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Press Release
Tanzania: End Mass Arrests and Arbitrary Detentions of Political Opposition
The Tanzanian authorities must urgently halt the mass arrests and arbitrary detention of government critics.
August 12, 2024
Report
“The Amazon is Burning, the Future is Burning!” Young Activists Defending the Ecuadorian Amazon from Gas Flares that Threaten Rights Now and in the Future
Amnesty International reveals how the Ecuadorian state is failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by allowing the operation of gas…
August 12, 2024
Press Release
Ecuador: Gas Flaring in the Amazon Threatens Human Rights Now and in the Future
Young activists are defending the Ecuadorian Amazon from gas flares that threaten rights now and in the future.
August 12, 2024
Press Release
Venezuela: Scale and Gravity of Ongoing Crimes Demand Urgent Actions From ICC Prosecutor
In concrete terms, we expect the Prosecutor to issue a preventive statement as a warning to the perpetrators of possible…
August 9, 2024
Press Release
Republic of Congo: Metssa Congo Recycling Plant Under Investigation Due to Health Risks Documented by Amnesty International
The authorities must make the investigation report public and, depending on its findings, ensure that effective remedies are provided to…
August 8, 2024
Press Release
Bangladesh: Interim Government Must Restore Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh and Repeal Cyber Security ActÂ
The Cyber Security Act is a continuation of successive repressive legislations in Bangladesh that have repeatedly facilitated the state’s crackdown…
August 7, 2024
Report
Repackaging Repression: The Cyber Security Act and the Continuing Lawfare Against Dissent in Bangladesh
Amnesty International found that Bangladesh’s Cyber Security Act 2023 still repeatedly facilitated the state’s ongoing crackdown on peaceful dissent.
August 7, 2024
Press Release
Tanzania: Private Business Complicit in Forced Evictions of Maasai Communities by Authorities
Private businesses have been complicit in forced evictions of Maasai Indigenous communities from their ancestral lands in Loliondo by Tanzanian…
August 7, 2024
Press Release
Venezuela: Tech Companies Set Dangerous Precedent with App for Reporting Anti-Government Protesters
By encouraging the reporting of protestors and providing a platform in which this can be done at a large scale, the…
August 7, 2024
Report
Business as Usual in Bloodied Land? Role of Businesses in Forced Evictions in Loliondo, Tanzania
This Amnesty International report calls on businesses operating in Loliondo in Tanzania to respect the human rights of the Maasai…
August 6, 2024
Press Release
Iran: Shocking Secret Execution of Young Man in Relation to “Woman Life Freedom” Uprising
Iranian authorities arbitrarily executed Reza Rasaei, a 34-year-old member of the oppressed Kurdish and Yaresan ethnic and religious minorities, in…
August 6, 2024
Press Release
UK: Big Tech Platforms Play an Active Role in Fueling Racist Violence Â
Big Tech platforms must be held accountable for their role in fueling racism and violence.
August 6, 2024