News Release International Secretariat

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：100 people executed as authorities continue relentless ‘killing spree’

  20 Sep 2023 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel/OPT: Flag restrictions are the latest attempt to silence Palestinians and reduce their visibility

  20 Jan 2023 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Targeting of UK human rights charity signals disturbing expansion of repression

  23 Mar 2022 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Russian ‘dumb bomb’ air strike killed civilians in Chernihiv – new investigation and testimony

  20 Mar 2022 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA: Facial recognition technology reinforcing racist stop-and-frisk policing in New York – new research

  17 Feb 2022 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Aleksei Navalny facing up to 15 years behind bars in new ‘sham’ prison trial

  17 Feb 2022 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：As Aung San Suu Kyi goes on trial, ASEAN’s indecision is enabling military rampage

  28 Jun 2021 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russia: Human rights crisis deepens as Navalny supporters arrested en masse

  3 May 2021 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Signs of ‘shoot to kill’ strategy to quell opposition

  11 Mar 2021 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE：Civilians killed as war crimes committed by armed group, government forces, and private military contractors

  10 Mar 2021 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：Conviction of one of those responsible for the murder of Jesuit priests must break the chain of impunity

  16 Sep 2020 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat STATE OF QATAR：Qatar: Repressive new law further curbs freedom of expression

  29 Jan 2020 / Region: STATE OF QATAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UN landmark case for people displaced by climate change

  25 Jan 2020 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SWISS CONFEDERATION：Draconian counter-terrorism laws would target people without charge or trial

  24 Jan 2020 / Region: SWISS CONFEDERATION / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Rise in Cult Related killings in Rivers state

  21 Jan 2020 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Grave attacks against members of the opposition in the National Assembly

  15 Jan 2020 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Bhutan: Historic opportunity to decriminalize same-sex relationships

  15 Jan 2020 / Region: / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Peaceful protesters targeted as police start 2020 with renewed attack on dissent

  8 Jan 2020 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Feminist activist fined for “gay propaganda” and facing criminal “pornography” charges

  23 Dec 2019 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Aung San Suu Kyi denials must not distract from ongoing Rohingya crisis

  19 Dec 2019 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Landmark decision by Human Rights Commission paves way for climate litigation

  17 Dec 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：War and exclusion leave millions of people with disabilities in the lurch

  14 Dec 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Bills on hate speech and social media are dangerous attacks on freedom of expression

  13 Dec 2019 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat SLOVAK REPUBLIC：Rejection of regressive abortion law is a victory for women’s rights

  12 Dec 2019 / Region: SLOVAK REPUBLIC / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA：Withdrawal of individual rights to African Court will deepen repression

  11 Dec 2019 / Region: UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：State media censors Amnesty and HRW

  10 Dec 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Decision to repeal public order laws a step forward for women’s rights

  6 Dec 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：World must strongly condemn use of lethal force against protesters as death toll rises to 143

  5 Dec 2019 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Government and UN forces must halt wave of killings in Beni

  3 Dec 2019 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：End hollow denials and give answers to victims of horrific Xinjiang abuses

  3 Dec 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Man who gave tea to migrants acquitted of baseless charges

  29 Nov 2019 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Exoneration of Scott Warren is a triumph for humanity

  29 Nov 2019 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Lawmakers should reject shameful anti-LGBTI amendment

  27 Nov 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：More than 100 protesters believed to be killed as top officials give green light to crush protests

  23 Nov 2019 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR： ICC decision to investigate Rohingya atrocities an important step towards justice

  21 Nov 2019 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Police must defuse campus standoff to avoid more tragedy

  21 Nov 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Emir-Usein Kuku and five co-defendants from occupied Crimea slapped with long sentences

  19 Nov 2019 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Reprieve for Kem Sokha a ‘token gesture’ that should not distract from human rights crisis

  16 Nov 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Investigate shooting of protesters after ‘another low’ in police use of force

  14 Nov 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Hundreds arrested in crackdown on critics of military offensive in Syria

  13 Nov 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Horrific scenes as security forces resort to lethal force to disperse Karbala protests

  7 Nov 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHILE： Decision to cancel APEC and COP25 will not divert the international community's attention from human rights violations

  7 Nov 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHILE / Topic:

• International Secretariat HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN：End arbitrary detention of women who disobey male guardians or have unsanctioned relationships

  5 Nov 2019 / Region: HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Hazardous air puts lives at risk

  5 Nov 2019 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Military atrocities ‘relentless and ruthless’ in northern Shan State

  31 Oct 2019 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Conviction of man who offered tea and warm clothes to asylum seekers must be reversed

  30 Oct 2019 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA：New president must commit to key human rights reforms

  30 Oct 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat STATE OF QATAR：Pledge to end abusive ‘kafala’ system must truly transform workers’ right

  24 Oct 2019 / Region: STATE OF QATAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：Government reinforces discriminatory policy of excluding pregnant girls from school, jeopardising right to education of hundreds

  19 Oct 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA：Drought and commercial cattle farming exposes tens of thousands to devasting hunger

  17 Oct 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Limited allocation of football tickets for women a ‘cynical publicity stunt’

  17 Oct 2019 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Civilians at risk as Turkish military offensive looms

  17 Oct 2019 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：Release of Maurice Kamto and several detainees must signal end of repression of dissenting voices

  16 Oct 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:

• International Secretariat Government calls for Facebook to Break Encryption 'Latest Attempt to Intrude on Private Communications'

  16 Oct 2019 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Largest wave of mass arrests since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power

  15 Oct 2019 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Arbitrary blocking of Fergana news agency is a cynical attack on media freedom

  9 Oct 2019 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：198 joined hunger strike in protest of prolonged detention at immigration facilities

  8 Oct 2019 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Emergency powers are an extreme attempt to quash protests

  7 Oct 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF MOROCCO：Journalist jailed for one year over unlawful abortion in devastating blow for women’s rights

  6 Oct 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：Fire in Moria camp highlights abject failure of government and EU to protect refugees

  4 Oct 2019 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat Hong Kong: Shooting of protester must be investigated amid alarming escalation of police use of force

  2 Oct 2019 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALTA：Asylum-seeker disembarkation deal shows a more humane approach is possible

  1 Oct 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALTA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA：End clampdown on protests amid wave of arrests targeting demonstrators

  1 Oct 2019 / Region: PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel ramps up assault on civil society with chilling raid on Palestinian NGO Addameer

  28 Sep 2019 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Shocking disregard for civilians as US drone strike adds to death toll

  25 Sep 2019 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Detention of Kashmiri politician is ‘blatant abuse of the law

  25 Sep 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat STATE OF ERITREA： 28 prisoners of conscience detained 18 years ago must be immediately and unconditionally released

  24 Sep 2019 / Region: STATE OF ERITREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Iran: Shocking death of football fan who set herself on fire exposes impact of contempt for women’s rights

  18 Sep 2019 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Missing file blocks justice for Terrain hotel rapes, murder

  14 Sep 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：Prosecutors must stop criminalizing Evelyn Hernández

  13 Sep 2019 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Discriminatory measures undermine Palestinian representation in Knesset

  12 Sep 2019 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Years of impunity for xenophobic crimes driving the latest attacks

  11 Sep 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF FINLAND：International body condemns outdated definition of rape as Amnesty calls for rape law reform

  10 Sep 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF FINLAND / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：US fine exposes Google’s contempt for children’s privacy

  8 Sep 2019 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Rights of the Child

• International Secretariat Eswatini: Hundreds of people still at risk of forced evictions one year on from Amnesty exposé

  8 Sep 2019 / Region: / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat Full investigation needed into police response to protests

  5 Sep 2019 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Republic of Lebanon：Migrant Family Detained

  5 Sep 2019 / Region: Republic of Lebanon / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Parents fear for lost generation of Rohingya children

  4 Sep 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Pro-democracy activists arrested in outrageous assault on freedom of expression

  3 Sep 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Killer facts 2019: The scale of the global arms trade

  29 Aug 2019 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Government failures are fuelling wildfires across the Amazon

  27 Aug 2019 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：Acquittal of Evelyn Hernández is a victory for human rights

  27 Aug 2019 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Former president Omar al-Bashir must not escape international trial

  26 Aug 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Fears mount for abducted woman politician a month since she went missing

  22 Aug 2019 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAMAICA：Six police officers charged over killing of Matthew Lee

  21 Aug 2019 / Region: JAMAICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE：Growing attacks on activists and opposition ahead of elections

