On 23 January 2023, the Assam government announced that it is launching a crackdown on people who “participated in child marriage” in the last seven years in the state. Since then, at least 6000 people have been accused including the persons who officiated child marriages and over 3000 people have...

In this submission Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Germany in its previous UPR, assesses the national human rights framework with regard to national legislation on privacy, police and assembly laws and on sexual and reproductive rights. Amnesty...

We are concerned about the continuation of the human rights violations in the DRC, and the persistent lack of tangible steps to address impunity. In North Kivu and Ituri provinces, many civilians continue to be killed despite the existence of long-standing military operations and the Luanda and...

This oral statement was delivered to the United Nations Human Rights Council on 28 March to highlight key human rights developments and concerns in South Africa from our submissions.

•     The number of migrant children crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama on foot hit an all-time high, with UNICEF counting 32,488 children from January to October.

This is Amnesty International’s Oral Statement on the consideration of the Finland’s UPR report at the UN Human Rights Council’s 52nd Session from 27 February – 4 April 2023.

Amnesty International Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council at their 52nd Session. 27 February – 4 April 2023. Item 6: Consideration of UPR reports: Morocco and Western Sahara

Amnesty International welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council. The organization further welcomes that the draft resolution on Iran at this session goes beyond a technical...

On 5 March, an emergency court sentenced Aisha el-Shater and her husband lawyer Mohamed Abo Horeira to ten and 15 years in prison, respectively. They were convicted on bogus charges stemming from their family links and peaceful exercise of their human rights following a grossly unfair trial. The...

Dear Prime Minister, Amnesty International takes note of your commitments to protect human rights in Iraq, which are an important signal, but is concerned about recent decisions by your government impacting freedom of expression. We write to urge you to take more decisive measures to break with the...

Following the conviction and sentencing of activist Justyna Wydrzyńska to 8 months’ community service for helping a pregnant woman to access abortion pills in Poland, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: “The case sets a dangerous precedent in Poland, where abortion is...

Iranian authorities have been subjecting activist Ebrahim Babaei to enforced disappearance for 15 months, amid grave concerns of torture and other ill-treatment. Despite mounting evidence indicating that he is in state custody, authorities continually refuse to acknowledge his detention or reveal...