Fernanda Doz Costa trained as a human rights lawyer in Argentina before becoming Amnesty International’s Director of Gender, Racial Justice and Refugee Rights. To mark International Safe Abortion Day, Fernanda talks about the dangers of unsafe abortions, some of the people she’s supported ...
Responding to today’s European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) decision which will allow the Austrian government to deport a man to Syria, Shoura Zehetner-Hashemi, Executive Director of Amnesty International Austria said: “Today’s decision effectively allows Austria to deport a man to Syria...
Responding to reports that at least four people were killed and more than 50 injured after police opened fire on protesters in Leh city in the Union Territory of Ladakh yesterday, Aakar Patel, Amnesty International India’s Chair of Board, said: “While there are reports that a group of peop...
Eswatini’s authorities must disclose why Orville Etoria was held in detention without charge for more than two months, Amnesty International said today following his arrival in Jamaica. Orville Etoria was one of five men who were deported from the United States to Eswatini on 16 July and h...
Ahead of the vote in the Slovak parliament on 25 September on amendments to the constitution that would recognize only two genders (male and female), restrict comprehensive sexuality education and limit adoption to only married heterosexual couples, Rado Sloboda, Director of Amnesty Intern...
On 11 March 2025, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for the crime against humanity of murder. A few days later, Maria (not her real name) marked the eighth anniversary of her husband’s death. He was one of the tens of ...
Reacting to the news that Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “The announcements by Burkina Faso, Mali an...
Reacting to the news that Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “The announcements by Burkina Faso, Mali an...
Journalists in Pakistan are routinely subject to harassment, arrests and even enforced disappearances. In this backdrop, journalists are also reporting experiencing a high level of surveillance, both online and offline. Amnesty International has been documenting these attacks on journalist...
One year since the Israeli military significantly escalated its attacks in Lebanon, victims of violations of international law are still awaiting justice and reparations, the Lebanese government has yet to grant the International Criminal Court (ICC) the jurisdiction to carry out investiga...