Today’s unanimous decision by the Council of Europe’s European Committee of Social Rights that Italy seriously and systematically breached the European Social Charter with respect to the housing situation of Romani communities must herald a change in Italy’s discriminatory housing policies, Amnesty...

The Egyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown against protesters, striking workers and people voicing criticism online over the authorities’ handling of the economic crisis, said Amnesty International today. Between January and March 2024, Amnesty International documented four cases of...

Chinese and Hong Kong students studying abroad are living in fear of intimidation, harassment and surveillance as Chinese authorities seek to prevent them from engaging with ‘sensitive’ or political issues while overseas, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. Students based in...

Moujib al-Mikhlafi, a Yemeni education expert and trainer, has been arbitrarily detained by the Huthi de facto authorities since 10 October 2023 in Sana’a, Yemen. Following his arrest, he was forcibly disappeared for 21 days and held incommunicado for over a month at the Huthi-run security and...

Chinese and Hong Kong students studying abroad are living in fear of intimidation, harassment and surveillance as Chinese authorities seek to prevent them engaging with “sensitive” or political issues. This climate of fear on campuses in Europe and North America is the result of Chinese...

By Karla Martínez and Verónica Durán Lara, members of the collective Hasta Encontrarte, based in Guanajuato, Mexico * Following the disappearance of a family member, life changes completely. There’s a pain in our hearts that drives us to do things we would never have imagined, like dedicating our...

Exactly thirty years ago, just after Nelson Mandela had taken the oath of office as South Africa’s first fully representative democratically elected President, came a moment that still gives me goosebumps. There was a deafening roar as squadron of fighter jets flew low over the assembled crowd of...

Authorities in Nepal are failing to protect Dalits, particularly women and girls, from systemic and widespread caste-based discrimination, said Amnesty International in its new report published today. The report, “No One Cares”: Descent-Based Discrimination against Dalits – documents the experience...

Maasai pastoralists in Tanzania, in an area designated for conservation

Authorities must refrain from cracking down on peaceful protesters, Amnesty International said, ahead of events and demonstrations planned throughout Europe to commemorate Nakba Remembrance Day on or around 15 May. Over the past six months, there have been alarming attempts by authorities across...

Authorities in Nepal are failing to protect Dalits, particularly women and girls, from systemic and widespread caste-based discrimination. This report documents the experience of systemic caste-based discrimination in Nepal and the challenges they face in accessing justice as the Nepali...

Amnesty International urges state authorities across Europe and globally to respect, facilitate and protect the rights to freedom of expression and assembly in advance of Nakba Remembrance Day events, which will be held across Europe and worldwide on or around 15 May 2024.