Press Release
Afghanistan: Forced Returns to Taliban Rule Must End as Latest Figures Reveal Millions Unlawfully Deported in 2025
All forced returns of refugees and asylum seekers to Afghanistan must immediately end.
December 16, 2025
Press Release
Austria: European Court of Human Rights Denies Vital Reprieve, Allowing Man to be Deported to Syria
It is time for the Austrian government to heed its own warnings and follow UNHCR’s advice: halt forced returns to…
September 25, 2025
Report
Under-Protected and Over-Restricted: The State of the Right to Protest in 21 European Countries
Amnesty International documents that the right of peaceful assembly is increasingly coming under attack in parts of Europe.
July 8, 2024
Report
Mass protests in Europe provide hope as rights and judicial independence eroded
People’s rights are being violated by governments in Europe and Central Asia, who are cracking down on protests and seeking…
April 16, 2020
Press Release
Australia: Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru
About 1,200 men, women, and children who sought refuge in Australia and were forcibly transferred to the remote Pacific island…
August 1, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015
Report
Annual Report: Austria 2013
REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA Head of state Heinz Fischer Head of government Werner Faymann The Criminal Code was amended to introduce…
May 15, 2013
Press Release
Guatemalan former officials must be brought to justice over killings
Austria and Switzerland must ensure that former high-ranking Guatemalan officials face justice for serious allegations of involvement in extrajudicial executions,…
June 8, 2011
Press Release
Guatemalan former officials must be brought to justice over killings
Austria and Switzerland must ensure that former high-ranking Guatemalan officials face justice for serious allegations of involvement in extrajudicial executions,…
June 8, 2011