Research Archives - Amnesty International https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/ Inspiring people against injustice to bring the world closer to human rights & dignity enjoyed by all. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:14:20 +0000 en hourly 1 Malaysia: Strides and Setbacks, Amnesty International: Submission to the 45th Session of the UPR Working Group, January-February 2024 https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa28/6867/2023/en/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 1149 2094 2076 2107 2096 1820 2219 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ASA2868672023ENGLISH.pdf This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Malaysia in January-February 2024. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of its recommendations made to Malaysia in the previous UPR, including in relation to the death penalty, the rights to freedom of expression and assembly and the rights of migrant workers.

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]]> This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Malaysia in January-February 2024. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of its recommendations made to Malaysia in the previous UPR, including in relation to the death penalty, the rights to freedom of expression and assembly and the rights of migrant workers.

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]]> Taiwan: Amnesty International HLM to Taiwan: End of visit statement https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa38/7004/2023/en/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 1149 2094 2131 2069 2076 2081 2085 2099 2082 2107 2079 2105 2109 2111 2101 2083 2144 1810 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ASA3870042023ENGLISH.pdf An Amnesty delegation led by the Secretary General, Agnes Callamard, and AI Taiwan Executive Director Eeling Chiu conducted an official visit to Taiwan from 24 to 29 June 2023. During the 5 days of the visit, the Amnesty delegation held meetings with representatives of the Executive Yuan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Development Counsel, […]

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]]> An Amnesty delegation led by the Secretary General, Agnes Callamard, and AI Taiwan Executive Director Eeling Chiu conducted an official visit to Taiwan from 24 to 29 June 2023. During the 5 days of the visit, the Amnesty delegation held meetings with representatives of the Executive Yuan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Development Counsel, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), and both major political parties (DPP and KMT). In parallel, and to inform those meetings, the delegation also met with representatives of civil society organizations; community activists; and victims of human rights violations and abuses.

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]]> France: Authorities must deliver justice for unlawful killing of 17-year-old Nahel M https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/eur21/6999/2023/en/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 21:55:00 +0000 1149 2071 2125 2081 2102 2084 2119 1949 2144 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/EUR2169992023ENGLISH.pdf Meaningful policing reform and overdue reckoning with systemic racism in law enforcement urgently needed in response to public anger

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]]> Meaningful policing reform and overdue reckoning with systemic racism in law enforcement urgently needed in response to public anger

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]]> Sri Lanka: Foregoing meals to make-do: The Impact of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis on maternal nutrition https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa37/6872/2023/en/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:35:00 +0000 1149 2117 2088 2219 1709 1815 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ASA3768722023ENGLISH.pdf This briefing examines pregnant and breast-feeding women’s access to nutrition amidst the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka. Women’s purchasing power has reduced due to the increased cost of food and government funded programs to uplift maternal nutrition have been impacted. This has resulted in nutrition taking a back seat, impacting both the quality and […]

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]]> This briefing examines pregnant and breast-feeding women’s access to nutrition amidst the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka. Women’s purchasing power has reduced due to the increased cost of food and government funded programs to uplift maternal nutrition have been impacted. This has resulted in nutrition taking a back seat, impacting both the quality and quantity of food intake.

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]]> India: Wanton killings, violence, and human rights abuses in Manipur https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa20/6969/2023/en/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 1149 2094 2106 2097 2086 2119 1811 1709 2144 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ASA2069692023ENGLISH.pdf Amnesty International is alarmed at the continued and unabated violence that is taking place between ethnic groups in the North-Eastern state of Manipur, India and the inability of the Indian authorities to protect human rights in the region. Since the start of the ethnic violence on 3 May, more than a 100 people have been […]

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]]> Amnesty International is alarmed at the continued and unabated violence that is taking place between ethnic groups in the North-Eastern state of Manipur, India and the inability of the Indian authorities to protect human rights in the region. Since the start of the ethnic violence on 3 May, more than a 100 people have been killed and scores others injured. More than 50,000 people have been forced to flee. Now displaced from their homes, they are living in relief camps across Manipur and in the neighboring north-eastern states. Scores of houses and property have been burned, looted, vandalized. This has left entire communities terrorized and devastated. The state government has also imposed an internet shutdown since the start of the violence.

