As Pacific leaders, communities and civil society gather in Fiji and Tuvalu for the Pre-COP31 meetings, the expected absence of many world leaders must not become another excuse for climate inaction, Amnesty International said today. The meetings come after an unusually hot European summer, with…
Responding to the imposition of prohibitory orders, the detention of hundreds of protesters, and the suspension of internet and public transport services in Delhi and Mumbai amid peaceful protests demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board…
Iraqi authorities must guarantee full due process rights for more than 5,700 detainees transferred to Iraq from north-east Syria, and ensure the urgent protection of child rights, Amnesty International said today, ahead of an upcoming trial session on 5 October. The transferred individuals are…
The African Union must convene an emergency session on the situation in northern Ethiopia as the latest armed conflict which broke out in the Tigray and parts of Afar and Amhara regions on 21 September expands, Amnesty International said today. Since the outbreak of fresh fighting, the organization…
In response to the state of Tennessee’s senseless pursuit of the death penalty and the attempted execution of Christa Pike, Justin Mazzola, Deputy Director of Research with Amnesty International USA said: “Tennessee’s attempted, but botched, execution of Christa Pike was an extreme display of…
Germain Rukuki – Burundi On 30 June 2021, Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki was released from prison four years into a 32-year sentence. He had been found guilty of a number of sham charges relating to his human rights work. He was jailed before getting a chance to hold his youngest…
At least 23 LGBTI rights defenders, including board and oversight committee members of Türkiye’s foremost LGBTI rights organization KAOS GL, Janset Kalan, Nedime Erdoğan, Umut Derin and Selin Berghan, and journalist, Tuğba Tekerek, have been detained alongside more than 100 people in a police…
Chinese artist Gao Zhen was sentenced to prison in August 2026 solely due to his art. Convicted in March 2026 of “slandering China’s heroes and martyrs”, his three-year sentence is the maximum term. His apparent poor health following the trial raises concerns about conditions of detention.…
The opening of the trials for more than 5,700 detainees transferred from north-east Syria, including at least 157 children, underscores the urgent need to ensure full respect for fair trial and due process rights and uphold and protect child rights. Trial proceedings for these individuals began on…
Responding to the lower house of the Algerian Parliament adopting today legal amendments that expand the scope of the death penalty after more than three decades without any executions, Amnesty International’s Diana Eltahawy, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said…