  21 Aug 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE / Topic:

• International Secretariat Italy/Malta/Spain: 121 people including babies and children stranded at sea in searing heat must be allowed to dock

  16 Aug 2019 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Water cannons pose real danger in hands of trigger happy police

  14 Aug 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Mass blocking of social media and news sites is full-frontal assault on freedom of expression

  14 Aug 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Women’s rights reforms must be followed by release of detained activists

  10 Aug 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Hundreds detained amid violent crackdown on peaceful protest

  10 Aug 2019 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Authorities must erase the lingering racial legacy from the education system

  7 Aug 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Two hanged in deplorable move

  5 Aug 2019 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Activist faces trial for statements on Facebook

  5 Aug 2019 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Full-scale crackdown on opposition underway ahead of September elections

  31 Jul 2019 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Failure in political leadership inflames situation

  24 Jul 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Criminalization of sex between men in military fuels violence, abuse and discrimination

  24 Jul 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：UN resolution builds pressure on architects of deadly “war on drugs”

  18 Jul 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat ITALIAN REPUBLIC：Council of Europe Committee takes important steps to protect Roma from forced evictions

  12 Jul 2019 / Region: ITALIAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALAWI：Civil society leaders targeted in post-election clampdown

  12 Jul 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALAWI / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Agreement must be judged by actions of those in power

  11 Jul 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Abhorrent attack on migrant detention centre must be investigated as a war crime

  11 Jul 2019 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ITALIAN REPUBLIC：Sea-Watch 3’s captain must not be prosecuted for saving lives

  9 Jul 2019 / Region: ITALIAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Withdraw armed forces from Fungurume mines to avert bloodshed

  8 Jul 2019 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Police use unwarranted and excessive force against Istanbul Pride

  6 Jul 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Authorities are misusing justice system to harass migrant human rights defenders

  5 Jul 2019 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF DENMARK：Government commitment to amend rape law is a hard-won victory

  4 Jul 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF DENMARK / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：Amnesty International joins legal challenge against government ban on pregnant girls attending school

  2 Jul 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：EU top court condemns Poland’s law forcing Supreme Court judges to retire

  2 Jul 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SPAIN：Justice finally prevails in “Wolf Pack” rape case

  27 Jun 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF SPAIN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Suicide bomb attacks killing at least 30 football fans bear hallmarks of Boko Haram

  25 Jun 2019 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY： Lift Pride bans and allow celebrations to take place

  21 Jun 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat Botswana: Decriminalisation of consensual same sex relations should inspire other African countries

  21 Jun 2019 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALI：Despicable killings of civilians must be investigated

  19 Jun 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALI / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Military commits war crimes in latest operation in Rakhine State

  18 Jun 2019 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat Hong Kong: Police must end excessive force against largely peaceful protest

  13 Jun 2019 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：International community should impose sanctions on transitional authorities

  12 Jun 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Censorship of Elton John biopic an insult for the rights of LGBTI people

  12 Jun 2019 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Sentencing of human rights lawyer to 30 years in prison and 111 lashes ‘a shocking injustice’

  8 Jun 2019 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat US coalition admission of 1,300 civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria

  5 Jun 2019 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UN: Catastrophic failure as civilians ravaged by war violations 70 years after Geneva Conventions

  1 Jun 2019 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Authorities must stop criminalizing humanitarian aid

  30 May 2019 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China steps up suppression of activists ahead of Tiananmen crackdown 30th anniversary

  28 May 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA：Refugees fear for their safety amid desperate conditions

  25 May 2019 / Region: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SWISS CONFEDERATION：One in five women is a victim of sexual violence

  24 May 2019 / Region: SWISS CONFEDERATION / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Trumped up charges against human rights defender must be dropped

  21 May 2019 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Genuine press freedom must follow release of Reuters journalists

  21 May 2019 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Risk of bloodshed in the Amazon unless government protects Indigenous peoples from illegal land seizures and logging

  18 May 2019 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Court ruling on case of displaying ‘undesirable’ logo against Free Media welcomed

  16 May 2019 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA：22 death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, a welcome step towards abolition

  16 May 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Surge in number of prisoners of conscience, new research shows

  14 May 2019 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Transgender people risk their lives with dangerous self-surgery

  11 May 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat Brunei Darussalam: Sultan’s speech a first step to repealing ‘heinous’ laws

  9 May 2019 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR：Excessive use of pre-trial detention continues to grow, with devastating impact

  8 May 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Unprecedented investigation reveals US-led Coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa ‘death trap’

  26 Apr 2019 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Republic of Lebanon：Lebanese government must end exploitation and shocking abuse of migrant domestic workers

  25 Apr 2019 / Region: Republic of Lebanon / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Former president Omar Al-Bashir must be tried by ICC for war crimes

  25 Apr 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：37 put to death in shocking execution spree

  24 Apr 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：A year after attack on Roma camp in Kyiv, no justice for victims

  21 Apr 2019 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA：Presidential announcement a welcome step towards abolishing the death penalty

  18 Apr 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Reversal of Airbnb ban on illegal settlement listings deeply shameful

  18 Apr 2019 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：ICC refuses to authorize investigation, caving into USA threats

  17 Apr 2019 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Guilty verdicts against pro-democracy protest leaders a “crushing blow” for freedom of expression

  12 Apr 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Six months after the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, there remains ‘no real sign of justice’

  10 Apr 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Death penalty 2018: Dramatic fall in global executions

  10 Apr 2019 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA：Executions will not end drug-related crime

  7 Apr 2019 / Region: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Provisional release of three women activists a positive step, but bogus charges must be dropped

  5 Apr 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA：Authorities must stop prosecuting peaceful protesters

  3 Apr 2019 / Region: PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat DOMINICAN REPUBLIC：Police routinely use rape and commit other forms of torture to punish women sex workers

  2 Apr 2019 / Region: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Kenya must not force refugees back to Somalia by closing Dadaab camp

  2 Apr 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat USA/Somalia_ Shroud of secrecy around civilian deaths masks possible war crimes

  1 Apr 2019 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Brunei: Heinous punishments to become law next week

  30 Mar 2019 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Four years on, fears of further violations with no end in sight to brutal conflict

  29 Mar 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA：Prominent human rights activist banned from receiving Franco-German prize

  27 Mar 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Cyclone Idai: Governments must ramp up rescue efforts and ensure adequate humanitarian assistance

  25 Mar 2019 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Release of prisoners of conscience first step towards restoring human rights

  23 Mar 2019 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Pro-government vigilantes attack women for standing up against forced hijab laws

  22 Mar 2019 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CROATIA：EU complicit in violence and abuse by police against refugees and migrants

  22 Mar 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat KYRGYZ REPUBLIC：Ratification of CRPD opens new opportunities to hundreds of thousands

  20 Mar 2019 / Region: KYRGYZ REPUBLIC / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Opposition leader sentenced for “publicly insulting” Sudanese president

  19 Mar 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Arrests are first sign of progress in investigation into killing of Marielle Franco

  16 Mar 2019 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Governor Signs Moratorium on Executions

  15 Mar 2019 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Decision to dissolve political party shows restrictive environment for human rights

  14 Mar 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Activists, government critics hit by wave of digital attacks

  14 Mar 2019 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：State of emergency intensifies brutal government crackdown on protests

  7 Mar 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF DENMARK： Pervasive “rape culture” and endemic impunity for rapists exposed

  5 Mar 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF DENMARK / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Findings of UN inquiry into Gaza killings must pave way for justice over war crimes

  5 Mar 2019 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF RWANDA：Police officers remain free while protesting Congolese refugees face jail time

  1 Mar 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF RWANDA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Hunger, punishment and fear, the formula for repression used by authorities under Nicolás Maduro

  28 Feb 2019 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Nauru: Deterring essential medical transfers risks deadly consequences

  25 Feb 2019 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：European Parliament calls on EU countries to step up defence of women’s rights activists

  21 Feb 2019 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Arrest warrant against Rappler’s Maria Ressa shows authorities ‘railroading’ case

  20 Feb 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Lowering criminal age to 12 could ‘tear families apart’

  15 Feb 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Tourism companies driving settlement expansion, profiting from war crimes

  13 Feb 2019 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat Crimea: YouTube must not cooperate with Russia’s persecution of activists

  13 Feb 2019 / Region: / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat UN: Act to End China’s Mass Detentions in Xinjiang

  10 Feb 2019 / Region: / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：UAE recklessly supplying militias with windfall of Western arms

