Les 9 et 10 février, des forces de sécurité sénégalaises ont tué trois personnes, dont un adolescent de 16 ans, et ont procédé à des centaines d’arrestations dans le cadre d’une violente répression contre les manifestant·e·s à Saint-Louis, Dakar et Ziguinchor, alors que de nombreux citoyen·ne·s protestaient contre le report de l’élection présidentielle, a déclaré Amnesty International le […]| Amnesty International
This report documents how a range of private companies from around the world have provided, and in some cases continue to provide, surveillance and censorship technologies to Pakistan, despite Pakistan’s troubling record on the protection of rights online. A lack of transparency over the sale and transfer of surveillance and censorship technologies has enabled a […]| Amnesty International
Contracted workers in Amazon warehouses in Saudi Arabia were deceived by recruitment agents and labour supply companies, cheated of their earnings, housed in appalling conditions and prevented from finding alternative employment or leaving the country, Amnesty International said today.| Amnesty International
Our new briefing, ‘Breaking up with Big Tech,’ outlines how big technology companies influence how we access the internet and how their power affects human rights.| Amnesty International
We appreciate your stated commitment to constructive dialogue and provision of some additional detail concerning Novalpina’s acquisition of a majority stake in NSO Group and due diligence undertaken prior to the deal. However, the undersigned organisations remain concerned on several points, as articulated in full in the attached Appendix.| Amnesty International
The Madleen and its crew attempted to challenge Israel’s genocide and this cruel and inhumane policy of using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare and collective punishment.| Amnesty International
Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people thus far in 2025, the highest number of yearly executions in Iran that the organization has recorded in at least 15 years, said Amnesty International. The organization is calling on the Iranian authorities to establish an immediate moratorium on executions as a first step, and issuing an urgent […]| Amnesty International
This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2024. Amnesty International’s monitoring shows an increase by 32% in recorded executions compared to 2023. This does not include the thousands of people believed to have been executed in China, as well as in North Korea and Viet Nam, […]| Amnesty International
On 6 August, the Pakistani authorities announced they were shutting down mobile internet services in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province. The government cited security as a reason for the shutdown, cutting off a population of more than 14 million from the most accessible way to connect to the internet. These shutdowns impact daily life, as well […]| Amnesty International
By Richard Mugobo & Khanyo Farisè For 10 years, Sheffra Dzamara has endured untold suffering, endlessly reliving the memories of her husband, Itai Dzamara. Itai was abducted on 9 March 2015 from a barber shop in Harare’s Glen View suburb. Five unidentified men handcuffed him and drove off in a vehicle with concealed number plates. That […]| Amnesty International
Bissan Fakih is a Middle East Campaigner with Amnesty International based in Beirut. In this piece, she shares reflections from an Amnesty International trip to Damascus – the organization’s first official access to the country since the uprising began in 2011.| Amnesty International
Amnistía Internacional nombra presos de conciencia a la abogada Ruth López, al defensor del medio ambiente Alejandro Henríquez y al pastor y líder comunitario José Ángel Pérez.| Amnistía Internacional
The case is based on the alleged distribution of over 900 copies of ten LGBTI-themed titles, none of which have been officially banned or labelled “extremist.”| Amnesty International
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes. Exactly two months since the Israeli government-controlled scheme, the […]| Amnesty International
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The proceedings were riddled with procedural violations and bias, and the court refused to admit much of the defence’s submissions and investigate credible allegations of ill-treatment by police officials| Amnesty International
Evidence gathered by Amnesty International demonstrates how over a month since the introduction of its militarized aid distribution system, Israel has continued to use starvation of civilians as a weapon of war against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip and to deliberately impose conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction as part of its ongoing genocide.| Amnesty International
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim minority men and women subjected to mass internment and torture Millions of Muslims subjected to systematized mass surveillance Muslim ethnic groups forced to abandon their religious traditions, cultural practices and local languages More than 50 former camp detainees give harrowing new testimonies with detailed inside look at internment conditions and […]| Amnesty International
