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Press Release
Thailand: State-Backed Digital Violence Used to Silence Women and LGBTI Activists
Women and LGBTI activists in Thailand are being subjected to an online onslaught of abusive speech, Amnesty International said in a new report.
May 15, 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
World Leaders Fail to Act as Israeli Invasion of Rafah Worsens Humanitarian CatastropheÂ
Over 1.5 million people, including 600,000 children, are at serious risk.
May 15, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Response to New Weapons Transfer to Government of IsraelÂ
Enough is enough. President Biden must urgently suspend all transfers of weapons to the government of Israel and push for…
May 15, 2024
Press Release
Mass Forced Displacement in Gaza Highlights Urgent Need for Israel to Uphold Palestinians’ Right to ReturnÂ
This Nakba day the fate of Palestinians is more perilous than ever – dispossessed and subjected to systematic human rights…
May 15, 2024
Press Release
Morocco: Criminalization of Abortion Has Devastating Impact on the Rights of Women and GirlsÂ
The Moroccan state is failing to meet its obligations to ensure accessible, affordable and good quality sexual and reproductive health…
May 14, 2024
Report
“On My Campus, I Am Afraid” – China’s Targeting of Overseas Students Stifles Rights
This Amnesty International report details the impacts of government repression on Chinese international students studying at universities in Western Europe…
May 12, 2024
Press Release
China: Overseas Students Face Harassment and Surveillance in Campaign of Transnational Repression
There are an estimated 900,000 Chinese students studying abroad, and Amnesty International is calling on host governments and universities to…
May 12, 2024
Press Release
Global: Plans to Monitor Worldwide Biodiversity Deal Risk Harming the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Current plans regarding how to measure progress towards the Global Biodiversity Framework are unlikely to sufficiently assess whether the rights…
May 10, 2024
Press Release
Over 300 Palestinian-Bedouin Face Forced Evictions Following Mass Home Demolitions in Negev/Naqab
The Israeli authorities’ demolition of 47 homes in Wadi al-Khalil without proper consultation or compensation underscores the urgency to dismantle…
May 9, 2024
Press Release
Global: FIFA Must Publish Its Review into Compensation for Workers Harmed Delivering the World Cup in Qatar
Ahead of its annual congress next week FIFA should make public the review it ordered into the organization’s responsibilities to…
May 9, 2024
Press Release
CBP One Mobile Application Violates the Rights of People Seeking Asylum in the United States
Mandatory use of the CBP One app as the sole means of seeking asylum in the U.S. is a violation…
May 9, 2024