Responding to the repression and arrests on 1 October during the #FearlessOctober peaceful protests against the cost-of-living crisis and bad governance, Isa Sanusi, Director Amnesty International Nigeria, said:  “The Nigerian authorities must end their repressive approach to peaceful protests and...

Successive Iraqi governments have failed to ensure justice, truth and reparation for the lethal crackdown against the 2019 Tishreen [October] protests that led to the killing and disappearance of hundreds and the injury of thousands of protesters, Amnesty International said today, ahead of the...

On 1 October 2019, mass protests erupted across Iraq, known as the Tishreen protests, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets. In response, Iraqi security forces used excessive and unlawful lethal force against mostly peaceful demonstrators, killing hundreds. On the five-year anniversary...

Ninety Afghan, regional and international non-governmental organizations have recently renewed their appeal to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to establish an independent investigative mechanism, complementary to the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in...

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This submission has been prepared by Amnesty International in advance of the UN Human Rights Committee’s review of France’s sixth periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the ICCPR). This submission focuses on France’s obligation to respect and ensure racial...

Amnesty International submits this information to the UN Human Rights Committee ahead of the adoption of the list of issues prior to reporting for Poland. It focuses on the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, women’s rights, equality and non-discrimination, access...

Amnesty International submits this information to the UN Human Rights Committee (the Committee) in advance of its consideration of the second periodic report of Pakistan at the 142nd session of the Committee scheduled to be held between 14 October to 8 November 2024. This submission emphasizes...

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The deepening human rights crisis in Afghanistan requires international action to address the cycle of impunity in the country and demonstrates the urgent need for the United Nations (UN) to establish an independent international accountability mechanism for Afghanistan, with the mandate to...

Left to right: Adolfo Campos, Gildo das Ruas, Tanaice Neutro, Pensador ©amnesty

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