COP30 leaders must ensure human rights obligations guide all decisions at Belém and beyond to ramp up climate action.

Amnesty International condemns the massacre in Rio de Janeiro, which left 121 dead and allegations of extrajudicial executions.

These people, many of them living on flood-prone land, are routinely left to cope on their own especially during severe weather conditions, despite the fact that the main responsibility for preparing for and responding to these disasters lies with the government.

Amnesty International is particularly alarmed by reports that amidst the blackouts, security forces have used excessive force to suppress and disperse ongoing post-election protests, resulting in the deaths and injuries of protesters.

The appeal concerns the certification of a class action by residents of Kabwe (Zambia) against the mining company Anglo American in South Africa.

The Trump administration is targeting those who support justice for Palestinians

Responding to the Latvian parliament’s vote to leave the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention, Amnesty International’s Senior Campaigner on Women’s Rights, Monica Costa Riba, said:  “Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention would be a devastating blow to the protection and rights […]

Ahead of the trial of prominent lawyer and human rights defender Ahmed Souab starting on 31October in Tunis, Heba Morayef, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, said:  “Ahmed Souab is facing unfounded charges that carry heavy prison sentences, including ‘forming a terrorist organization’ and ‘spreading fake news,’ solely for […]

Visa systems in Europe’s Schengen represent a obstacle course for human rights defenders, preventing many from participating in key decision-making forums.

Reacting to a vote by the French Senate to introduce a consent-based definition of rape in the penal code, Lola Schulmann, Gender Justice Advocacy Officer at Amnesty International France, said:  “The adoption of this law is a historic step forward.