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Nepal: “Struggling to breathe”: The second wave of Covid-19 in Nepal
Nepal is facing a public health crisis since April 2021 as the second wave of Covid-19 in the country wreaks havoc on its fragile health care system. Immediate action is needed from both the government of Nepal and the international community to support the public health sector, which is teetering...
Americas: Pandemic deepens decades of inequality, neglect and abuse in region worst hit by COVID-19
COVID-19 has laid bare and exacerbated the systemic inequality, widespread repression and destructive policies that contributed to the Americas becoming the region worst affected by the pandemic, Amnesty International said today upon publishing its annual report. In the Americas, Amnesty...
Americas: Pandemic deepens decades of inequality, neglect and abuse in region worst hit by COVID-19
COVID-19 has laid bare and exacerbated the systemic inequality, widespread repression and destructive policies that contributed to the Americas becoming the region worst affected by the pandemic, Amnesty International said today upon publishing its annual report. In the Americas, Amnesty...
Mexico: Mexico: Authorities must ensure justice and reparations for Victoria Salazar’s death at the hands of the police
The Mexican authorities must ensure the protection of Victoria Esperanza Salazar’s two daughters and inform her family of the whereabouts of her eldest daughter, who remained unaccounted for at the time this press release was published, said Amnesty International, the Institute for Women in...
Mexico: Mexico: Authorities must ensure justice and reparations for Victoria Salazar’s death at the hands of the police
The Mexican authorities must ensure the protection of Victoria Esperanza Salazar’s two daughters and inform her family of the whereabouts of her eldest daughter, who remained unaccounted for at the time this press release was published, said Amnesty International, the Institute for Women in...
Americas: States cracked down on asylum and the right to protest in 2019
As millions took to the streets to protest rampant violence, inequality, corruption and impunity, or were forced to flee their countries in search of safety, states across the Americas clamped down on the rights to protest and seek asylum last year with flagrant disregard for their obligations...
Lets Talk About Yes
Welcome to #LetsTalkAboutYes – find out about the campaign and how to join in helping to change the world one conversation at a time. What is the problem? If someone doesn’t consent to having sex, it is rape. It’s as simple as that. However, outdated laws, widespread myths, gender stereotypes and...
More about Let’s Talk About Yes
Creative guidance Here are some points from our Activist Toolkit, to help with creating social media posts Use a “yes means yes” approach based on enthusiastic consent. Enthusiastic consent is about ensuring all parties are enthusiastically consenting to sexual acts. The question is not whether a...
Updated: July 8, 2020
Ireland: Submission to the United Nations Committee on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination
In this document, Amnesty International sets out its concerns about the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by Ireland in relation to: the “direct provision” system for accommodating asylum seekers; the impact of criminalization of the purchase of sex and...
El Salvador: Evelyn at risk of further criminalization
Evelyn Hernández was acquitted of charges for aggravated homicide in August, after suffering an obstetric emergency in which she lost her pregnancy in 2016. She is now at risk of further criminalization by El Salvador’s Public Prosecutor’s Office, which has appealed the court’s ruling. Please take...
Suggested recommendations to States considered during the 34th session of the Universal Periodic Review, 4 -15 November 2019
This document contains Amnesty International’s suggested recommendations to be made to the twelve States undergoing their UPR during the 34th session of the Universal Periodic Review.