  9 Feb 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Peace advocate gunned down in yet another targeted killing

  6 Feb 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Protect human rights defenders

  6 Feb 2019 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Secret detention places writer at risk of torture

  31 Jan 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat GUATEMALA：Congress must not let impunity prevail

  31 Jan 2019 / Region: GUATEMALA / Topic:

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：More than a dozen people killed in protests

  29 Jan 2019 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：First criminal case under the “undesirable organizations” law marks a new level of repression

  28 Jan 2019 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR：Authorities must seriously address situations of violence, without encouraging xenophobia

  27 Jan 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Security forces continue deadly onslaught on protestors and medical personnel

  27 Jan 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat Leaders must fix “broken system” that leaves people adrift at sea

  24 Jan 2019 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China must revoke death sentence against Canadian citizen for drug crimes

  22 Jan 2019 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE：Acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé a crushing disappointment to victims of post-election violence

  18 Jan 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Chechen authorities resume homophobic crackdown

  17 Jan 2019 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat GUATEMALA：Termination of CICIG agreement is latest blow to the fight against impunity

  16 Jan 2019 / Region: GUATEMALA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA：Truth Commission hearings an important step towards justice and reparations

  10 Jan 2019 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Authorities must reopen media outlets and end crackdown on internet freedom

  9 Jan 2019 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat KYRGYZ REPUBLIC：Parliament made a breakthrough to the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

  29 Dec 2018 / Region: KYRGYZ REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：NGO ‘foreign funding’ case acquittals must lead to end of crackdown on human rights community

  28 Dec 2018 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat Amnesty welcomes reports of an end to Dragonfly

  28 Dec 2018 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：Up to 100 civilians shot and burnt alive as UN peacekeepers leave posts in Alindao

  27 Dec 2018 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat Global abolition closer than ever as record number of countries vote to end executions

  27 Dec 2018 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Oppressive, sexist policies galvanize bold fight for women’s rights in 2018

  20 Dec 2018 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Appalling punishment for three peaceful anti-war protesters must be overturned

  12 Dec 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Execution spree targets even children and threatens nursing mothers

  12 Dec 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Workers arrested for protesting conditions at airport construction site must be immediately released

  11 Dec 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：First conviction of police officers in ‘war on drugs’ shows its deadly reality

  9 Dec 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL：Release Amnesty International activists now

  9 Dec 2018 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL / Topic:

• International Secretariat Women across Europe failed by outdated rape legislation

  6 Dec 2018 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat SWISS CONFEDERATION：Swiss people vote to defend human rights in referendum

  4 Dec 2018 / Region: SWISS CONFEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat Google must not capitulate to China’s censorship demands

  4 Dec 2018 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Diamond industry fails to clean up its act

  1 Dec 2018 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat TAIWAN：Referendum results rejecting marriage equality a “bitter blow”

  30 Nov 2018 / Region: TAIWAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Repeal draconian NGO law following President’s calls for review

  29 Nov 2018 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Authorities must respect the rights of the Indigenous Peoples of Chocó

  26 Nov 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Genocide verdict is bitter, belated justice

  25 Nov 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Rohingya returns plan puts thousands at risk

  21 Nov 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Minister Motsoaledi must not use refugees and migrants as scapegoats for the failing health system

  20 Nov 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Cruel European migration policies leave refugees trapped in Libya with no way out

  19 Nov 2018 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：Arrest of dozens of security officials a first step towards accountability

  15 Nov 2018 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty’s highest honour

  14 Nov 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA：'Dangerous' plans for homophobic taskforce must be abandoned immediately

  12 Nov 2018 / Region: UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Crackdowns on LGBTI people in Indonesia hit alarming level

  10 Nov 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：New assault on independent media, NGOs and activists through suffocating fines

  7 Nov 2018 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Nauru’s detained children must be given true freedom

  6 Nov 2018 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN： Aasia Bibi verdict is a landmark victory for religious tolerance

  6 Nov 2018 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Toxic speech must not become government policy

  5 Nov 2018 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Hundreds arrested in vicious crackdown on Ahwazi Arabs

  5 Nov 2018 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Amnesty India latest target of government crackdown

  4 Nov 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：President Trump must abandon plan to close southern border to Central Americans seeking asylum

  2 Nov 2018 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE：Journalists and activists face death threats and intimidation in post-election witch-hunt

  2 Nov 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：10 things you need to know about a kingdom of cruelty

  30 Oct 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat SWISS CONFEDERATION：Authorities must drop absurd charges against priest who showed compassion to asylum-seeker

  25 Oct 2018 / Region: SWISS CONFEDERATION / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Mass internment camps are places of punishment, not ‘vocational training

  22 Oct 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Seek UN Inquiry on Khashoggi; Saudi, Turkish Cooperation Essential to Credibility

  19 Oct 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Parliament must consign death penalty to the history books

  19 Oct 2018 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Release Pashtun human rights defender immediately and unconditionally

  19 Oct 2018 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE：First convictions under ‘contempt of court’ law confirms fears over muzzling critics

  16 Oct 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE / Topic:

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：Refugee women speak out against violence, dangerous conditions and official neglect

  16 Oct 2018 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Three journalists arrested in latest assault on press freedom

  12 Oct 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：Next government must tackle human rights crises in violence-hit regions

  11 Oct 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Governments must put an end to death penalty cruelty and take steps towards full abolition

  10 Oct 2018 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：Suspension of NGOs will throw vital services into disarray

  5 Oct 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Woman human rights defender and sexual harassment survivor sentenced for speaking out

  4 Oct 2018 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Americas：Historic environmental and human rights treaty gains momentum as 12 countries sign

  3 Oct 2018 / Region: Americas / Topic:

• International Secretariat ROMANIA：Rights groups submit legal challenge against 'homophobic' referendum

  27 Sep 2018 / Region: ROMANIA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Families of up to one million detained in mass “re-education” drive demand answers

  26 Sep 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：24 Baha’i people, including a child, facing possible death penalty

  21 Sep 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF MOROCCO：Relentless crackdown on thousands of sub-Saharan migrants and refugees is unlawful

  20 Sep 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Death sentences and heavy prison terms handed down in disgraceful mass trial

  14 Sep 2018 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat STATE OF QATAR：Partial abolition of ‘exit permit’ lifts travel restrictions for most migrant workers

  13 Sep 2018 / Region: STATE OF QATAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR： Guilty verdict against Reuters journalists sends stark warning on press freedom

  13 Sep 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Sentencing of soldiers for killing journalist and raping aid workers a step forward for justice

  12 Sep 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Husband of hunger-striking human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested

  12 Sep 2018 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA：Seven people deported to Turkey despite major human rights concerns

  11 Sep 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Crackdown on irregular migrants risks sparking xenophobia

  11 Sep 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Six reasons why Mexico should not sign a shady agreement with the US

  7 Sep 2018 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Systematic repression of ethnic minorities laid bare in UN findings

  5 Sep 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat CUBA：New administration’s Decree 349 is a dystopian prospect for Cuba’s artists

  1 Sep 2018 / Region: CUBA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Drop fabricated treason charges and set Bobi Wine free

  31 Aug 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UN: Decisive action needed to ban killer robots - before it’s too late

  31 Aug 2018 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Shameful anniversary highlights lack of accountability for atrocities against Rohingya

  29 Aug 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat UN/Tokyo: Brazen treaty violations overshadow arms control conference

  24 Aug 2018 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Dozens killed on the streets in police crackdown ahead of Asian Game

  22 Aug 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Amnesty Turkey’s Chair released after more than a year behind bars

  18 Aug 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE：Effectively closing the media space with exorbitant accreditation fees

  17 Aug 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN：Prisoner of conscience Ilgar Mammadov’s early release is long overdue

  17 Aug 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA： Indigenous peoples targeted as forced evictions continue despite government promises

  17 Aug 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Release photographer and end violent crackdown on student protests

  11 Aug 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Thirty people detained at factory worker protest must be released

  10 Aug 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF DENMARK：Face veil ban a discriminatory violation of women’s right

  8 Aug 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF DENMARK / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY：Acquittal of campesinos accused in Curuguaty case is a victory for human rights

  3 Aug 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Duterte’s human rights smears a “classic diversionary tactic”

  1 Aug 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat UN Refugee Compact: World leaders not up to the challenge

  28 Jul 2018 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Unprecedented spate of executions continues as six more Aum cult members hanged

  26 Jul 2018 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Security forces deliberately attack peaceful protesters while internet is disabled