Unravelling a murky network of spyware exports to Indonesia Global: A Web of Surveillance - Unravelling a murky network of spyware exports to Indonesia Global: A Web of Surveillance - Unravelling a murky network of spyware exports to Indonesia Global: A Web of Surveillance - Unravelling a murky network of spyware exports to Indonesia| Amnesty International
A web of surveillance: Unravelling a murky network of spyware exports to Indonesia research reveals evidence of extensive sales and use of spyware and other surveillance products in Indonesia. It details how spyware was sold and transferred to companies and state entities in Indonesia between 2017-2023 through a murky web of suppliers, brokers and resellers, […]| Amnesty International
The laws, hurriedly passed in December 2024, effectively criminalize even symbolic acts of protest, such as placing stickers on public property.| Amnesty International
Over the past year, the Saudi authorities have escalated their brutal crackdown on individuals using online spaces to voice their opinions, Amnesty International said today. The organization documented the cases of 15 people who were sentenced in 2022 to prison terms of between ten and 45 years simply for peaceful online activities, including the longest […]| Amnesty International
Responding to the acquittal of Japanese man Iwao Hakamada, who spent nearly five decades on death row, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “We are overjoyed by the court’s decision to exonerate Iwao Hakamada. After enduring almost half a century of wrongful imprisonment and a further 10 years waiting for his retrial, this […]| Amnesty International
Myanmar’s military must refrain from deliberate air strikes and other forms of attack on civilian targets in areas impacted by last week’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, Amnesty International said today as it called for aid to more quickly reach people in the epicentre of the disaster. Testimony gathered by Amnesty International in the days following the earthquake […]| Amnesty International
Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.| Amnesty International
The 10-year anniversary of the Rabaa massacre is a stark reminder of how impunity for the mass killing of over 900 people has enabled an all-out assault on peaceful dissent, an erosion of any fair trial safeguards in the criminal justice system, and unspeakable cruelty in prisons over the past decade, Amnesty International said today. […]| Amnesty International
Men, women, and children belonging predominantly to the Masalit community were targeted, along with some members of other non-Arab tribes. Witnesses described how civilians were executed in their homes, on the streets and while attempting to flee.| Amnesty International
Amnesty Tech are thrilled to announce the launch of the Digital Forensics Fellowship, led by our Security Lab. This innovative Fellowship is an opportunity for human rights defenders working at the nexus of human rights and technology to expand their learning on digital forensics and to work alongside the Security Lab to conduct unique research projects. […]| Amnesty International
Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today in a damning new report. The investigation details how Israel enforces a system of oppression and domination against the Palestinian people wherever it has control over their rights. This includes Palestinians living in Israel and the Occupied […]| Amnesty International
Mass human rights violations during the 50-year occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip have devastated the lives of millions of Palestinians.| Amnesty International
Israeli strikes on a group of seven journalists in south Lebanon on 13 October, which killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six others, were likely a direct attack on civilians that must be investigated as a war crime, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International verified over 100 videos and photographs, analyzed weapons fragments from […]| Amnesty International
Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya people in 2017, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.| Amnesty International
NSO Group claims that its Pegasus spyware is only used to “investigate terrorism and crime” and “leaves no traces whatsoever”. This Forensic Methodology Report shows that neither of these statements are true. This report accompanies the release of the Pegasus Project, a collaborative investigation that involves more than 80 journalists from 17 media organizations in 10 countries coordinated by Forbidden Stories with technical support of Amnesty International’s Security Lab. Amnesty ...| Amnesty International
The parties to the conflict must immediately stop using explosive weapon with wide area effects in the vicinity of concentrations of civilians.| Amnesty International
The legacy of Israel’s 50-year occupation of the Palestinian territories has been systematic human rights violations on a mass scale. One of its consequences is the impact of Israel’s discriminatory policies on Palestinians’ access to clean and safe water.| Amnesty International
Palestinians are systematically subjected to home demolitions and forced evictions, and live in constant fear of losing their homes. For more than 73 years, Israel has been forcibly displacing entire Palestinian communities. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians’ homes have been demolished, causing terrible trauma & suffering. More than 6 million Palestinians remain refugees, the vast […]| Amnesty International
