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Press Release
Canada: International Delegation to Attend Trial of Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders
It is appalling that, instead of protecting the rights of Indigenous land and water defenders from the Wet’suwet’en Nation, the…
June 11, 2024
Press Release
Social Media Companies’ Removal of Abortion-Related Content May Hinder Access to Accurate Health Information
Companies need to take transparent steps to ensure that their users are able to access abortion-related information on their platforms,…
June 11, 2024
Report
Obstacles to Autonomy: Post-Roe Removal of Abortion Information Online
After the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are removing abortion-related content from reproductive health and rights…
June 10, 2024
Press Release
Human Rights Must Be at Core of International Meetings on Peace and Reconstruction in Ukraine
People in Ukraine and other countries who have suffered human rights and international humanitarian law violations caused by Russia’s decade-long…
June 10, 2024
Press Release
Nigeria: Girls Failed by Authorities After Escaping Boko Haram Captivity – New Report
Girls and young women who escaped Boko Haram captivity faced further suffering and are now receiving inadequate support as they…
June 9, 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…
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