El Salvador is experiencing an alarming regression in the respect for and protection of human rights, Amnesty International said today as it published its new report, Behind the veil of popularity: Repression and regression of human rights in El Salvador. “The deterioration in the guarantee of...

Indian authorities are misusing an abusive counterterrorism law, financial regulations, and other laws to silence journalists, human rights defenders, activists, and critics of the government, 12 international human rights groups said today.

The international community must pursue pathways for justice at the international level to address systemic impunity for Iranian officials responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings of protesters and widespread torture, Amnesty International said today, as Iran marks the one-year anniversary of...

In this submission to the UN Human Rights Committee, Amnesty International sets out how the USA continues to fail to live up to its human rights obligations on a range of issues including: the continued use of the death penalty; the use of lethal force by law enforcement; the prevalence of gun...

In this report to the UN Human Rights Committee, Amnesty International presents its concerns related to the worsening human rights crisis in Venezuela from 2014 onwards, including the intensification of repressive patterns and the consolidation of a state policy to silence dissent, consisting...

Amnesty International’s submission to the UN Human Rights Committee ahead of the review of the fourth periodic report of Iran at its 139th session, setting out some key concerns and recommendations related to the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by the...

The 10-year anniversary of the Rabaa massacre is a stark reminder of how impunity for the mass killing of over 900 people has enabled an all-out assault on peaceful dissent, an erosion of any fair trial safeguards in the criminal justice system, and unspeakable cruelty in prisons over the past...

Ten years ago today, when security forces unlawfully killed over 900 people during their dispersal of sit-ins at Rabaa al-Adawiya and Nahda squares in Cairo (the “Rabaa massacre”), it was a critical turning point for human rights in Egypt. Since then, the human rights situation has deteriorated,...

Meaningful policing reform and overdue reckoning with systemic racism in law enforcement urgently needed in response to public anger

Lebanese authorities must urgently prioritize the health of prisoners as deaths in Ministry of Interior-run prisons nearly doubled in 2022 compared to 2018, the year before the ongoing acute economic crisis began, Amnesty International said today. Judicial authorities must conduct prompt, impartial...

This investigation explores the reasons behind the sharp rise in deaths in Lebanon’s prisons.

In October 2022, Lesotho elected new leaders who are faced with addressing a history marked by repeated human rights violations and a culture within the country’s security forces where impunity has become pervasive. During his inauguration in October as Lesotho’s new Prime Minister, Sam Matekane...