Responding to the bombing of a mosque in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province that claimed the lives of at least 62 lives and wounded dozens, Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia Director, Omar Waraich, said: “Such intentional killing of scores of civilians while at prayer is a war crime. This is...

The Nicaraguan government must end the repressive strategy it has pursued since 18 April 2018 and which currently includes implementing measures to close down, subdue or silence civil society organizations and the independent media, said Amnesty International today as it launched its campaign...

Sri Lanka’s next president must put human rights at the heart of their policies, Amnesty International said today. Ahead of next month’s presidential election, the human rights organization called on candidates to prioritize key human rights issues, including commitments on transitional justice...

Responding to the bombing of a mosque in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province that claimed the lives of at least 62 lives and wounded dozens, Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia Director, Omar Waraich, said: “Such intentional killing of scores of civilians while at prayer is a war crime. This is...

Amnesty International has received reports that a Turkish-Mexican dual national, Osman Karaca, has been forcibly disappeared following his arrest by the Cambodian police on 14 October. Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said:...

Sri Lanka’s next president must put human rights at the heart of their policies, Amnesty International said today. Ahead of next month’s presidential election, the human rights organization called on candidates to prioritize key human rights issues, including commitments on transitional justice...

Amnesty International has received reports that a Turkish-Mexican dual national, Osman Karaca, has been forcibly disappeared following his arrest by the Cambodian police on 14 October. Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said:...

Turkish military forces and a coalition of Turkey-backed Syrian armed groups have displayed a shameful disregard for civilian life, carrying out serious violations and war crimes, including summary killings and unlawful attacks that have killed and injured civilians, during the offensive into...

Turkish military forces and a coalition of Turkey-backed Syrian armed groups have displayed a shameful disregard for civilian life, carrying out serious violations and war crimes, including summary killings and unlawful attacks that have killed and injured civilians, during the offensive into...

After one year and a half since the beginning of the crisis in Nicaragua, at least 130 people continue detained, among them is Maria Guadalupe Ruiz Briceño (22), a student imprisoned after she participated in a July 2019 protest. We urge the Nicaraguan authorities to immediately release and drop...

Amnesty International’s Advocacy and Research Director Netsanet Belay issued the following statement on Nigerian human rights activist Kellu Haruna, who died yesterday in Maiduguri, Borno State:  Yesterday I received some devastating news from north-east Nigeria that shook me to my core. We lost an...

Amnesty International’s Advocacy and Research Director Netsanet Belay issued the following statement on Nigerian human rights activist Kellu Haruna, who died yesterday in Maiduguri, Borno State:  Yesterday I received some devastating news from north-east Nigeria that shook me to my core. We lost an...