Press Release
Security Council must address crimes against humanity in Idlib, Syria
The Syrian government, supported by Russia, is carrying out a deliberate and systematic assault on hospitals and other medical facilities…
May 17, 2019
Press Release
Unprecedented investigation reveals US-led Coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa ‘death trap’
The US-led military Coalition must end almost two years of denial about the massive civilian death toll and destruction it…
April 25, 2019
Press Release
Trump Administration Makes Shameful Decision to Shroud Civilian Casualties in Secrecy
Reacting to news that the Trump administration has revoked a part of an Obama executive order requiring reporting on civilian casualties, Daphne Eviatar,…
March 6, 2019
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
Syria: US withdrawal does not erase Coalition’s duty towards Raqqa’s devastated civilians
UPDATE: This statement has been modified to reflect a clarification by US forces that the early stages of the withdrawal…
January 11, 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
Syria: Thousands of digital activists to track how US-led air strikes destroyed Raqqa
Thousands of digital activists around the world will take part in an innovative new crowdsourcing data project Amnesty International is…
November 20, 2018
Press Release
Arrest warrants for Syrian officials in France an important step towards justice
Responding to the news that French prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for three senior Syrian government and intelligence officials on…
November 5, 2018
Press Release
A year after Raqqa, US-led Coalition’s ongoing denials an insult to survivors
The US-led Coalition’s ongoing failure to admit to, let alone adequately investigate, the shocking scale of civilian deaths and destruction…
October 14, 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
Syria: Unlawful attacks using cluster munitions and unguided barrel bombs intensify as Idlib offensive looms
The Syrian government, backed by Russia, has intensified unlawful attacks on civilians in Idlib using internationally banned cluster munitions and…
September 14, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Calls Upon Department of Defense to Investigate Civilian Casualties
The Department of Defense should investigate thoroughly all claims of civilian casualties caused by its Raqqa offensive as well as…
August 21, 2018