John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s Director for Europe and Central Asia: “Amnesty International unreservedly condemns the horrendous attack in Istanbul which caused the deaths of so many people. It is in no position to confirm Ahmed Chataev’s possible involvement in this abhorrent crime. “In...

Since the 1970s, Pride marches have been crucial for LGBTI organizations, communities and individuals to mobilize against homophobia and transphobia, to send clear-cut messages to policy makers and to take a stand against discrimination. For the first time since 2010, the Belgrade Pride went ahead...

Image ©: SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images Today’s decision to suspend the Mejlis, a representative body of ethnic CrimeanTatars in Crimea, demolishes one of the few remaining rights of a minority that Russia must protect instead of persecute, said Amnesty International. The decision – announced by...

Image ©: SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images Today’s decision to suspend the Mejlis, a representative body of ethnic CrimeanTatars in Crimea, demolishes one of the few remaining rights of a minority that Russia must protect instead of persecute, said Amnesty International. The decision – announced by...

By Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International’s Africa Director for Research and Advocacy This week, 123 countries that have signed up to the International Criminal Court (ICC) started their annual meeting in The Hague amid concern of waning support for international justice from some African states....

As the 2015 Pride season ends, we look at why Pride events are still so important for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and activists across the world. 1. People are still attacked because of their real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity Threats,...

The global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), created to rein in the poorly regulated international arms transfers that fuel war crimes and serious human rights abuses, will face its first major test in Mexico this week, Amnesty International said today. The ATT’s first Conference of States Parties, taking...

The global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), created to rein in the poorly regulated international arms transfers that fuel war crimes and serious human rights abuses, will face its first major test in Mexico this week, Amnesty International said today. The ATT’s first Conference of States Parties, taking...

Baffled by technical human rights terms and precise legal definitions? You’re not alone. Here’s a quick glossary of some of the most troublesome words and phrases. Commute Commute means to replace a punishment, usually a death sentence, with a less severe one. For example, Amnesty called for the...

Photo: EPA/OLGA IVASHCHENKO. Shocking new evidence of “execution-style killings” by pro-Russian armed groups in Donbass, eastern Ukraine, illustrates the urgent need for action to tackle the escalating human rights and humanitarian crisis in the area, said Amnesty International. “The new evidence...

Picture: © Spencer Platt/Getty Images. By Bogdan Ovcharuk, press officer for Amnesty International Ukraine @goddan  A month before the first anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, Bogdan Ovcharuk, press officer for AI Ukraine, travelled with a research team to assess the human...

Photo: Crimean Tatars attend a memorial ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the deportation of Tatars from Crimea, near a Mosque in Simferopol, on May 18, 2014. © MAX VETROV/AFP/Getty Images The de facto authorities in Crimea have failed to investigate a series of abductions and torture of...