Following the banning of a number of demonstrations protesting police violence after the unlawful killing of 17-year-old Nahel M by a police officer, Amnesty International is calling for the French government to prioritise the wholesale reform of rules governing the use of firearms and lethal force...

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...

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

Ahead of an appeal hearing on Thursday (13 July 2023) for Truong Van Dung, a human rights defender who was convicted for “propaganda against the government” and sentenced to six years in March 2023 solely for freely expressing his views, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director of Campaigns...

Responding to reports that a Spanish investigation into Israeli company NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, that had allegedly targeted the phones of Spain’s Prime Minister and other ministers, has faltered due to a ‘lack of cooperation’ from Israel, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, Head of the Security Lab at...

Saving lives, changing laws and protecting human rights – Amnesty International and its supporters have been busy racking up the wins this year…

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.

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.

Mojahed (Abbas) Kourkouri is at grave risk of execution in relation to nationwide protests. In early April 2023, Iran’s judiciary announced that a Revolutionary Court in Ahvaz sentenced Mojahed (Abbas) Kourkouri to death for “enmity against God” (moharebeh), “corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel arz)...

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...

Cameroonian authorities must act to end the violence against the population and conduct thorough investigations into the killings, acts of torture, rapes, burning of houses and other atrocities committed in the Anglophone regions, said Amnesty International today in a damning new report that...

Kamile Wayit, a 19-year-old Uyghur female university student was sentenced on 25 March 2023 under the charge of “promoting extremism” after posting a video on WeChat about the November 2022 “A4 protests” in China. A spokesperson from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed her conviction to...