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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…
June 9, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA and Amnesty International France Call on Macron and Biden to Urgently Stop Sending Weapons to Israel
Comments from Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA and Jean-Claude Samouiller, President of Amnesty International France as President…
June 6, 2024
Press Release
Global: FIFA Must Protect Human Rights by Securing Binding Safeguards from 2030 and 2034 World Cup Bidders – New Report
FIFA must rigorously and transparently ensure that bids to host the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cup tournaments fully safeguard…
June 5, 2024
Report
Playing a Dangerous Game? Human Rights Risks Linked to the 2030 and 2034 FIFA World Cups
This report highlights risks to the hosting of World Cups that must be addressed if FIFA and bidding countries are…
June 5, 2024
Press Release
Global: Record Breaking 12-Month Run of Global Heat Underlines Urgency of Action to Deliver Climate Justice
It is now more essential than ever that the finance required to prevent greater heating, and to allow communities to…
June 5, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Parole for Native American Activist Leonard Peltier
Granting Leonard Peltier parole on humanitarian grounds in this case is not only timely but a necessary measure in the…
June 5, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA’s Reaction to Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Asylum
This executive action plays into false narratives about invasions at the border and advances a policy grounded in white supremacist…
June 4, 2024
Press Release
Haiti: Human Rights Safeguards and Transparency Must Guide Security Mission Deployment
It is imperative to ensure that any action taken by this multinational mission led by Kenya and supported by the…
June 4, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA’s Reaction to Biden Administration’s Border Policy Announcement
The decision by President Biden to prosecute migrants and asylum seekers with criminal charges in U.S. Federal Court shows complete…
May 31, 2024
Press Release
Hong Kong: Opposition Figures Convicted in ‘Ruthless Purge’ of 47
May 30, 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
Global: Executions Soar to Highest Number in Almost a Decade
A total of 1,153 executions took place in 2023, which does not include the thousands believed to have been carried…
May 28, 2024