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Afghanistan: New criminal regulation targets women and minority groups with ever-harsher punishments
The new Criminal Regulation recently endorsed by the Taliban leader will further entrench violence and discrimination against women, Amnesty International said in a new legal analysis documenting its wide-ranging and regressive impact on human rights. The “Criminal Procedure Regulation of the Courts”, which lays out punishments and sentencing for a range of vague and overly […] The post Afghanistan: New criminal regulation targets women and minority groups with ever-harsher punishments appeared first on Amnesty International.
09.03.2026 18:01
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Türkiye: Politically-motivated prosecution of Istanbul mayor raises serious fair trial concerns
Ahead of the first hearing in the trial of Istanbul Mayor and presidential candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, and 406 other defendants on charges including bribery and extortion, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty’s Deputy Director for Europe, said: “After almost a year behind bars in pretrial detention, Ekrem İmamoğlu will take to the dock to face an absurd array of 142 charges set out in an almost 4,000 page indictment and carrying a ludicrous […] The post Türkiye: Politically-motivated prosecution of Istanbul mayor raises serious fair trial concerns appeared first on Amnesty International.
09.03.2026 14:28
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Nigeria: Government and oil firms must expedite investigation of gas leaks threatening to destroy Nigerian community
The Nigerian Government must immediately expedite their investigation into gas leaks across the Bille community in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, which are putting the lives of local residents in grave danger, warned Amnesty International. In October 2025, fishermen from Bille, a coastal town in Rivers State, reported seeing bubbling water accompanied by a sulphurous […] The post Nigeria: Government and oil firms must expedite investigation of gas leaks threatening to destroy Nigerian community appeared first on Amnesty International.
09.03.2026 11:55
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Ethiopia: Authorities must investigate sexual violence, summary killings and torture by OLA fighters
Warning: This press release contains descriptions of sexual violence and torture. Members of Ethiopia’s Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have subjected women and girls to sexual violence committing rape, gang rape, sexual slavery, summary killings and destruction of civilian property which may amount to war crimes, during the conflict which started in the Oromia region in […] The post Ethiopia: Authorities must investigate sexual violence, summary killings and torture by OLA fighters appeared first on Amnesty International.
09.03.2026 08:37
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Global: Amnesty chief calls on states to step up resistance to attacks on gender justice and women’s rights at CSW70
New briefing highlights acts of humanity and solidarity gaining momentum in the face of attacks In the face of the global backlash against gender justice, and in the midst of the Epstein files scandal, an Amnesty International delegation led by Secretary General Agnès Callamard will call for more robust efforts to protect and advance the rights […] The post Global: Amnesty chief calls on states to step up resistance to attacks on gender justice and women’s rights at CSW70 appeared first on Amnesty International.
09.03.2026 01:03
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El Salvador: Concerns persist regarding the criminalization of human rights defender
A year on from the detention of Fidel Antonio Zavala Pérez, a member and spokesperson for the Unidad de Defensa de Derechos Humanos y Comunitarios (UNIDEHC), Amnesty International expresses its concern regarding his prolonged pre-trial detention and the abusive use of criminal law against defenders and community leaders to criminalize the defence of human rights […] The post El Salvador: Concerns persist regarding the criminalization of human rights defender appeared first on Amnesty International.
08.03.2026 19:20
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China: Authorities block life-saving kidney treatment for woman activist ahead of major government meetings
Chinese authorities must stop blocking access to medical treatment for a land rights activist, Amnesty International said, as the annual ‘Two Sessions’ meetings of China’s government opened in Beijing. The family of woman human rights defender Yang Li, who recently spent 15 months in detention for her advocacy on land rights, say that her condition […] The post China: Authorities block life-saving kidney treatment for woman activist ahead of major government meetings appeared first on Amnesty International.