  24 Jul 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Lifting of state of emergency must pave road back to justice

  24 Jul 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat Botswana: Caprivi refugees should not be forced to return home

  20 Jul 2018 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：European leaders must tackle Hungary’s xenophobic laws head on

  19 Jul 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA：The death penalty is a cruel and irreversible punishment

  19 Jul 2018 / Region: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Charging of Reuters journalists a black day for press freedom

  18 Jul 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Young man flogged 80 times for drinking alcohol as a child

  18 Jul 2018 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Authorities must drop absurd charges over peaceful university protest

  12 Jul 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Liu Xia free and on way to Germany

  11 Jul 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong moves closer to achieving LGBTI equality with landmark judgment

  11 Jul 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat New migration plans “dangerous and self-serving”

  9 Jul 2018 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Executions of seven Aum cult members fails to deliver justice

  6 Jul 2018 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Military top brass must face justice for crimes againsthumanity targeting Rohingya

  6 Jul 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Verdicts expected for 739 defendants in grotesque mass death penalty trial

  6 Jul 2018 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat OPCW resolution a crucial step towards identifying those behind chemical weapons violations

  3 Jul 2018 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：Peaceful protestors defy escalating assault on freedom of assembly

  29 Jun 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN：Syrian refugees must not be abandoned

  28 Jun 2018 / Region: HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Case against Amnesty Chair must be dismissed after long-awaited police report finds no evidence of wrongdoing

  24 Jun 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPRISONS FAMILIES INDEFINITELY, INFLICTS FURTHER HARM ON CHILDREN

  21 Jun 2018 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Policy of separating children from parents is nothing short of torture

  21 Jun 2018 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Country’s first execution since 2009 a deplorable move

  21 Jun 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BELARUS：Unprecedented Supreme Court decision to suspend death sentences

  20 Jun 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BELARUS / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Attack on Hodeidah threatens civilian lives and lifesaving humanitarian aid

  20 Jun 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES：Politically-motivated convictions of former president, former Supreme Court judges

  19 Jun 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Investigate brewer Kirin over payment to Myanmar military amid ethnic cleansing of Rohingya

  15 Jun 2018 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：New Cybersecurity law a devastating blow for freedom of expression

  14 Jun 2018 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：The bravest World Cup team you’ve never heard of

  14 Jun 2018 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Longest-serving death row inmate deserves retrial despite court ruling

  11 Jun 2018 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Activists' upheld convictions are a blow to freedom of expression

  7 Jun 2018 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：29 years on, time running out for victims’ families to see justice

  4 Jun 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：New evidence reveals Rohingya armed group massacred scores in Rakhine State

  1 Jun 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Starving women raped by soldiers and militia who claim to be rescuing them

  31 May 2018 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Junta’s promise to lift restrictions by June is not enough

  29 May 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tibetan activist handed grotesquely unjust 5 year prison sentence after featuring in New York Times video

  24 May 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Chilling smear campaign against women’s rights defenders

  24 May 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Release of prisoner of conscience Anwar Ibrahim a momentous day for human rights

  23 May 2018 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Death sentence for raped teenager is an intolerable cruelty

  16 May 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Rights of the Child

  

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Next government must prioritize human rights

  14 May 2018 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SPAIN：Cruel austerity measures leave patients suffering

  9 May 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF SPAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Deportation not “voluntary” if alternative is indefinite detention or serious risk of harm

  7 May 2018 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat Google’s new Chat service shows total contempt for Android users’ privacy

  26 Apr 2018 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Caning of unmarried couples for showing affection in public an ‘act of utmost cruelty’

  25 Apr 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Women and children with perceived ties to IS denied aid, sexually exploited and trapped in camps

  25 Apr 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SPAIN：Terrorism charges against ‘bar brawl’ youths must be withdrawn

  23 Apr 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF SPAIN / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Block on Douma chemical attack investigation must be lifted immediately

  19 Apr 2018 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Release of online activist following global campaign must signal end of repression of dissidents

  13 Apr 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：New research reveals almost 100 prisoners of conscience as crackdown on dissent intensifies

  13 Apr 2018 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Global stunts and vigils mark 300 days behind bars for Amnesty

  11 Apr 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Stop the use of lethal and other excessive force and investigate deaths of Palestinian protesters

  7 Apr 2018 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：President Trump’s plans to militarize border could cost lives

  5 Apr 2018 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：“Fake news” bill hastily approved amid outcry

  2 Apr 2018 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：‘Fake news’ bill must be scrapped

  30 Mar 2018 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：New Supervision Law a systemic threat to human rights

  28 Mar 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Damning UN report highlights cover-up in case of 43 disappeared students

  23 Mar 2018 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SPAIN：Counter-terror law used to crush satire and creative expression online

  22 Mar 2018 / Region: KINGDOM OF SPAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Opposition activists face escalating crackdown as presidential election nears

  17 Mar 2018 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA：State of emergency must respect human rights

  13 Mar 2018 / Region: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Forced starvation of Rohingya highlights danger of premature returns

  13 Mar 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat Americas: Treaty to protect environmental human rights defenders is a vital step forward

  13 Mar 2018 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：MPs’ decision to approve state of emergency disappointing and irresponsible

  8 Mar 2018 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Government crackdown on child labour must address root causes

  8 Mar 2018 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Child Labour

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Use of banned cluster bombs in North Sinai confirmed by Amnesty International

  6 Mar 2018 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat Alleged chemical weapons pact with North Korea would represent ‘a betrayal of humanity’

  2 Mar 2018 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Detained Duterte critic must be freed immediately

  1 Mar 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Relentless bombing of civilians in Eastern Ghouta amounts to war crimes

  28 Feb 2018 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat State-sponsored hate spurs new era of social activism

  22 Feb 2018 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Opposition member Mohamed al-Kassas at risk of enforceddisappearance and torture

  21 Feb 2018 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：Release of woman jailed for stillbirth must signal end of total abortion ban

  20 Feb 2018 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Witness testimony reveals details of illegal chemical attack on Saraqeb

  15 Feb 2018 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：ICC investigation into drug killings a crucial moment for justice

  15 Feb 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：AU-UN peacekeepers must be given unfettered access to protect civilians in Jebel Marra

  10 Feb 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Police arrests and attempts to ‘re-educate’ transgender people must end

  8 Feb 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Court overturns unjust jail terms for young pro-democracy activists

  8 Feb 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：More than a million people demand freedom for Amnesty chair as trial resumes

  1 Feb 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SOMALI REPUBLIC：Satellite imagery reveals devastation amid forced evictions of thousands who fled conflict and drought

  31 Jan 2018 / Region: SOMALI REPUBLIC / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Authorities must cease interference in upcoming election and set guarantees for free candidacy

  31 Jan 2018 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION： Attacks on human rights group Memorial must be investigated and stopped

  27 Jan 2018 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：Release of hundreds of detainees must lead to freedom for all remaining prisoners of conscience

  25 Jan 2018 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Attempts to shut down media outlet a blatant attack on free press

  24 Jan 2018 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Authorities amputate a man’s hand in shocking act of cruelty

  24 Jan 2018 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Release teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi

  22 Jan 2018 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Military’s mass grave admission exposes extrajudicial executions of Rohingya

  15 Jan 2018 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Clash between community and state police in Guerrero

  12 Jan 2018 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Sham trial exposes absurd charge against Tibetan activist

  9 Jan 2018 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Outrageous’ denial of access to top UN official

  27 Dec 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Refugees pressured to leave Dadaab return to insecurity, drought and hunger

  27 Dec 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Two hanged as secretive executions continue

  19 Dec 2017 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Upholding academic’s death sentence in secret shows utter contempt for right to life

  19 Dec 2017 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Marriage equality was great result but horrendous process

  14 Dec 2017 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：16 men jailed amidst unprecedented homophobic crackdown

  14 Dec 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：UN: China fails to scupper resolution on Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya

  12 Dec 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Recognition of unified Jerusalem ‘reckless’ and undermines Palestinians’ human rights

  10 Dec 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：ICC must examine ‘war on drugs’ crimes aschild killings go unpunished

  10 Dec 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat Americas：Authorities turning their backs on LGBTI refugees

  4 Dec 2017 / Region: Americas / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Police return to lethal drug operations a ‘human rights disaster’

  3 Dec 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat London: Investigation launched after Amnesty cobalt child labour claims

  3 Dec 2017 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Industry giants fail to tackle child labour allegations in cobalt battery supply chains

  29 Nov 2017 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat CUBA： Job sector, a tool of repression as perceived critics face jobless life