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]]> Nigeria: Accountability for human rights violations remains elusive: Amnesty International submission to the 45th session of the UPR working group, January-February 2024 https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr44/6970/2023/en/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 1149 1698 1781 2063 2094 2120 2081 2068 2082 2096 2119 2083 2146 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AFR4469702023ENGLISH.pdf In this submission, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Nigeria in its previous UPR in 2018, including in relation to enforced disappearances, human rights violations by the security forces, torture and other ill-treatment, gender-based violence and gender equality, and the impact of the oil industry on human rights. It also assesses the […]

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]]> In this submission, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Nigeria in its previous UPR in 2018, including in relation to enforced disappearances, human rights violations by the security forces, torture and other ill-treatment, gender-based violence and gender equality, and the impact of the oil industry on human rights. It also assesses the national human rights framework with regard to the Nigerian Constitution and the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, as well as the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) (VAPP) Act, 2015.

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]]> Mexico: Rushing Headfirst into an Abyss of Human Rights?: Amnesty International submission to the 45th session of the UPR Working Group, January-February 2024 https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr41/6992/2023/en/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 1149 2094 2077 2121 2095 2096 2123 2119 2112 1798 2146 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AMR4169922023ENGLISH.pdf In this submission, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations previously made to Mexico, including in relation to violence against women and girls, arbitrary arrest and detention, the national human rights commission, freedom of opinion and expression and accountability. It also assesses the national human rights framework regarding excessive use of force, the autonomy of […]

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]]> In this submission, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations previously made to Mexico, including in relation to violence against women and girls, arbitrary arrest and detention, the national human rights commission, freedom of opinion and expression and accountability. It also assesses the national human rights framework regarding excessive use of force, the autonomy of the judiciary, environmental defenders, and arraigo detention. Amnesty International also raises concerns about the rights of women and girls to live a life free of violence; the demilitarization of public security and law enforcement agencies; the right to social protest; the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and the safety of journalists.

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]]> Oral Statement Item 6: Consideration of UPR reports: Japan https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa22/6968/2023/en/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 1149 1697 1806 2076 2144 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ASA2269682023ENGLISH.pdf See below.

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]]> Sri Lanka: HRC53 Oral Statement: Item 6: Consideration of UPR reports https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa37/6980/2023/en/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 1149 1697 1709 1815 2094 2126 2099 2096 2123 2144 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ASA3769802023ENGLISH.pdf Oral statement at Item 6 Consideration of UPR reports: Sri Lanka at the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council from 19 June to 14 July 2023.

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]]> Oral statement at Item 6 Consideration of UPR reports: Sri Lanka at the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council from 19 June to 14 July 2023.

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]]> Pakistan: Oral Statement on the consideration of UPR reports at the UN Human Rights Council 53rd Session 19 June to 14 July https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa33/6927/2023/en/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 1149 2131 2120 2115 2082 2086 2123 2112 1814 1709 2144 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ASA3369272023ENGLISH.pdf Amnesty International’s Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council at their 53rd Session which took place from 19 June to 14 July

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]]> Amnesty International’s Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council at their 53rd Session which took place from 19 June to 14 July

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]]> Republic of Korea: Oral Statement Item 6: Consideration of UPR report https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa25/6959/2023/en/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 1149 1697 1809 2144 2123 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ASA2569592023ENGLISH.pdf See below the Oral Statement Item 6: Consideration of UPR reports: Republic of Korea.

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]]> Africa: Anti-Corruption Fight in Peril – Crackdown on Anti-Corruption Human Rights Defenders in West and Central Africa https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr01/6978/2023/en/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 1149 1698 2094 2121 2097 2095 2146 https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AFR0169782023ENGLISH.pdf This report presents the emerging body of evidence of severe repression of anti-corruption HRDs in West and Central Africa, a region where such cases remain largely under-reported and one that is characterized by a culture of impunity and lack of accountability for human rights violations. It focuses on 19 countries covered by Amnesty International’s West […]

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]]> This report presents the emerging body of evidence of severe repression of anti-corruption HRDs in West and Central Africa, a region where such cases remain largely under-reported and one that is characterized by a culture of impunity and lack of accountability for human rights violations. It focuses on 19 countries covered by Amnesty International’s West and Central Africa Regional Office, and includes 31 cases of repression of anti-corruption HRDs identified in some of those countries since 2018. These cases were selected based on a strong correlation between the work or actions of the anti-corruption HRDs and the repression they face as well as the absence of accountability and justice in the cases.

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