The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the country’s ongoing economic crisis. Measures to curb the spread of the virus saw an increase in gender-based violence. Indigenous Peoples were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Enforced disappearances and excessive use of force by the police were...

This document contains suggested recommendations to be made to the states under review at the 42nd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in January/February 2023. The countries covered are Czech Republic, Argentina, Gabon, Ghana, Peru, Guatemala, Benin, Republic of Korea, Switzerland,...

This submission was prepared for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Argentina on 23 January 2023. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Argentina in its previous UPR in November 2017, assesses the national human rights framework and provides...

Amnesty International is releasing the Twitter Report Card in an attempt to continue to hold Twitter accountable in protecting women from online violence and abuse on its platform. This Scorecard is designed to track Twitter’s global progress in addressing abusive speech against ten indicators,...

Health and essential workers have played an extraordinary role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across countries, they have put their health and wellbeing at risk, often in very difficult circumstances and with very little support, to ensure that people are able to access the...

Amnesty International submits this report in advance of the review of Argentina’s second periodic report on the implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. Having previously been a country recognized by regional and...

Venezuela is suffering an unprecedented human rights crisis that is not only affecting millions of people inside the country but which has also forced one in every ten people in Venezuela to leave their homes in the last four years. These millions of people, both inside and outside the country,...

The Inter-American system is crucial for guaranteeing human rights in the Americas and must be protected, Amnesty International’s response to a recent statement signed by the governments of five South American countries.

Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review outcome on Argentina

Amnesty International is gravely concerned by the denial of credentials to members of civil society organizations who sought to attend the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 10 December to 13 December 2017.

Suggested UPR recommendations to the governments of Argentina, Benin, Czech Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, Japan, Pakistan, Peru, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Ukraine and Zambia.

In this submission Amnesty International expresses concerns about the regressive policies adopted on migrants’ rights, the continued criminalization of abortion, and shortcomings in the national human rights institution. Amnesty International also raises concerns about the threats of detention of...

“It’s My Body” is a regional programme which is implemented in Peru, Argentina and Chile. The programme is run by youth and for youth, primarily working with young people between the ages of 13 and 19. The programme aims to use playful and participatory forms of human rights education to help...