States have clear obligations to cooperate effectively and fairly in order to reform global taxation with the aim of mobilizing sufficient resources to meet their respective human rights obligations, address inequality, achieve the SDGs and finance a just climate transition. A key way to achieve...

Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide written input pertaining to the upcoming day of general discussion by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies. Over the past five years, Amnesty...

As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its fourth year, this briefing identifies four key lessons from the failure of states and pharmaceutical companies to comply with their human rights obligations and responsibilities to ensure fair access to Covid-19 vaccines globally. It further makes concrete...

The G20 includes Sri Lanka’s top lenders and powers with influence. It must do more than just say sweet nothings. In February, the finance ministers of G20 countries met to discuss the challenges facing the global economy. It was a missed opportunity to help a country on the front line of the debt...

This is the oral statement of Amnesty International delivered at the General debate on ITEM 2 of the UN Human Rights Council’s 52nd session from the 27 February 2023 – 4 April 2023.

Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council today, Amnesty International thanked the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan for its update. The organisation said that it was concerned that the human rights concerns that necessitated the creation of the Commission in 2016 still persist. Crimes under...

Amnesty International is urging UN member states to act towards ending impunity and ensuring justice for victims of Taliban abuses, as the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan presents a new report at the 52nd Human Rights Council session today. In recent months, the...

The UN General Assembly Sixth Committee First Resumed Session on the Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity is scheduled to take place 10-14 April 2023. Ahead of this session Amnesty International shares some recommendations with participating states. Most of the...

Aviation fuel shipments to Myanmar have continued despite the military’s ongoing war crimes, Amnesty International and Global Witness said today, after they identified more companies involved in the supply chain. “We have traced new shipments of aviation fuel that have likely ended up in the hands...

We, the undersigned civil society and human rights organizations write to urge your delegations to reject any resolution to prematurely terminate the mandate of ICHREE, and to express your support for the mandate and work of the Commission. The independent mandate and work of ICHREE is crucial to...

Amnesty International is deeply concerned at the treatment of migrants and refugees in the Ceuta-Melilla border region by both Spanish and Moroccan police and border officials and the ongoing risk they face of serious violations of their human rights in that location.

Human rights defenders are people who act with humanity, serve humanity and who contribute to and bring out the best in humanity. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders is integral to their protection and recognition, globally, and our organisations...