  29 Nov 2017 / Region: CUBA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Rohingya trapped in dehumanising apartheid regime

  28 Nov 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Deadly mass forced evictions make life misery for waterfront communities

  22 Nov 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Kremlin tightens stranglehold on foreign media with more repressive legislation

  21 Nov 2017 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Draft bill to criminalize same-sex relations amid unprecedented homophobic crackdown

  15 Nov 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat GUATEMALA：court decision ruling death penalty unconstitutional for most crimes is a key step on path to full abolition

  14 Nov 2017 / Region: GUATEMALA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Investigate 'shocking' link between oil spills and baby deaths

  14 Nov 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Defamation charges dropped against Amnesty International chairperson

  8 Nov 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel denies entry to Amnesty International staff member

  7 Nov 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Violence, killings and intimidation amid election chaos

  1 Nov 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA：Mass racial profiling used to deport more than 2,000 sub-Saharan migrants

  1 Nov 2017 / Region: PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY： Court releases human rights defenders including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director

  31 Oct 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON： Inmates ‘packed like sardines’ in overcrowded prisons following Anglophone protests

  25 Oct 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Ban on demonstrations must not legitimize police crackdowns

  20 Oct 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：Vote on legal gender recognition is an historic step forward for transgender rights

  15 Oct 2017 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Turkey: Charges filed against jailed Amnesty staff and rights defenders must be rejected

  12 Oct 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian authorities lock up opposition leaders for organising a peaceful rally

  11 Oct 2017 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Death toll reaches 100 as authorities carry out execution spree

  9 Oct 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt escalates LGBTI crackdown with fresh wave of arrests and anal examinations

  6 Oct 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat European governments return nearly 10,000 Afghans to risk of death and torture

  6 Oct 2017 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SPAIN：Excessive use of force by National Police and Civil Guard in Catalonia

  5 Oct 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF SPAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Right to drive is a long overdue step forward for women

  3 Oct 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Freedom of expression under attack as scores of peaceful protesters face prosecutions

  3 Oct 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：Thousands of refugees under pressure to return despite risk of torture and killings

  30 Sep 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Mass execution in Iraq

  28 Sep 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Countries have fulfilled less than a third of their asylum relocation promises

  27 Sep 2017 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Illicit US$46m South Sudan arms deal brokered under government’s nose

  26 Sep 2017 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Aung San Suu Kyi “burying her head in the sand” about Rakhine horrors

  21 Sep 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PERU：Authorities neglect Indigenous Peoples exposed to contaminated water

  20 Sep 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PERU / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Scorched-earth campaign fuels ethnic cleansing of Rohingya from Rakhine State

  20 Sep 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Reports Israeli government plans to retaliate against Amnesty International over settlements campaign

  15 Sep 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Landmark panel to investigate crimes by military must be independent, impartial and effective

  15 Sep 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Increasing use of repressive laws amid brutal crackdown on human rights activists

  15 Sep 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：New landmine blasts point to deliberate targeting of Rohingya

  13 Sep 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Official response to Rakhine crisis ‘unconscionable’

  13 Sep 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Bilateral ceasefire with the ELN, a historic step forward

  12 Sep 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO： Government must deliver on pledge to end child mining labour by 2025

  12 Sep 2017 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Child Labour

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Aspiring female ship’s captain to challenge sexist labour laws in court

  9 Sep 2017 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Tens of thousands of disappeared must not be forgotten

  8 Sep 2017 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Why China must scrap new laws that tighten the authorities' grip on religious practice

  6 Sep 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Rakhine attacks mark a dangerous escalation in violence

  31 Aug 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Senate hearing highlights deadly consequences for children in ‘war on drugs’

  30 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Government must act on Rakhine Commission’s recommendations

  28 Aug 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHILE：Partial decriminalization of abortion, an important win for human rights

  24 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHILE / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Florida set to conduct its first execution in a year and a half

  24 Aug 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：International community must avert growing crisis as number of South Sudanese refugees reaches a million

  21 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：ICC arrest warrant for Special Forces commander raises hopes for justice

  21 Aug 2017 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA： At least 60 killed as police shootings of drug suspects skyrocket

  18 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Wave of arrests as government turns against elected opposition

  17 Aug 2017 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tens of thousands demand President Xi frees Liu Xia

  15 Aug 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Block on social media images an appalling attack on freedom of expression

  14 Aug 2017 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Investigate police killings of pro-opposition protesters

  14 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Police must only use force as a last resort in dealing with protests

  13 Aug 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN：Jordan votes to abolish law allowing rapists to escape punishment by marrying their victims

  10 Aug 2017 / Region: HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Extrajudicial execution of Bassel Khartabil a grim reminder of Syrian prison horrors

  8 Aug 2017 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Country at breaking point as opposition leaders seized from homes

  4 Aug 2017 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli forces attack peaceful crowds at Jerusalem holy site

  2 Aug 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：DRC: Child labourers must not pay the price for UK’s shift to electric vehicles

  2 Aug 2017 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Child Labour

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：Presidential veto is a step back from the brink

  28 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli forces carry out violent hospital raids in ruthless display of force

  27 Jul 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：EU threat to trigger European Union Article 7 a positive step

  27 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Sexual violence ‘on a massive scale’ leaves thousands in mental distress amid raging conflict

  25 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：OVERUSE OF PRE-TRIAL DETENTION CONTINUES TO VIOLATE DETAINEES’ RIGHTS

  22 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat EU: Draft Code for Sea Rescues Threatens Lives

  21 Jul 2017 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Court ruling over UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia a ‘deadly blow’ to Yemeni civilians

  19 Jul 2017 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Battle between US-led coalition, Iraqi forces and Islamic State creates civilian catastrophe in west Mosul

  14 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：A giant of human rights who leaves a lasting legacy for China and the world

  14 Jul 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Two men hanged as reprehensible executions continue

  13 Jul 2017 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR：Reverse the human rights downward spiral

  13 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Absurd ‘terrorism’ investigation launched into Amnesty International’s Turkey Director and nine others

  7 Jul 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China must release critically ill Liu Xiaobo

  7 Jul 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA： Shell complicit in the arbitrary executions of Ogoni Nine as writ served in Dutch court

  6 Jul 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY：Marriage equality victory sends message to the world

  4 Jul 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Amnesty International Files Freedom of Information Request on Muslim Ban Implementation

  29 Jun 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Congress Must Step in and Stop Muslim Ban

  28 Jun 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat EU Refugee Crisis: Human Rights Violations and Migrant Deaths Are Being Ignored

  28 Jun 2017 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Liu must be released immediately

  27 Jun 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Killings, mass displacement and systematic looting as government forces purge civilians from Upper Nile

  24 Jun 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat ‘Give a Home’: Massive global concert series will show solidarity with refugees

  23 Jun 2017 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Dozens of news sites blocked as Egypt ramps up digital censorship

  21 Jun 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRELAND：UN highlights the shame of Ireland’s harsh abortion laws

  20 Jun 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel's occupation: 50 years of Palestinian oppression

  17 Jun 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：NGO law a vicious and calculated assault on civil society

  16 Jun 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tiananmen, 28 years on, government suppression continues

  15 Jun 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF MOROCCO：Rif protesters punished with wave of mass arrests

  14 Jun 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Conviction of librarian for holding ‘extremist books’ demonstrates utter contempt for rule of law

  8 Jun 2017 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Unchecked clampdown on protests under guise of fighting terrorism

  6 Jun 2017 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：NGO law threatens to annihilate human rights groups

  6 Jun 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Soldier convicted in outrageous military gay witch-hunt

  31 May 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：“Professional annihilation” of 100,000 public sector workers in post-coup attempt purge

  30 May 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：Thousands worldwide demand release of students jailed for sharing Boko Haram joke

  30 May 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：People displaced by imminent closure of refugee camps must get safe and adequate housing

  26 May 2017 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Chelsea Manning finally free after cruel ordeal

  25 May 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Historic vote must signal end to Hungary crackdown

  24 May 2017 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Papua New Guinea: Immigration Dept.’s claims about shooting on Manus Island refuted

  20 May 2017 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat Attacks on human rights activists reach crisis point globally

  18 May 2017 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：University professor latest in string of victims targeted in epidemic of militia abductions

  16 May 2017 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Human rights lawyer released on bail amid relentless crackdown

  13 May 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PERU：Peruvian authorities put an end to the criminalization of defender Máxima Acuña

  13 May 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PERU / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Palm oil workers must get justice

