Press Release
DRC: M23’s Rampant Human Rights Abuses Demand Concerted International Action
The alarming scale and frequency of abuses in eastern Congo should shock the world.
March 18, 2025
Press Release
Niger: Authorities Failing to Uphold Their Commitment to Respect Human Rights Since Military Coup
New report sheds light on the deterioration of civic space and violations of civil and political rights since the overthrow…
March 18, 2025
Report
Niger: “Threatened and Brought to Heel” – Human Rights and Civic Space Under Pressure Since the 26 July Coup
Amnesty International documented civil and political rights violations in Niger since the military coup of July 2023 to January 2025.
March 17, 2025
Blog
The Death Penalty Persists in the U.S.
Since 1977, the U.S. has carried out 1,600+ executions. The beginning of 2025 is sadly starting like any other year…
March 17, 2025
Press Release
Iran: Authorities Target Women’s Rights Activists with Arbitrary Arrest, Flogging and Death Penalty
Iranian authorities have escalated their crackdown on women’s rights defenders, journalists, singers and other activists in a bid to quash…
March 17, 2025
Press Release
Mozambique: Two Years Without Justice for Protester Shot in the Eye with Rubber Bullet
Inocêncio Manhique’s case is emblematic of the impunity that security forces enjoy in Mozambique.
March 17, 2025
Press Release
Invoking Alien Enemies Act Is Incredibly Cruel Move by Trump Administration
President Trump's anticipated invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—which was used as the basis for Japanese internment in…
March 15, 2025
Press Release
Türkiye: Acquittal of Saturday Mothers Protesters Brings End to an Ordeal that has Lasted Almost Seven Years
For more than one thousand Saturdays since 1995, the Saturday Mothers and their supporters have become a powerful symbol of…
March 14, 2025
Press Release
Philippines: Duterte’s Appearance at ICC a Symbolic Moment for ‘War on Drugs’ Victims
Today shows that those accused of committing the worst crimes may one day face their day in court, regardless of…
March 14, 2025
Press Release
UN Report on Israel’s Gender-Based Violence and Genocidal Acts Against Women’s Health Facilities Must Spur Action to Protect Palestinians
A new report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel concludes that…
March 13, 2025
Press Release
Bangladesh: International Community Must Act to Avoid Devastating Aid Cuts for Rohingya Refugees
The funding shortfall will only exacerbate the existing desperate shortage of essential supplies and services in the camps.
March 13, 2025
Press Release
Guatemala: Amnesty International Condemns the Return to Prison of Journalist Jose Rubén Zamora
The new arrest is clearly arbitrary and solely for his journalistic work investigating and denouncing corruption.
March 12, 2025