what you can do
What are the Apple threat notifications? On 10 April 2024, Apple sent threat notifications to users of iPhones in 92 countries. According to Tech Crunch, the warning text read: “Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the...
Jordan: Stop cracking down on pro-Gaza protests and release those charged for exercising their freedoms of assembly and expression
The Jordanian authorities must immediately cease their crackdown on pro-Gaza protests and immediately release dozens of activists who have been illegally detained solely because of their peaceful criticism of the government’s policies towards Israel, Amnesty International said today. Since 7...