08.03.2026 16:39
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UK: New Molly Russell documentary provides further evidence that social media needs complete redesign
Responding to the launch of Molly vs The Machines, a documentary about Molly Russell, a 14-year-old British girl who died by suicide in 2017 after she viewed harmful online content while struggling with depression, Hannah Storey, Amnesty International’s Head of Children and Young People’s Digital Rights, said: “Molly is remembered by her family and friends for her kindness. She deserved protection from algorithms that […] The post UK: New Molly Russell documentary provides further evidence that social media needs complete redesign appeared first on Amnesty International.
08.03.2026 12:23
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South Sudan: As violations increase, UN Human Rights Council must renew mandate of Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
Responding to the presentation of a report by the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS) on Friday 27 February to the UN Human Rights Council that documents the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Tigere Chagutah said; “The report by the Commission on […] The post South Sudan: As violations increase, UN Human Rights Council must renew mandate of Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan appeared first on Amnesty International.
08.03.2026 03:20
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Algeria: Ensure fair trial of dozens accused of violence in Kabylie without resort to the death penalty
The Algerian authorities must ensure the upcoming retrial of 94 people in connection with the August 2021 events in the Kabylie region, in northeastern Algeria, adheres strictly to international fair trial standards without recourse to the death penalty and excluding any torture-tainted statements, Amnesty International said today. On 1 March 2026, 94 individuals will face trial again by the Algiers Court of Appeals after the Supreme Court overturned a […] The post Algeria: Ensure fair trial of dozens accused of violence in Kabylie without resort to the death penalty appeared first on Amnesty International.
07.03.2026 21:11
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South Korea: Conviction of woman seeking abortion exposes government failure to guarantee access to vital healthcare
Responding to today’s conviction of a woman who had an abortion later in pregnancy, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “Abortion is essential healthcare and a human right under international human rights law and standards – it is not a crime. Today’s ruling highlights the impossible position pregnant people and medical providers are […] The post South Korea: Conviction of woman seeking abortion exposes government failure to guarantee access to vital healthcare appeared first on Amnesty International.
07.03.2026 09:52
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Greece: Convictions in ‘Predatorgate’ scandal offer rare accountability in abuse of surveillance technology
Responding to a landmark judgement by an Athens court which found four individuals linked to spyware maker Intellexa, guilty of unlawful access to private communication systems and data, and of violating privacy and data protection laws, Rebecca White, Amnesty International’s Security Lab Researcher said: “Almost four years since the ‘Predatorgate’ scandal hit Greece, we are finally seeing consequences for those involved in the abuse of surveillance technology. Amnesty International and other organizations have shown time and again that Intellexa’s products have […] The post Greece: Convictions in ‘Predatorgate’ scandal offer rare accountability in abuse of surveillance technology appeared first on Amnesty International.
07.03.2026 02:56
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Gas leaks in Nigeria
Gas leaks are threatening to destroy the Bille community in Nigeria. The government and oil firms must expedite the investigation to protect their lives.
06.03.2026 21:31
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Urgent call to protect civilians and respect international law amid escalating regional conflict following US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Amid rapid expansion of regional hostilities across the Middle East following the ongoing joint United States-Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent wave of Iranian retaliatory attacks across the region, Amnesty International is issuing an urgent call on all parties to protect civilians, adhere to international humanitarian law, in particular by ending unlawful attacks, such […] The post Urgent call to protect civilians and respect international law amid escalating regional conflict following US and Israeli attacks on Iran appeared first on Amnesty International.
06.03.2026 19:23
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Lebanon: Israeli military’s overly broad mass evacuation orders sowing panic and fuelling humanitarian suffering
Responding to Israel’s use of repeated, overly broad evacuation orders across Lebanon over the past four days, including to more than 100 villages and towns in the country’s south and east, as well as the entirety of Beirut’s southern suburbs, displacing hundreds of thousands of people, Kristine Beckerle, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East […] The post Lebanon: Israeli military’s overly broad mass evacuation orders sowing panic and fuelling humanitarian suffering appeared first on Amnesty International.
