Responding to a vote by the Senate of the Netherlands for introducing a consent-based definition of rape into the country’s Sexual Offences Act, Dagmar Oudshoorn, Director of Amnesty International ...

Torture is widespread in Mexico’s “war on drugs”, but the impact on women has been largely ignored or downplayed. This report analyses the stories of 100 women who have reported torture and other ...

South Sudanese authorities not only failed to protect residents of Abiemnom town from being massacred despite prior knowledge of a likely attack, but they have also failed to investigate and ensure ...

Amnesty International calls on Haiti and El Salvador to ensure respect for human rights, transparency, and accountability ...

The climate crisis is not a failure of knowledge, but a failure of political courage - Marta Schaaf, Programme Director for Climate, ESJ and Corporate Accountability at Amnesty International ...

Amnesty International condemns the decision by Peru's Public Prosecutor's Office to close the investigation into the forced ...

EU Commission’s findings on TikTok “rabbit hole” effect must trigger fundamental changes to social media design.

Russia’s increased targeted attacks on energy and heating infrastructure risks creating a new humanitarian catastrophe for civilians ahead of winter, Amnesty International warned today. The civilian ...

Israel is committing genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity and perpetuating is maintaining its system of apartheid and its unlawful occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Over ...

Amnesty International is calling for transparent responses to the institutional and financial crisis and for the protection ...

Responding to the 10-year sentence handed to Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong for “colluding with foreign forces”, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “The Hong Kong ...