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Amnesty International USA hosted a visual stunt to call on President Biden to demand a ceasefire now. The installation represented corpses of 300+ infants, children and adults in white body bags/sheets laid out in front of the White House. The stunt was conducted in partnership with Avaaz.
(Lauren Murphy/Amnesty International USA)

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The State of the World’s Human Rights: April 2024

Amnesty International documented the state of the world’s human rights in 2023, connecting issues at global and regional levels.

April 23, 2024

illustration of Syrian detention camps
(Colin Foo/Amnesty International)

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Aftermath: Injustice, Torture and Death in Detention In North-East Syria

The US government’s partner in northeast Syria is engaged in the large-scale and systematic violation of the rights of more…

April 17, 2024

Cover of ‘Ready to Suppress Any Protest’: Sri Lanka - Unlawful Use of Weapons During Protests report
(Colin Foo)

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‘Ready to Suppress Any Protest’: Sri Lanka – Unlawful Use of Weapons During Protests

Amnesty International’s research shows a pattern in the unlawful use of tear gas, water cannons and batons by Sri Lankan…

April 10, 2024

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Manifesto for Repression: Saudi Arabia’s Forthcoming Penal Code Must Uphold Human Rights in Line with International Law and Standards

Amnesty International analyzed a leaked version of the draft penal code, and it does not protect human rights, but rather…

March 19, 2024

Surveillance Camera and barbed wire, border, prison
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Defending the Rights of Refugees and Migrants in the Digital Age

Digital technology interventions are increasingly shaping and delivering the migration management and asylum policies of states.

February 5, 2024

Industry along the Houston Ship Channel seen in an aerial view shot on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, in Houston. ( Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle ) (Photo by Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
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The Cost of Doing Business? The Petrochemical Industry’s Toxic Pollution in the USA

Amnesty International’s report shows the harms suffered by local communities from pollution being emitted by petrochemical plants and refineries along…

January 25, 2024

Dynamic digital background of the phrase generative AI
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Silicon Shadows: Venture Capital, Human Rights, and the Lack of Due Diligence

Leading VC firms are largely failing in their responsibility to address risks and actual harms, including by conducting human rights…

January 8, 2024

Volunteer talking with a refugee woman while using the laptop at a refugee sheltering
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Digitally Divided: Technology, Inequality, and Human Rights

This Amnesty International report examines how new technologies are increasingly central to how people access work and essential services around…

October 3, 2023

Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in southern Khartoum amidst ongoing fighting on June 7, 2023.
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Death Came to Our Home: War Crimes and Civilian Suffering in Sudan

Amnesty International calls on regional and international powers to respond to the scale of the Sudan conflict.

August 3, 2023

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Ukraine Organizational Report: Key Findings and Learnings related to the August 4, 2022 Press Release on Ukraine

The International Board shares today the Ukraine Organizational Report which consolidates the learnings and recommendations drawn from the independent reviews…

May 17, 2023

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Facebook’s Systems Promoted Violence Against Rohingya in Myanmar; Meta Owes Reparations – New Report

Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military…

September 28, 2022

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Torture and Other Ill-Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers in the US Is Rooted in Anti-Black Racism

U.S. authorities have subjected Haitian asylum seekers to arbitrary detention and discriminatory and humiliating ill-treatment that amounts to race-based torture,…

September 22, 2022