Press Release
Nauru: Deterring essential medical transfers risks deadly consequences
Responding to news that the government of Nauru has passed a law severely restricting medical transfers to Australia for refugees…
February 20, 2019
Report
No Shame in Diversity: The Right to Health for People with Variations of Sex Characteristics in Iceland
Individuals born with sex characteristics that vary from female or male “norms” face barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare, risking lifelong…
February 18, 2019
Press Release
Government sows fear among LGBTI people in Indonesia by boasting of Instagram user ‘removal’
Responding to Instagram’s statement that it did not remove an account featuring web comics about being gay in Indonesia, after…
February 14, 2019
Press Release
Instagram ‘fails to be an ally’ to LGBTI people by shutting down account in Indonesia
Responding to the decision by Instagram to take down an account featuring comic strips about the life of a Muslim…
February 13, 2019
Press Release
Iran’s ‘year of shame’: More than 7,000 arrested in chilling crackdown on dissent during 2018
The Iranian authorities carried out a shameless campaign of repression during 2018, crushing protests and arresting thousands in a wide-scale…
January 23, 2019
Press Release
Thailand: Amnesty welcomes Saudi woman’s refugee protection
Responding to news that the UN have granted refugee status to Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, an 18-year old Saudi woman, and…
January 9, 2019
Press Release
Crowdsourced Twitter study reveals shocking scale of online abuse against women
Amnesty International released a ground-breaking study into abuse against women on Twitter today, conducted with Element AI, a global artificial…
December 18, 2018
Report
Islamic State’s destructive legacy decimates Yezidi farming in Iraq
As part of its brutal campaign against northern Iraq’s Yezidi minority, the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) committed…
December 12, 2018
Report
Oppressive, sexist policies galvanize bold fight for women’s rights in 2018
Women activists around the world have been at the forefront of the battle for human rights in 2018, Amnesty International…
December 9, 2018
Press Release
Seven Families Released from Dilley Detention Center
This statement has been updated to reflect that seven families have been released from the South Texas Family Residential Center, rather…
December 3, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International launches world’s biggest human rights campaign
Women human rights defenders around the world are facing unprecedented levels of abuse, intimidation and violence, said Amnesty International as…
November 28, 2018
Press Release
Reports of torture and sexual harassment of detained activists in Saudi Arabia
Several Saudi Arabian activists, including a number of women, who have been arbitrarily detained without charge since May 2018 in…
November 20, 2018