On the occasion of the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (19 June to 14 July 2023), Amnesty International made a statement regarding the state of human rights in the Republic of Ghana.

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....

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.

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

See below the Oral Statement Item 6: Consideration of UPR reports: Republic of Korea.

The surveillance-based business models of Big Tech companies such as Google and Meta are the root cause of harmful content proliferation on their platforms. This business model is based on algorithms that amplify hateful and harmful content, which can create echo chambers of hateful content that...

Our NGO coalition welcomes the engagement of Switzerland with the UPR in an overall constructive spirit of using the UPR to improve the human rights situation in the country. However, we regret that on several key human rights challenges, federal and cantonal authorities failed to engage in a...

During its recent Universal Periodic Review, Burundi received many recommendations to end reprisals against human rights defenders and journalists, which Amnesty International urges it to accept and implement.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) must renew authorization of the UN cross-border mechanism before it expires on 10 July and do so for at least one year to ensure a sustainable humanitarian relief operation, Amnesty International said today. The mechanism is the sole route that allows UN aid to be...

Oral statement delivered during the Interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Amnesty International condemns the continued failure of all parties to the conflict in Yemen to ensure justice and access to effective remedies for victims and survivors of violations of international law committed since the outbreak of the conflict. We urge this Council to ensure the prompt...

Amnesty International welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur that examines the accountability gaps for crimes under international law and other serious human rights violations committed against protestors and delivers this statement to HRC53 during the inter-active dialogues with the Special...