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Press Release
New Evidence of Abuses in Poland & Belarus Highlights ‘Hypocrisy’ of Unequal Treatment of Asylum-Seekers
The Polish authorities have arbitrarily detained nearly two thousand asylum-seekers who crossed into the country from Belarus in 2021, and subjected many of them to abuse, including strip searches in unsanitary, overcrowded facilities, and in some cases even to forcible sedation and tasering, Amnesty International said today.
April 10, 2022
Press Release
Authorities Close Down Amnesty International’s Moscow Office
Today, the Russian authorities have closed down representative offices of Amnesty International and other international NGOs. Reacting to the news, Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said: “Amnesty’s closing down in Russia is only the latest in a long list of organizations that have been punished for defending human rights and speaking the truth to the Russian authorities. In a country where scores of activists and dissidents have been imprisoned, killed or exiled, where independent media has been smeared, blocked or forced to self-censor, and where civil society organizations have been outlawed or liquidated, you must be doing something…
April 8, 2022
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to Senator Rick Scott’s Anti-Amnesty Bill
Amnesty is no stranger to being targeted for its work. Our calls to action to ensure human rights for all have forced us to close our offices in India and Hong Kong. The Russian government recently blocked access to the internet at our Moscow office. Our director and Board chair in Turkey were arrested and detained for months on absurd charges. And each day our colleagues and activists face harassment.
April 7, 2022
Press Release
Russian Forces Extrajudicially Executing Civilians in Ukraine in Apparent War Crimes – New Testimony
Russian military forces have extrajudicially executed civilians in Ukraine in apparent war crimes, Amnesty International said today as it published new testimony following on-the-ground research.
April 7, 2022
Report
Crimes Against Humanity in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone
Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against Tigrayans since November 2020 that amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today (April 6). Ethiopian authorities have severely restricted access and independent scrutiny of the region, keeping the government’s campaign of ethnic cleansing largely hidden.
April 5, 2022
Press Release
Apparent War Crimes by Russian Forces in Bucha, Ukraine Must Be Investigated
Following reports of apparent war crimes committed by Russian military forces against civilians in Bucha, Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said: “These reports from Bucha are showing a wider pattern of war crimes including extrajudicial executions and torture in other occupied areas of Ukraine.
April 4, 2022
Press Release
Uyghur Girl, 13, Among Four ‘Facing Deportation’ and Torture in China
Saudi authorities must immediately release four Uyghurs – including a 13-year-old girl and her mother – who are at grave risk of being taken to repressive internment camps if sent back to China, Amnesty International said today amid fears that deportation plans for the group may already be under way.
April 4, 2022
Press Release
Biden Administration Ends Title 42, but People Seeking Safety Need More
Responding to today’s announcement on the termination of Title 42 Expulsions, Amy Fischer, Americas Advocacy Director at Amnesty International USA said: “Today’s announcement is an important step forward to restore the U.S. government’s respect for the human right to seek asylum in the United States, but the delay in implementation means that people will continue to be expelled until May 23rd. We are grateful this unlawful and unnecessary policy, which was callously carried out by both the Trump and Biden Administrations, will finally and rightfully be repealed. This termination marks a victory for asylum-seekers and their allies, particularly the Black,…
April 1, 2022
Press Release
Ukraine: Russia’s Cruel Siege Warfare Tactics Unlawfully Killing Civilians – New Testimony and Investigation
The Russian military’s siege warfare tactics in Ukraine, marked by relentless indiscriminate attacks on densely-populated areas, are unlawfully killing civilians in several cities, Amnesty International said today in a new on-the-ground investigation.
April 1, 2022
Press Release
State-Financed Militia Must Be Held to Account for Extrajudicial Execution in Misratah, Libya
A shocking video depicting an extrajudicial execution by the Joint Operations Force (JOF), a state-financed militia also known as al-Moshtaraka, offers a grim reminder of the deadly consequences of impunity for militias and armed groups in Libya, Amnesty International said today.
March 31, 2022
Press Release
Federal Appeals Court in Denver Rules Transgender Woman from Honduras Should Have Been Granted Asylum Based on “Extensive Evidence” of Violence Against Transgender Individuals
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that Kelly Gonzalez Aguilar, a transgender woman, should have been granted asylum based on a record of “extensive evidence of widespread violence against transgender individuals in Honduras.”
March 30, 2022
Press Release
Russian Authorities Launch Witch-Hunt to Catch Anyone Sharing Anti-War Views
The Russian authorities have launched a witch-hunt by effectively weaponizing the country’s criminal justice system to prosecute anti-war protesters and influential critics of the state who have expressed their opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Amnesty International said today, one month on from the start of the crackdown.
March 30, 2022