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Two photos, one shows a man in a suit inspecting a barricade outside a large building, with security guars in black pants and white shirts. The other photo shows a row of security guards in black pants and white shirts, their faces blurred.
(@securityresponsee and Amnesty International)

Press Release

Cambodia: Politically Connected Security Companies Enabled Slavery and Rape in Scamming Compounds

Cambodian private security companies connected helped sustain a scamming industry built on trafficking, forced labor, torture and slavery.

October 29, 2026

illustration of security guards outside scam compound in Cambodia
(Illustration by Colin Foo)

Sheet of paper Report

Official Business: Security Companies and Authorities at Scamming Compounds in Cambodia

October 29, 2026

Four uniformed border police officers stand in front of a car in front of a fence.
(Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

EU: Frontex Reform Compounds Risk of EU Complicity in Rights Violations

The European Commission’s proposed changes to the Frontex mandate prioritize expanding the agency’s powers beyond the EU without expanding human…

October 28, 2026

A uniformed man aggressively shoves his arm up into the neck of a large man with a beard while onlookers watch with shocked expressions on their faces. Arms are flailing.
(Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Tanzania: Authorities Weaponize Counterterrorism Laws to Restrict Civic Space Amid Pervasive Impunity over Violent Election Crackdown

Tanzanian authorities have not held anyone to account for the post-election violence security forces inflicted on protesters.

October 28, 2026

Lina Atallah, with short cropped hair, a nose piercing, and a scarf around her neck with a small microphone attached to it, sits in an office chair. There are some pictures on the wall behind her along with a lamp and a glass water bottle. The room is poorly lit.
(Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Egypt: Court Order to Shut Down and Fine Mada Masr a Devastating Blow to Media Freedom

Today’s decision to shut down Mada Masr represents a crushing blow to press freedom in Egypt.

October 27, 2026

Sri Lanka's parliament building, a large building with a triangular pointed roof, past a long entranceway lined with Sri Lankan flags and tall leafy trees.
(Akila Jayawardana/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Press Release

Sri Lanka: Outrageous Organized Crime Bill Granting Authorities Unchecked Powers Must Be Withdrawn

Sri Lanka’s parliament should withdraw a new "organized crime" bill that grants authorities sweeping arbitrary powers to deny suspects’ human…

October 27, 2026

Journalists and others watch through a glass wall into a court chamber where three men in orange jumpsuits stand before judges in ceremonial attire.
(Barbara Debout/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

CAR: Special Criminal Court, Last Hope for Justice for Thousands, on Brink of Collapse - New Report

Suspected perpetrators of crimes under international law in the Central African Republic may escape justice unless the Special Criminal Court…

October 27, 2026

usman Yaouba (right) and Issa Sallet Adoum (left), tried alongside a third defendant for the killing of civilians in villages in north-western Central African Republic (CAR) in May 2019, stand before the judges as the verdict is delivered in a landmark and long-awaited trial before the Special Criminal Court in Bangui, 31 October 2022
(BARBARA DEBOUT/AFP via Getty Images)

Sheet of paper Report

The Perpetrators Are Still Here: The Central African Republic's Special Criminal Court on Borrowed Time, As Victims Await Justice

Amnesty International calls on the Central African authorities and their partners to support the Court and safeguard its independence.

October 26, 2026

Student protesters in France holding banners and signs.

Press Release

France: Lawmakers Must Reject Regressive Rioters Pay Bill

Holding protesters responsible for acts committed by others would be contrary to France’s international obligations.

October 26, 2026

Anna Karetnikova, with straight light colored hair, glasses, a blue jacket and a scarf, looks quizzically at the camera, next to a plastic christmas tree in some kind of hallway with a chained door and bulletins on the well, with a stuffed animal pig toy hanging from a coat rack behind her.
(Anna Karetnikova / Facebook)

Press Release

Russia: Exiled Advocate Faces Extremism Charges over Human Rights Work for Nobel Peace Prize-Winning NGO Memorial

The Russian authorities must drop the charges against Anna Karetnikova and stop abusing ‘extremism’ legislation against critics.

October 26, 2026

Abu Suleiman in a tree
(Private)

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Zanuta Never Leaves My Thoughts": Abu Suleiman’s Story of Displacement and Struggle

Abu Suleiman and other Zanuta residents in Palestine have been forcibly displaced from the village as a result of Israel’s…

October 26, 2026

poster in Israel of Netanyahu
(Anadolu via Getty Images)

Press Release

Israel/OPT: Elections Must Not Deflect Attention from Israel’s International Crimes

Palestinians who have endured decades of crimes and systematic violations at the hands of successive Israeli governments have little reason…

October 23, 2026