Report
Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa: A review of 2018
The international community’s chilling complacency towards wide-scale human rights violations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has emboldened…
February 26, 2019
Press Release
Coalition should follow Australia’s lead after military admits civilian deaths in Mosul
Responding to the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) admission that its air strikes in Mosul, Iraq may have caused up to…
February 1, 2019
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
Press Release
Nobel Peace Prize: Courageous work of Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad highlights need to fight impunity for rape in war
In response to news that Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yezidi human rights activist Nadia Murad have jointly won the…
October 5, 2018
Press Release
US Coalition Efforts to Ensure Accountability for Civilian Deaths are a Welcome First Step, But More Clarity Necessary
The US-led coalition has today issued a press release accepting responsibility for all civilian deaths documented in Amnesty International’s June…
July 26, 2018
Press Release
US Citizen Detained in Iraq Must Have Fair Trial, Not Be Sent to Third Country
Rather than be sent to a third country where he may face torture, a U.S. citizen held in for seven…
April 19, 2018
Report
Trump threat puts European role in lethal US drone strikes under new scrutiny
As the Trump administration prepares to further expand the US’s lethal drone program, increasing the risk of civilian casualties and…
April 18, 2018
Press Release
Case of Iraqi Man Cleared for Travel But Stranded in Danger Shows Cruelty of Trump’s Refugee Ban
The situation faced by an Iraqi man stranded in Egypt and in danger for his life despite being cleared to…
April 18, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International Opposes New Open-Ended War Authority for President Trump
In response to Senator Corker’s proposed authorization for use of military force (AUMF) intended to replace the 2001 and 2002…
April 17, 2018
Report
Iraq: Women and children with perceived ties to IS denied aid, sexually exploited and trapped in camps
Iraq: Women and children with perceived ties to IS denied aid, sexually exploited and trapped in camps Iraqi women and…
April 16, 2018
Press Release
Iraq: Alarming reports of more than 3,000 people facing death over terror-related offenses
Responding to an Associated Press report that Iraqi authorities have detained or imprisoned at least 19,000 people accused of links…
March 21, 2018
Press Release
Iraq: Fresh evidence that tens of thousands forced to flee Tuz Khurmatu amid indiscriminate attacks, lootings and arson
Satellite images, videos, photos and dozens of testimonies collected by Amnesty International show that civilians were forced to flee their…
October 24, 2017