  11 May 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat 100 'Statues of Liberty' will protest outside US Embassy to mark Trump's 100 days in office

  1 May 2017 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：32 dissidents rounded up within days in clampdown ahead of UN human rights session

  28 Apr 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：ASEAN Summit: Leaders must take a stand against Philippines bloodshed

  27 Apr 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Draconian amendments to Egyptian laws spell further disaster for human rights

  25 Apr 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat UN peacekeeping force in Western Sahara and refugee camps must urgently monitor human rights

  24 Apr 2017 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：All Arkansas executions temporarily put on hold after judge blocks use of lethal injection drugs

  18 Apr 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel must end ‘unlawful and cruel’ policies towards Palestinian prisoners

  17 Apr 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Arkansas must urgently halt ‘conveyor belt’ of executions

  16 Apr 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：Plan to brand NGOs has sombre echoes of Russia’s ‘foreign agents law’

  15 Apr 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:

• International Secretariat Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement in Canada honoured with top Amnesty International award

  13 Apr 2017 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat US attack on Syrian airbase: Commitment on Syrian refugees vital if Trump truly cares about civilians

  10 Apr 2017 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN Security Council must take decisive action after Idleb chemical attack

  7 Apr 2017 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Callous guilty verdicts against supporters of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests

  6 Apr 2017 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES："Open season" on journalists as third reporter killed in a month

  30 Mar 2017 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR：Free environmental activist detained for political reasons

  22 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Act now on Rakhine Commission report

  22 Mar 2017 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：Government failures to blame for dozens of deaths at rubbish dump

  18 Mar 2017 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BELARUS：Biggest crackdown in years as dozens detained at peaceful protests

  17 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BELARUS / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Ruling against journalist's attacker a rare victory for press freedom

  16 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：The death penalty is an inhumane, unlawful and ineffective response to drugs

  15 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Trump’s revised travel ban will stir hatred and division

  9 Mar 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SLOVAK REPUBLIC：Unlawful ethnic segregation in schools is failing Romani children

  7 Mar 2017 / Region: SLOVAK REPUBLIC / Topic:Rights of the Child

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Government must protect Coptic Christians targeted in string of deadly attacks in North Sinai

  7 Mar 2017 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UN　 Russia and China’s abusive use of veto “shameful”

  3 Mar 2017 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Huthi forces recruiting child soldiers for front-line combat

  2 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS：Justice gap over Berta Cáceres’ murder sends warning to activists

  1 Mar 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Wave of violence shows a horrific disregard for human life

  28 Feb 2017 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Bahrain: Fears of further violent crackdown on uprising anniversary

  22 Feb 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA: Suspending conflict minerals law would throw a cloak of secrecy over rogue business practices

  17 Feb 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：Hungary stoops to new low with plan to round up asylum seekers in container camp

  16 Feb 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：President Bashar al-Assad’s response to Amnesty International report on Saydnaya

  15 Feb 2017 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Historic ruling blocks closure of Dadaab refugee camp

  15 Feb 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：End media crackdown and allow British journalist to return

  14 Feb 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Civil society under attack as authorities criminalize dissent

  14 Feb 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Secret campaign of mass hangings and extermination at Saydnaya Prison

  12 Feb 2017 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Attack on ICRC is a horrific crime

  9 Feb 2017 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA must closely scrutinize CIA deputy director’s alleged torture links

  9 Feb 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：High Court ruling saves Mpape residents from mass demolitions

  9 Feb 2017 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Women and girls risk unsafe abortions after being denied legal services

  5 Feb 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：The police’s murderous war on the poor

  2 Feb 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：We will Fight Trump's Effort to Close U.S. Borders

  31 Jan 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Execution of 31 piles injustice on top of bloodshed

  30 Jan 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Wave of floggings, amputations and other vicious punishments

  24 Jan 2017 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Trump and his administration must respect human rights

  20 Jan 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Commutation for Chelsea Manning, long overdue positive step for human rights

  19 Jan 2017 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BENIN：Death row prisoners held in cruel limbo

  18 Jan 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BENIN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：First executions in more than six years a shocking blow to human rights

  18 Jan 2017 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA：Blatant proposals to strip refugees and asylum-seekers of their rights must be rejected

  17 Jan 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：Urgent need to rebuild justice system as war crime suspects roam free

  13 Jan 2017 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Conviction of Israeli solider must pave the way for justice for unlawful killings

  11 Jan 2017 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：End irresponsible arms transfers fuelling militia war crimes

  10 Jan 2017 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：UN Security Council: Historic resolution calls on Israel to cease settlements

  29 Dec 2016 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Arms embargo, sanctions fail at UN Security Council

  28 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Security forces target Rohingya during vicious Rakhine scorched-earth campaign

  27 Dec 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat Death penalty: support for UN call for moratorium on executions reiterated as new states support landmark resolution

  26 Dec 2016 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Renewal of State of Emergency risks normalizing exceptional measures

  23 Dec 2016 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat DOMINICAN REPUBLIC：President Medina must stop a regressive reform for women’s rights

  22 Dec 2016 / Region: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Crimea: In the dark - the silencing of dissent

  22 Dec 2016 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：Government blocking of websites during protests widespread, systematic and illegal

  21 Dec 2016 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Reports of execution-style killings in Aleppo point to war crimes

  16 Dec 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：New blow for right to peaceful protest as appeal court upholds conviction of trade union leader

  16 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：North Korea prison camps very much in working order

  16 Dec 2016 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA：Risk of instability and repression

  15 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Trump’s Proposed State Department Leadership Deeply Concerning

  14 Dec 2016 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Curfews and crackdown force hundreds of thousands of Kurds from their homes

  14 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Mass death sentences in ‘spy trial’ a travesty of justice

  10 Dec 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat MONGOLIA：Thousands at risk of homelessness due to authorities’ urban redevelopment failings

  10 Dec 2016 / Region: MONGOLIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat CONFLICT MINERALS AGREEMENT REACHED AS EXEMPTIONS ADDED

  8 Dec 2016 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BELARUS：Three executions feared in as many weeks amid ‘sudden and shameful purge’ of death row

  8 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BELARUS / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Lawmakers must urgently oppose attempts to reintroduce death penalty

  7 Dec 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat JAMAICA：Illegal police tactics fuel scores of murders and sow culture of fear

  4 Dec 2016 / Region: JAMAICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Palm Oil: Global brands profiting from child and forced labour

  2 Dec 2016 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Bangladesh pushes back Rohingya refugees amid collective punishment in Myanmar

  1 Dec 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：End crackdown on Bersih activists

  29 Nov 2016 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat CUBA：Fidel Castro’s human rights legacy: A tale of two worlds

  29 Nov 2016 / Region: CUBA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA：10 anti-slavery activists released

  29 Nov 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Decision to pull out of the Rome Statute is a blow to international justice

  24 Nov 2016 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Government officials coercing refugees back to war-torn Somalia

  23 Nov 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Voting and the death penalty

  22 Nov 2016 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Fire and demolitions that left 30,000 homeless must be urgently investigated

  19 Nov 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Prison reforms must respect human rights

  18 Nov 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Freeze of torture rehabilitation centre’s financial assets a cruel blow to human rights

  16 Nov 2016 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES EXTREME STEP IN SHIRKING RESPONSIBILITY

  16 Nov 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：Continued pregnancy ban in schools and failure to protect rights is threatening teenage girls’ futures

  15 Nov 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Opposition politician sentenced to seven years over alleged Facebook post

  12 Nov 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Man hanged as secretive executions continue

  11 Nov 2016 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Authorities deny medical care to severely ill imprisoned opposition leader

  10 Nov 2016 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Fears of civilian carnage in Aleppo amid threat of impending assault on city

  9 Nov 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：End crackdown on opposition protests

  9 Nov 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat ITALIAN REPUBLIC：Beatings and unlawful expulsions amid EU push to get tough on refugees and migrants

  5 Nov 2016 / Region: ITALIAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Amnesty International’s Moscow Office sealed

  4 Nov 2016 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Fears for safety of civilians caught in crossfire and used by IS as human shields

  3 Nov 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Lift restrictions immediately on humanitarian aid

  2 Nov 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN： Assault on freedom of expression continues as activists face jail for tweets

  2 Nov 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA：Withdrawal from ICC a drastic blow to countless victims globally

  28 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Decision to leave International Criminal Court a ‘deep betrayal of millions of victims worldwide’

  27 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Appeal court victory for conscientious objectors

