This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Iraq in January-February 2025 In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Iraq in its previous review, including in relation to women’s rights, the rights of internally displaced persons...

Amnesty International submits this briefing in advance of the examination of Ukraine by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) during its 31st session from 12 August to 5 Sep 2024. In this document, Amnesty International sets out its concerns about the implementation of the...

The body of evidence presented in this report reveals a series of actions and omissions from the highest levels of the Peruvian State that appear to have had lethal consequences over a prolonged period during protests from December 2022 to March 2023. International human rights law contains clear...

In this submission, the four organisations examine the Government of Fiji’s compliance with its international human rights obligations to create and maintain a safe and enabling environment for civil society. Specifically, we analyse Fiji’s protection and promotion of the rights to freedoms of...

On International Justice Day, Amnesty International reiterates its call that the system of international justice, based on cooperation and complementarity of relevant actors, must continue to be strengthened if accountability is to be pursued more comprehensively and effectively. In this regard,...

At the 2024 Olympic Games, the host country France has banned Muslim women from wearing a sports hijab or any other form of religious headgear when they compete for France. Such a ban is imposed in several sports in France, including football, basketball and volleyball, in competitions at all...

On 24 May 2024, in advance of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, several human rights organisations wrote to the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ask the IOC to publicly call on sporting authorities in France to overturn all bans on athletes wearing the...

In this submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Amnesty International highlights human rights concerns in care homes for older people during the Covid-19-pandemic and barriers limiting people with disabilities’ ability to live autonomous and independent lives. The...

Amnesty International and four other organizations are alarmed by the recent publication by the Chinese authorities of new judicial guidelines providing directives to prosecute and harshly punish, including by the death penalty, those advocating and acting for Taiwan’s independence. The guidance...

Amnesty International urges South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir to send the National Security Service Act 2014 (Amendment) Bill 2024 back to parliament for review and significant amendment. The bill that passed parliament on 3 July 2024 risks undermining human rights and strengthening the National...

This paper presents Amnesty International’s concerns on Azerbaijan’s human rights record and corresponding implications for Azerbaijan as a host country which aims to ensure effective discussions at COP29 and meaningful outcomes. These concerns include violations of the rights to freedom of...

Guided by its research and campaigns to advance the rights of the Roma, in 2019 Amnesty International filed a collective complaint to the Council of Europe’s European Committee of Social Rights. The complaint sought accountability and redress for the precarious living conditions and persisting...