Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, the organization said in a landmark new report published today. The report, ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza, documents how, during its military offensive…
Reacting to the arrest of Azerbaijani human rights defender Rufat Safarov, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “The arrest of Rufat Safarov on trumped-up fraud and hooliganism charges is another glaring example of the Azerbaijani authorities’ relentless efforts to silence dissenting voices in the country. The arbitrary detention of Rufat…
Responding to the declaration of emergency law by South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “The state of emergency declared in South Korea this evening must not be used to justify a crackdown on people’s human rights. “President Yoon must fully explain the reasons for declaring martial law…