  22 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Halt chemical castration

  20 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：ICC withdrawal must not block justice for crisis abuses

  20 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:

• International Secretariat Central America turns its back on hundreds of thousands fleeing ‘war-like’ violence

  19 Oct 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA： Tens of thousands of residents of waterfront communities at risk of imminent mass forced evictions in Lagos

  18 Oct 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Drop travel ban on Dawn journalist

  14 Oct 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN：Aid deliveries to refugees trapped in desert ‘no-man’s land’ must be followed by long-term solution

  13 Oct 2016 / Region: HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Closure Of Kashmir Newspaper A Setback To Free Speech

  8 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Denial of entry to Hong Kong student activist a new blow to freedom of expression

  8 Oct 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Civilians trapped in Benghazi in desperate conditions as fighting encroaches

  6 Oct 2016 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Brazil declares trial on Carandiru massacre null in shocking blow for justice

  6 Oct 2016 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALI：Landmark ICC verdict against Al-Mahdi must be first step to broader justice in Mali conflict

  3 Oct 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALI / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Credible evidence of the use of chemical weapons to kill and maim hundreds of civilians including children in Darfur revealed

  30 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Historic peace deal must ensure justice and an end to human rights abuses

  29 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Refugee Crisis: ‘Leaders’ Summit’ fails to show leadership on refugees

  27 Sep 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：A dangerous backward step for women and girls

  24 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Evidence indicates US-made bomb was used in attack on MSF hospital

  24 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar at the UN: Keep pressure up on human rights

  21 Sep 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Chilling crackdown on dissent amidst election delays

  20 Sep 2016 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS：Release five men detained for discussing constitution

  16 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS / Topic:

• International Secretariat World leaders have ‘shirked, not shared’ responsibility on refugee crisis

  15 Sep 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Kurdish authorities must end disgraceful detention of Yezidi woman who survived IS captivity

  14 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：Allow public demonstrations as per court ruling

  12 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Attack on civilians must be met with justice, not more human rights violations

  9 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat G20 "burden-sharing" call on refugee crisis hypocritical

  9 Sep 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Release of pro-democracy activists cause for celebration

  8 Sep 2016 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Reforms to justice system essential to protect the rights of Indigenous youth

  6 Sep 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Set up judicial inquiry into hundreds of enforced disappearances and killings

  5 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Kofi Annan to head Commission on Rakhine state

  2 Sep 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：‘Secret trial’ of Gaza aid worker will not deliver justice

  1 Sep 2016 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：End of negotiations over conflict brings hopes of peace

  1 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Over 1700 killings by unknown assassins and police indicate lawlessness, not crime control

  1 Sep 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Reaction to court decision to overturn burkini ban

  31 Aug 2016 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Four years after Marikana killings, Lonmin fails to improve ‘appalling’ housing for thousands of workers

  24 Aug 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE：Trafigura unrepentant 10 years after toxic waste dump

  23 Aug 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Australia/PNG: Closure of Manus Island detention only first step to ending offshore nightmare for refugees

  19 Aug 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Release of environmental activist, a triumph for justice

  18 Aug 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：10-year-old girl to receive urgent surgery following evacuation from besieged Madaya

  17 Aug 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：Dozens killed as police use excessive force against peaceful protesters

  17 Aug 2016 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Hanging of teenager shows authorities’ brazen disregard for international law

  11 Aug 2016 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru

  10 Aug 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Taiwanese nationals must not be deported to China

  10 Aug 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Victims in the case against Hissène Habré awarded reparation

  9 Aug 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Assault on human rights lawyers and activists escalates with convictions after sham trials

  9 Aug 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：National Security Council Act gives authorities unchecked and abusive powers

  9 Aug 2016 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UN Refugee Summit talks end in abject failure

  6 Aug 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Guantanamo-style abuse of child prisoners shows current detention system has failed

  3 Aug 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Peace talks must prioritize getting aid to desperate civilians

  3 Aug 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Sulphuric acid factory behind health fears must be relocated

  2 Aug 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：New regime effectively amounts to forced labour

  1 Aug 2016 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Narrow national self-interest must not scupper Ban Ki-moon’s initiative to end refugee crisis

  28 Jul 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Guilty verdicts against student leaders latest blow for freedom of expression

  27 Jul 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Iran is putting political prisoners’ lives at risk by denying them medical care

  26 Jul 2016 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Alarm over reports of high civilian death toll from US-led airstrikes on Manbij

  22 Jul 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：The secretive world of torturous ‘prisons within prisons’

  21 Jul 2016 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Human rights in grave danger following coup attempt and subsequent crackdown

  20 Jul 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：Scandalous proposal to increase jail terms for women accused of abortion

  15 Jul 2016 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Renewed clashes put civilians at risk, underline need for arms embargo

  14 Jul 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF GUINEA：New criminal code drops death penalty but fails to tackle impunity and keeps repressive provisions

  14 Jul 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF GUINEA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BELARUS：Belarus uses telecoms firms to stifle dissent

  12 Jul 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BELARUS / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Abductions, torture and summary killings at the hands of armed groups

  8 Jul 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Five year sentence against union leader a chilling blow to peaceful protest

  8 Jul 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat CIA rendition victims challenge Romania and Lithuania at Europe’s human rights court

  6 Jul 2016 / Region: / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Huge spike in number of deaths committed by Police in Rio ahead of the Olympic Games

  5 Jul 2016 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF MOROCCO：Journalists risk imprisonment for running smartphone app training

  1 Jul 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO / Topic:

• International Secretariat HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN：Response to border bombing must not include push-back of refugees

  30 Jun 2016 / Region: HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat Zambia: Closure of independent newspaper a ploy to crackdown on freedom of the press

  30 Jun 2016 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Sexual violence routinely used as torture to secure "confessions" from women

  29 Jun 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat STATE OF ERITREA：Immediately and unconditionally release prisoners of conscience

  24 Jun 2016 / Region: STATE OF ERITREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Shots fired amid attempt to illegally push Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers back out to sea

  23 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA：Continued imprisonment of 17 activists a gross injustice

  22 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Kyiv Pride: a genuine celebration of human rights

  21 Jun 2016 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat NEW ZEALAND：Shameful and inhumane response to refugee quota, a stain on our country's reputation

  18 Jun 2016 / Region: NEW ZEALAND / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel renews detention without charge of Palestinian circus performer for further six months

  16 Jun 2016 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat EU risks fuelling horrific abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya

  16 Jun 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat DOMINICAN REPUBLIC：Reckless deportations leaving thousands in limbo

  16 Jun 2016 / Region: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY：Germany failing to tackle rise in hate crime

  15 Jun 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRELAND：Ireland’s ban on abortion violates human rights – ground-breaking UN ruling

  14 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Open letter from civil society organisations calling on EU to require EU companies to act with due care

  13 Jun 2016 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALAWI：Killing spree of people with albinism fuelled by ritual practices and policing failures

  12 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALAWI / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS：Suspension of indigenous MP in Fiji underlines government's stranglehold on freedom of expression

  9 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF DENMARK：Denmark takes key step towards destigmatizing transgender people

  8 Jun 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF DENMARK / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Woman tortured by police is released from prison after four years of injustice

  8 Jun 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Government clean-up does not let Shell off the hook

  6 Jun 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Hissene Habre verdict: Landmark decision brings justice for tens of thousands of victims

  4 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：One year on, no justice for the ‘boat crisis’ survivors

  3 Jun 2016 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tiananmen　27 years on, time for justice for families is slipping away

  3 Jun 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：EC probe must spell the end of Romani segregation in Hungarian schools

  1 Jun 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:Rights of the Child

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Number of people internally displaced by conflict doubled to 1.2 million in just three years

  1 Jun 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Dozens of detainees at risk of death in shipping containers

  31 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Spree of arbitrary arrests, disappearances and torture by Huthi forces

  29 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt steps up vicious onslaught against NGOs with arrest of minority rights defender

  27 May 2016 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：Release of woman jailed after miscarriage, a victory for human rights

  26 May 2016 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:

• International Secretariat Amnesty International publishes policy and research on protection of sex workers’ rights

  26 May 2016 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Investigate police crackdown against protesters

  26 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA：Repression on the rise in Algeria as peaceful protesters face imprisonment

  25 May 2016 / Region: PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA：Anti-slavery activists released

  24 May 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat New “Refugees Welcome Index” shows government refugee policies out of touch with public

  23 May 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Drop latest charges against whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu

  13 May 2016 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES： Indigenous environmental activist named ‘prisoner of conscience’

