China: Oral statement Item 6: Consideration of UPR reports: HRC 56th session
This is Amnesty International’s Oral Statement on the consideration of the China’s UPR report at the UN Human Rights Council’s 56th Session from 18 June – 12 July.
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Yemen: Huthi authorities must immediately release arbitrarily detained staff from UN and civil society organizations
Huthi de facto authorities must immediately release 13 UN staff and at least 14 staff from Yemeni and international civil society organizations who continue to be arbitrarily detained one month later as part of an ongoing crackdown against the human rights and humanitarian community, Amnesty...
Italy: Abuse of migration-related detention in punitive conditions deprives people of liberty and dignity
In Italy, migrants and people seeking asylum are being unlawfully deprived of their liberty in detention centres that fall below international standards, Amnesty International said today in its new public statement, “Liberty and Dignity: Amnesty International’s observations on the administrative...
Global: Host Country Agreement with Azerbaijan for COP29 must guarantee human rights and be publicly available
The UN organizers of the COP29 climate summit in November must ensure the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with the Azerbaijan authorities contains human rights safeguards and that it is made publicly accessible immediately after it is signed so potential attendees can assess the risks they face at the...
Malaysia: one year since repeal of mandatory death penalty, violations of international law and standards continue despite overall decrease in death sentences
During the first year since the death penalty became fully discretionary in Malaysia, Amnesty International recorded a significant decrease in the number of death sentences imposed and upheld by the courts. However, Malaysia’s use of the death penalty and its alternative punishments continue to...
UNFCCC COP28 Host Country Agreement: A failure to protect human rights
This document is intended to provide public access to the Host Country Agreement (HCA) for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), concluded between the UNFCCC’s Executive Secretary and the United Arab Emirates, the host...
Venezuela: Global call for the immediate and unconditional release of all those wrongly detained
In an oral statement at the interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Venezuela, Amnesty International shared a call from 36,324 activists in 119 countries across the world who signed our petition for the release of all those wrongly detained in Venezuela,...
Burundi: End intimidation of media as 2025 elections approach
Amid a continued crackdown on independent civil society and media and with elections approaching in 2025, Amnesty International asked what measures does Special Rapporteur propose to protect the rights of freedom of expression and access to information for all in Burundi?
Saudi Arabia: Oral Statement: Item 6 – Consideration of UPR Reports
This is Amnesty International’s Oral Statement on the consideration of Saudi Arabia’s UPR report at the UN Human Rights Council’s 56th Session from 18 June – 12 July 2024.
Liberty and Dignity: Amnesty International’s Observations on the Administrative Detention of Migrant and Asylum-Seeking People in Italy
People, regardless of how they arrive to a country, have the right to liberty under international law. While migration-related detention is allowed by international law, detention solely for migration-related purposes is only permitted in the most exceptional of circumstances and there is a...
Sierra Leone: Historic bill to end child marriage passed – sustained efforts to raise community awareness must now follow
Reacting to the signing into law of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 on 2 July by President Julius Maada Bio, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “We welcome this historic law banning child marriage in Sierra Leone. This legislation, in...
Daunting and Dire: Impunity, Underfunded Institutions Undermine Protection of Women and Girls From Domestic Violence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s (KR-I) authorities are failing to ensure that perpetrators of domestic violence, including harrowing cases of murder, rape, beatings and burning, are held to account, and they are imposing arbitrary restrictions on the freedoms of survivors who seek protection in the...