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...

The GQUAL Campaign, the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), MENA Rights Group, REDRESS, OMCT, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and Amnesty International call on States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) to nominate and...

Amnesty International submits this document in response to the call for inputs issued by the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement to inform their 24 April – 5 May 2023 visit to the USA. This contribution focuses on several law...

Amnesty International, the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists express serious concern that human rights are not adequately reflected in the negotiations underway around the Pandemic Treaty and human rights are...

The upcoming session marks two years since a group of 32 states delivered a joint statement on Egypt at the UN Human Rights Council (the Council), addressing the human rights crisis in the country. Since that time, no consequential follow-up has occurred at the Council, despite the fact the human...

In an open letter, Egyptian and international civil society organizations have called on the UN Human Rights Council (the Council) to adopt a resolution on the human rights crisis in Egypt, warning that repression and impunity in the country are deeply undermining efforts to address corruption,...

The first Global Stocktake (GST) is happening in the context of intersecting crises that are harming human rights across the globe. Climate impacts are occurring at an unprecedented scale and scientific reports confirm that we are far off track to keep global warming below 1.5°C, a limit that is...