  12 May 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Reckless closure of world’s biggest refugee camp will put lives at risk

  11 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Light must be shed on the fate of missing people

  10 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Scrap Foreign NGO law aimed at choking civil society

  9 May 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：One year on, Burundians pay the price of entrenched human rights crisis

  9 May 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Release Facebook commenters now

  9 May 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Surge in killings by police sparks fear in favelas ahead of Rio Olympics

  3 May 2016 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：New report on Ayotzinapa disappearances reveals government's determination to sweep tragedy under the carpet

  2 May 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Mass arrests in ‘ruthlessly efficient’ bid to block peaceful protest

  2 May 2016 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Authorities fail to curb brutal killing spree as LGBTI editor hacked to death

  28 Apr 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat EU-Turkey: Merkel, Tusk and Timmermans must not close their eyes to catalogue of human rights abuses against refugees

  27 Apr 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Military cover-up of mass slaughter at Zaria exposed

  26 Apr 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN：Russian authorities complicit in forcibly returning hundreds of asylum-seekers and migrants to face torture

  25 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：Deplorable attack on brother of missing activist must be urgently investigated

  22 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：Europe must shoulder the burden for 46,000 refugees and migrants trapped in squalor

  21 Apr 2016 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CONGO：Air strikes hit residential areas including schools

  21 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：The Eldorado dos Carajás massacre: 20 years of impunity and violence in Brazil

  18 Apr 2016 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Baby Steps on the Long Road to Justice for Atrocities in Syria

  15 Apr 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Students’ release must pave way for an end to repression

  13 Apr 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA： Ruto and Sang decision must not derail efforts to ensure justice for victims

  12 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHILE：Two-tier justice system allows police to get away with human rights violations

  8 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHILE / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Peace talks with ELN must not allow human rights abuses to go unpunished

  6 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Illegal mass returns of Syrian refugees expose fatal flaws in EU-Turkey deal

  2 Apr 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Ukraine Murder of lawyer a chilling blow to justice

  2 Apr 2016 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Prominent blogger’s family detained over letter lambasting President Xi

  31 Mar 2016 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Turkey ‘safe country’ sham revealed as dozens of Afghans forcibly returned hours after EU refugee deal

  29 Mar 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN： Release of 10 prisoners of conscience is a glimmer of hope for those still behind bars

  26 Mar 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：New government must break vicious cycle of repression and political arrests

  26 Mar 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Two hanged as chilling executions continue

  25 Mar 2016 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Apple v FBI: Undermining encryption opens a ‘Pandora’s Box’ for human rights

  25 Mar 2016 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Obama-Castro encounter: More than a handshake needed to thaw the Cold War’s human rights freeze

  25 Mar 2016 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF NORWAY： Historic breakthrough for transgender rights

  24 Mar 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF NORWAY / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat International Criminal Court: Bemba verdict a historic step forward for victims of sexual violence

  24 Mar 2016 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：No justice for the 640 men and boys slain by military following Giwa barracks attack two years ago

  22 Mar 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：South Africa: Supreme Court ruling shows there can be no impunity for alleged war criminals

  18 Mar 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russia: Brazen assault on journalists and human rights defenders in North Caucasus illustrates official failures

  17 Mar 2016 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat EU and Turkish leaders deal death blow to the right to seek asylum

  11 Mar 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Alarming spike in expulsion of citizens arbitrarily stripped of their nationality

  11 Mar 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat Europe: Tear down these fences

  10 Mar 2016 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Zaman newspaper taken over as government steamrolls press freedom

  10 Mar 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Tightened controls on communications with the outside world leave families devastated -Restrictions on communications compound North Korea’s dire human rights situation-

  9 Mar 2016 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS：Brutal murder of indigenous leader, a tragedy waiting to happen

  8 Mar 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syrian and Russian forces targeting hospitals as a strategy of war

  4 Mar 2016 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat States must stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen conflict

  29 Feb 2016 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Albert Woodfox’s release long overdue

  25 Feb 2016 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ‘Your rights in jeopardy’, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

  24 Feb 2016 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：World must help pull Libya out of human rights chaos five years since uprising that ousted al-Gaddafi

  24 Feb 2016 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Huthi forces block vital hospital supplies fuelling humanitarian crisis in Ta’iz

  17 Feb 2016 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Mexico faces devastating human rights crisis as Pope Francis prepares visit

  12 Feb 2016 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：High Court decision prolongs agony faced by asylum seekers in offshore detention

  9 Feb 2016 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Disproportionate emergency measures leave hundreds traumatized

  8 Feb 2016 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Republic of Lebanon：Refugee women from Syria face heightened risk of exploitation and sexual harassment

  6 Feb 2016 / Region: Republic of Lebanon / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Scrap or amend new law that could grant immunity to former presidents

  2 Feb 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Prisoner amnesty marred by outrageous jailing of activist for Facebook post

  2 Feb 2016 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Police repression mars peaceful protest in São Paulo

  29 Jan 2016 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Iran’s hypocrisy exposed as scores of juvenile offenders condemned to gallows

  28 Jan 2016 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Child labour behind smart phone and electric car batteries

  25 Jan 2016 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Female refugees face physical assault, exploitation and sexual harassment on their journey through Europe

  22 Jan 2016 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF DENMARK：Parliament should reject cruel and regressive changes to refugee law

  21 Jan 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF DENMARK / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Attack on TV station highlights perils facing freedom of expression

  19 Jan 2016 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA： Arrest of human rights defender Samar Badawi latest attempt to intimidate activists

  18 Jan 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY：Despicable Cologne sexual attacks must not be followed by racial hatred and discrimination

  17 Jan 2016 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat STATE OF KUWAIT：Electronic Crimes law threatens to further stifle freedom of expression

  17 Jan 2016 / Region: STATE OF KUWAIT / Topic:

• International Secretariat Republic of Lebanon：Forcible return of more than 100 refugees to Syria a shocking setback

  13 Jan 2016 / Region: Republic of Lebanon / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Guantánamo: The USA must turn its back on international symbol of injustice

  13 Jan 2016 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：UN investigations into fresh allegations of sex abuse underlines need for peacekeeper accountability

  8 Jan 2016 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Shi’a cleric among 47 executed by Saudi Arabia in a single day

  6 Jan 2016 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：Historic recognition of same-sex relationships

  28 Dec 2015 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Guilty verdict against lawyer Pu Zhiqiang a gross injustice

  25 Dec 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Communist Party ban decisive blow for freedom of speech in the country

  25 Dec 2015 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION： Russia’s shameful failure to acknowledge civilian killings

  24 Dec 2015 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Two men hanged as disgraceful executions continue

  18 Dec 2015 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA：Sentencing of six men for same-sex relations highlights state’s entrenched homophobia

  18 Dec 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Child ‘raped with wooden stick by police officers’ must be released

  17 Dec 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：US Ambassador probe highlights ‘absurd’ restrictions on freedom of expression

  16 Dec 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat STATE OF ERITREA：Refugees fleeing indefinite conscription must be given safe haven

  11 Dec 2015 / Region: STATE OF ERITREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA：Sweeping crackdown signals abuse of emergency measures

  10 Dec 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Arming ‘Islamic State’

  9 Dec 2015 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat MONGOLIA：Historic vote abolishes death penalty

  8 Dec 2015 / Region: MONGOLIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Human Rights in Climate Pact Under Fire

  7 Dec 2015 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat STATE OF QATAR：Five years of human rights failure shames FIFA and Qatar

  4 Dec 2015 / Region: STATE OF QATAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS：Marriage equality campaigners celebrate hard-won victory on civil unions

  3 Dec 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Coalition used UK cruise missile in unlawful airstrike. UK should stop selling air-to-ground munitions to Saudi Arabia-led forces

  3 Dec 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Fresh hope for justice for 10-year-old boy shot dead in military police operation

  27 Nov 2015 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：PAKISTAN TO HIT SHAMEFUL MILESTONE OF 300 EXECUTIONS LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER RETURNING TO THE DEATH PENALTY

  26 Nov 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Boko Haram attacks: End these shocking acts of brutality

  24 Nov 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：TORTURE AND FORCED CONFESSIONS RAMPANT AMID SYSTEMATIC TRAMPLING OF LAWYERS’ RIGHTS

  19 Nov 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Investigate apparent extrajudicial execution at Hebron hospital

  18 Nov 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Republic of Lebanon：Beirut bombings reveal appalling disregard for human life

  16 Nov 2015 / