Syria’s government must demonstrate its unequivocal commitment to establishing truth, justice and reparations for the tens of thousands of disappeared persons by prioritizing an inclusive national search for those still missing and delivering on accountability, said Amnesty International i...
Bissan Fakih is a Middle East Campaigner with Amnesty International based in Beirut. In this piece, she shares reflections from an Amnesty International trip to Damascus – the organization’s first official access to the country since the uprising began in 2011. In the middle of a crowded...
Polish authorities must end the investigation into the conduct of a doctor who provided a lawful late-term abortion and take measures to ensure her safety following physical and online attacks against her, said Amnesty International in a public statement published today. Dr Gizela Jagiels...
Amnesty International has launched a new briefing titled ‘Breaking up with Big Tech’ calling on governments to rein in the power of Big Tech companies in order to safeguard human rights. The so-called big five tech companies – Alphabet (Google), Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple – wield ...
Recommendations from United Nations report ignored by China New testimony reveals Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang still suffering repression “Families of detainees continue to seek truth, justice and freedom for all those suffering in the Uyghur region” – Sarah Brooks Families of det...
Responding to today’s caning of two men in the city of Banda Aceh for having consensual same-sex sexual relations, Amnesty International’s Regional Research Director Montse Ferrer said: “This public flogging of two young men under Aceh’s Islamic Criminal Code for consensual sex is a distu...
Footnotes [1] See section “Legal Framework” below. [2] Establishing precise definitions of the “tactical” and “strategic” levels of an armed conflict has been challenging for centuries. In general, actions conducted by small units, such as individual attacks and battles, are considered as ...
Homes and buildings destroyed by explosives and bulldozers More than 10,000 structures heavily damaged or destroyed, even after ceasefire declared “Israeli troops deliberately left a trail of devastation as they moved through the region” – Erika Guevara Rosas The Israeli military’s extensi...
Responding to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification’s official declaration of famine in Gaza City today, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, Erika Guevara Rosas, said: “Today’s official declaration of famine is a devastating con...
Reacting to the news that Saudi authorities executed Jalal Labbad on 21 August 2025 for crimes allegedly committed when he was under 18 years of age [a child], Bissan Fakih, Amnesty International’s Middle East Campaigner, said: “Saudi Arabia’s execution of Jalal Labbad is deplorable and un...
