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Press Release
France: Hijab Bans in French Sport Expose Discriminatory Double Standards Ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games
No policymaker should dictate what a woman can or cannot wear and no woman should be forced to choose between…
July 15, 2024
Report
“We Can’t Breathe Anymore. Even Sports, We Can’t Do Them Anymore.” Violations of Muslim Women’s and Girl’s Human Rights Through Hijab Bans in Sports in France
French authorities boast about gender parity in sports, but they purposefully do not apply to Muslim hijab-wearing women and girls.
July 15, 2024
Report
Under-Protected and Over-Restricted: The State of the Right to Protest in 21 European Countries
Amnesty International documents that the right of peaceful assembly is increasingly coming under attack in parts of Europe.
July 8, 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
France: Enshrining Abortion in the Constitution “a Bulwark Against Anti-Rights Movements”
The United States should take notice: Protecting the human right to abortion can, and must be done.
March 4, 2024
Press Release
France: Senate Vote on Recognizing Abortion in the Constitution Will Be “Decisive Step”
This is an historic opportunity for France to stand up for women, girls and people who may be pregnant, and…
February 28, 2024
Report
Governments Must Stop Conniving with Fossil Fuel Industries to Burn Our Rights
The world’s richest governments are effectively condemning millions of people to starvation, drought and displacement through their continued support of…
June 6, 2021
Press Release
G7 Leaders Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot by Failing to Tackle Global Vaccine Access
Ahead of the virtual meeting of G7 leaders hosted by the UK government on Friday, February 19, Amnesty International has…
February 19, 2021
Press Release
Fresh Evidence of Police Misuse of Tear Gas Leading to Protesters’ Deaths and Injuries – Updated Investigative Website
Amnesty International today published new evidence of the misuse of tear gas by security forces in several countries in the…
February 1, 2021
Press Release
Governments and Police Must Stop Using COVID-19 Pandemic as Pretext for Abuse
Abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement COVID-19 response measures have violated human rights and in some instances…
December 16, 2020
Press Release
France shutting down anti-racist organization risks freedoms
Responding to the announcement by Gérald Darmanin, the French Minister of Interior, that the French government will dissolve the Collective…
November 20, 2020
Report
Mass protests in Europe provide hope as rights and judicial independence eroded
People’s rights are being violated by governments in Europe and Central Asia, who are cracking down on protests and seeking…
April 16, 2020