06.03.2026 19:08
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Israel/OPT: Global impunity fueling Israel’s unlawful annexation measures in the West Bank
Since December 2025, Israeli authorities have unleashed a series of unlawful measures deliberately designed to dispossess Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and to make the annexation of the territory an irreversible reality, Amnesty International said today. These decisions represent an unprecedented escalation – in scale and speed – in Israel’s project to expand illegal settlements. They facilitate the takeover of more Palestinian land, authorize a record number of new settlements, expanding existing ones, and formalize registration of land in the West Bank as Israeli state property. While successive […] The post Israel/OPT: Global impunity fueling Israel’s unlawful annexation measures in the West Bank appeared first on Amnesty International.
06.03.2026 18:28
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Afghanistan: New criminal regulation targets women and minority groups with ever-harsher punishments
The new Criminal Regulation recently endorsed by the Taliban leader will further entrench violence and discrimination against women, Amnesty International said in a new legal analysis documenting its wide-ranging and regressive impact on human rights. The “Criminal Procedure Regulation of the Courts”, which lays out punishments and sentencing for a range of vague and overly […] The post Afghanistan: New criminal regulation targets women and minority groups with ever-harsher punishments appeared first on Amnesty International.
06.03.2026 15:00
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Türkiye: Politically-motivated prosecution of Istanbul mayor raises serious fair trial concerns
Ahead of the first hearing in the trial of Istanbul Mayor and presidential candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, and 406 other defendants on charges including bribery and extortion, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty’s Deputy Director for Europe, said: “After almost a year behind bars in pretrial detention, Ekrem İmamoğlu will take to the dock to face an absurd array of 142 charges set out in an almost 4,000 page indictment and carrying a ludicrous […] The post Türkiye: Politically-motivated prosecution of Istanbul mayor raises serious fair trial concerns appeared first on Amnesty International.
06.03.2026 11:27
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Nigeria: Government and oil firms must expedite investigation of gas leaks threatening to destroy Nigerian community
The Nigerian Government must immediately expedite their investigation into gas leaks across the Bille community in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, which are putting the lives of local residents in grave danger, warned Amnesty International. In October 2025, fishermen from Bille, a coastal town in Rivers State, reported seeing bubbling water accompanied by a sulphurous […] The post Nigeria: Government and oil firms must expedite investigation of gas leaks threatening to destroy Nigerian community appeared first on Amnesty International.
06.03.2026 08:54
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Ethiopia: Authorities must investigate sexual violence, summary killings and torture by OLA fighters
Warning: This press release contains descriptions of sexual violence and torture. Members of Ethiopia’s Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have subjected women and girls to sexual violence committing rape, gang rape, sexual slavery, summary killings and destruction of civilian property which may amount to war crimes, during the conflict which started in the Oromia region in […] The post Ethiopia: Authorities must investigate sexual violence, summary killings and torture by OLA fighters appeared first on Amnesty International.
06.03.2026 05:36
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Honduras: 10 years without justice for Berta
Ten years after the murder of Lenca Indigenous leader and human rights defender Berta Cáceres, Amnesty International condemns the ongoing violence against those who defend land and the environment in Honduras, and calls on the authorities to carry out a thorough investigation that takes into account new findings revealed by the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent […] The post Honduras: 10 years without justice for Berta appeared first on Amnesty International.
05.03.2026 20:52
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Zimbabwe: Authorities must investigate brutal attack on constitutional lawyer and political activists
Responding to the brutal attack in Harare on Professor Lovemore Madhuku, the leader of the opposition National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), and several other political activists on March 1, by armed men in full view of the police, Amnesty International Zimbabwe’s Executive Director, Lucia Masuka, said: “Professor Lovemore Madhuku, Effort Manono, and other activists from his […] The post Zimbabwe: Authorities must investigate brutal attack on constitutional lawyer and political activists appeared first on Amnesty International.
