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Update
U.S.: Help Center Human Rights, including Women’s Rights, in Discussions and Decisions About Afghanistan
Afghan women have long been at the forefront of the fight for human rights, facing severe restrictions impacting every aspect of their lives under Taliban rule.
June 27, 2024
Update
Abortion Rights in the USA: An Interview with Tarah Demant, AIUSA’s Director of Programs
AIUSA’s Director of Programs Tarah Demant talks about the impact of abortion bans and why the hope and resilience of activists across the country spurs her on.
June 24, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International Launches New Campaign on Abortion Rights
Amnesty’s abortion rights campaign provides a platform to help people everywhere clearly and publicly express support for abortion rights in whatever way works best for them.
June 24, 2024
Press Release
Two Years Post-Roe, U.S. Continues Backsliding on Abortion, Depriving Millions of Human Rights
Abortion is a human right and a vital part of health care. All pregnant people, no matter who they are or where they live, must have the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions, including whether to carry a pregnancy to term, without government interference.
June 20, 2024
Report
“Help Us Build Our Lives”: Girl Survivors of Boko Haram and Military Abuses in North-East Nigeria
This Amnesty International report examines abuses and violations of international human rights law girls endured by Boko Haram and Nigerian authorities.
June 9, 2024
Report
The Entire System Against Us: Criminalization of Women Justice Operators and Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala
Amnesty International has recorded instances of criminalization of justice operators in Guatemala since 2018 in this report.
May 29, 2024
Press Release
Guatemala: Amnesty International Condemns Gender Bias in the Systematic Criminalization of Justice Operators and Human Rights Defenders
The fact that the women who reported, investigated or heard these cases of corruption are the ones who are now on trial and may have even faced prison is symptomatic of an ailing justice system.
May 23, 2024
Report
“Being Ourselves is Too Dangerous” – Digital Violence and the Silencing of Women and LGBTI Activists in Thailand
Amnesty International’s report analyzes forms of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TfGBV) and its impact on women and LGBTI activists in Thailand.
May 15, 2024
Press Release
Iran: Draconian Campaign to Enforce Compulsory Veiling Laws Through Surveillance and Mass Car Confiscations
Iranian authorities are waging a large-scale campaign to enforce repressive compulsory veiling laws through widespread surveillance of women and girls in public spaces and mass police checks targeting women drivers.
March 6, 2024
Press Release
France: Enshrining Abortion in the Constitution “a Bulwark Against Anti-Rights Movements”Â
The United States should take notice: Protecting the human right to abortion can, and must be done.
March 4, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Response to Texas Supreme Court Decision on Abortion
Amnesty International responds to the news that the Texas Supreme Court has ruled against a Texan woman seeking an abortion.
December 12, 2023
Press Release
Iran: One Year After Uprising, International Community Must Combat Impunity for Brutal Crackdown
The international community must pursue pathways for justice at the international level to address systemic impunity for Iranian officials responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings of protesters and widespread torture, Amnesty International said today, as Iran marks the one-year anniversary of the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising. Over the past year, Iranian authorities have committed a litany of crimes under international law to eradicate any challenge to their iron grip on power. These include hundreds of unlawful killings; the arbitrary execution of seven protesters; tens of thousands of arbitrary arrests; widespread torture, including rape of detainees; widespread harassment of victims’ families…
September 13, 2023