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Saudi Arabia: Authorities Hosting Internet Governance Forum While Imprisoning Online Critics Exposes Deep Hypocrisy
40 NGOs and human rights organizations call on Saudi Arabia’ s authorities to immediately release all those arbitrarily detained solely for expressing their views online ahead of the upcoming Internet…
Campaign
Banned Books Week 2024
During the month of September, in conjunction with National Banned Books Week (Sept 22-28), Amnesty International USA will spotlight 13 cases highlighting individuals or communities whose human rights are under…
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reaction to Lifting Suspension of “Offensive” Weapons Shipments to Saudi Arabia
The Biden administration is sending the message that compliance with international law is optional.
Press Release
Global: Saudi Arabia Bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup Whitewashes Human Rights Record While Joint Bid for 2030 Leaves Key Gaps
Saudi Arabia has failed to meet FIFA’s own human rights requirements in its bid for the 2034 men’s World Cup.
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: TEACHER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS FOR TWEETS (Saudi Arabia 65.24)
On May 29, 2024, Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) sentenced 47-year-old teacher, Asaad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi, to 20 years in prison for social media posts criticizing the government’s Vision…
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Global: FIFA Must Protect Human Rights by Securing Binding Safeguards from 2030 and 2034 World Cup Bidders – New Report
FIFA must rigorously and transparently ensure that bids to host the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cup tournaments fully safeguard human rights and reject any offer that risks abuses once…
Report
Playing a Dangerous Game? Human Rights Risks Linked to the 2030 and 2034 FIFA World Cups
This report highlights risks to the hosting of World Cups that must be addressed if FIFA and bidding countries are to prevent human rights violations.
Press Release
Global: Executions Soar to Highest Number in Almost a Decade
A total of 1,153 executions took place in 2023, which does not include the thousands believed to have been carried out in China, marking an increase of more than 30%…
Press Release
Global: FIFA Must Publish Its Review into Compensation for Workers Harmed Delivering the World Cup in Qatar
Ahead of its annual congress next week FIFA should make public the review it ordered into the organization’s responsibilities to redress human rights abuses related to the 2022 World Cup…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: MANAHEL AL-OTAIBI SENTENCED TO 11 YEARS IN (Saudi Arabia Third UA 14.24)
On January 9, 2024, Saudi Arabia’s infamous Specialized Criminal Court sentenced Manahel al-Otaibi, a 29-year-old fitness instructor and women’s rights activist, to 11 years in prison for “terrorist offenses” in…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: MANAHEL AL-OTAIBI BEATEN IN DETENTION (Saudi Arabia Second UA 14.24)
On April 14, 2024, five months after Saudi authorities forcibly disappeared 29-year-old, Manahel al-Otaibi, she contacted her family for the first time and told them she was being held in…
Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Woman Jailed 11 Years for Online Expression Supporting Women’s Rights
Saudi authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Manahel al-Otaibi and all those currently detained in the kingdom for the peaceful exercise of their human rights.