05.03.2026 19:58
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Pakistan: Investigation urgently needed after killings during Iran protests
Responding to the deaths of at least 26 people during protests that erupted across Pakistan on 1 March following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “The killing of protesters and reports of the use of lethal ammunition by security forces against these assemblies raises serious concerns about unlawful use of force. Protesters have a right to gather peacefully and express dissent, even in moments of heightened tension. During such crises, security forces must demonstrate their commitment to […] The post Pakistan: Investigation urgently needed after killings during Iran protests appeared first on Amnesty International.
05.03.2026 19:10
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Lebanon: Deliver Justice, Truth, Reparations for War Crimes Victims
Open Letter to Lebanon’s Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister The Lebanese government should take immediate, concrete steps to help secure access to justice, truth, and reparations for thousands of civilian victims of abuses stemming from the armed conflict with Israel, five Lebanese and international human rights organizations said today in a letter to Lebanon’s justice minister and deputy […] The post Lebanon: Deliver Justice, Truth, Reparations for War Crimes Victims appeared first on Amnesty International.
05.03.2026 18:07
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El Salvador: Concerns persist regarding the criminalization of human rights defender
A year on from the detention of Fidel Antonio Zavala Pérez, a member and spokesperson for the Unidad de Defensa de Derechos Humanos y Comunitarios (UNIDEHC), Amnesty International expresses its concern regarding his prolonged pre-trial detention and the abusive use of criminal law against defenders and community leaders to criminalize the defence of human rights […] The post El Salvador: Concerns persist regarding the criminalization of human rights defender appeared first on Amnesty International.
05.03.2026 16:19
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China: Authorities block life-saving kidney treatment for woman activist ahead of major government meetings
Chinese authorities must stop blocking access to medical treatment for a land rights activist, Amnesty International said, as the annual ‘Two Sessions’ meetings of China’s government opened in Beijing. The family of woman human rights defender Yang Li, who recently spent 15 months in detention for her advocacy on land rights, say that her condition […] The post China: Authorities block life-saving kidney treatment for woman activist ahead of major government meetings appeared first on Amnesty International.
05.03.2026 13:37
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UK: New Molly Russell documentary provides further evidence that social media needs complete redesign
Responding to the launch of Molly vs The Machines, a documentary about Molly Russell, a 14-year-old British girl who died by suicide in 2017 after she viewed harmful online content while struggling with depression, Hannah Storey, Amnesty International’s Head of Children and Young People’s Digital Rights, said: “Molly is remembered by her family and friends for her kindness. She deserved protection from algorithms that […] The post UK: New Molly Russell documentary provides further evidence that social media needs complete redesign appeared first on Amnesty International.
05.03.2026 09:22
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Nigeria: Tiger Base police unit involved in rampant violations including extrajudicial executions, torture and extortion
A Nigerian police unit set up to tackle kidnapping and armed robbery in Imo state has instead been unlawfully killing suspects, torturing and ill-treating detainees to coerce them into confessing to bogus crimes, and arresting people for the sole purpose of extracting lucrative bribes for their release, Amnesty International said today. Based in Owerri, the […] The post Nigeria: Tiger Base police unit involved in rampant violations including extrajudicial executions, torture and extortion appeared first on Amnesty International.
05.03.2026 09:07
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Brazil: Marielle Franco and Mãe Bernadette murder trials will test state’s resolve to deliver justice for human rights defenders
Brazil faces a decisive test of its willingness to confront impunity for attacks against human rights defenders in the coming weeks, said Amnesty International amid the beginning of the trials over the murders of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes, in the Federal Supreme Court, and Maria Bernadete Pacífico, known as Mãe Bernadete, in the Bahia […] The post Brazil: Marielle Franco and Mãe Bernadette murder trials will test state’s resolve to deliver justice for human rights defenders appeared first on Amnesty International.
04.03.2026 11:08
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Ukraine: Four years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion, unwavering global commitment to justice is paramount
Ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, said: “The people of Ukraine have now endured another year of full-scale aggression, the most devastating so far in terms of its humanitarian consequences, and deadliest in terms of civilian casualties since […] The post Ukraine: Four years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion, unwavering global commitment to justice is paramount appeared first on Amnesty International.
04.03.2026 08:07
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