Responding to the recently published letter sent by seven UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights to Shell, Eni and other oil companies as well as the governments of the companies’ home countries and Nigeria regarding the historic pollution of the Niger Delta, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty Internatio...
Responding to the US government’s decision to impose sanctions against Palestinian NGOs, al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in the context of sanctions imposed against International Criminal Court (ICC)- related activities, Erika Guevara-Ro...
On 6 August, the Pakistani authorities announced they were shutting down mobile internet services in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province. The government cited security as a reason for the shutdown, cutting off a population of more than 14 million from the most accessible way to conn...
Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary candidates must ensure the promotion and protection of human rights before, during and after elections, Amnesty International said today ahead of the country’s general elections on 16 September. The organization has published a human rights manifesto...
Reacting to the sentencing of twenty protesters in Georgia, yesterday and today, to prison terms for participating in anti-government rallies, including today’s conviction of opposition activist Saba Skhvitaridze and actor Andro Chichinadze, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Deputy...
Responding to a ruling by a US court that does not require Google to break up its search business as part of efforts to address its online search monopoly, Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said: “Google is one of five big technology companies that have a collec...
Iranian authorities are waging a terrifying crackdown under the guise of national security in the aftermath of the June 2025 hostilities with Israel, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The deepening crisis underscores the urgent need for the international community to...
Reacting to the adoption by the Transitional Legislative Assembly of the new Persons and Family Code, Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “We welcome the long-awaited decision to set the minimum age for marriage at 18 for both boys...
Verified videos and eyewitness testimony reveal 46 Druze men and women deliberately and unlawfully killed Extrajudicial executions were carried out by government and government affiliated forces in military and security uniforms, some bearing official insignia Executions took place in a pu...
Responding to the Indonesian government’s announcement that at least eight people have been killed since nationwide protests against low wages, tax hikes and lawmakers’ pay started on 25 August, Amnesty International’s Regional Research Director, Montse Ferrer, said: “The increasing number...
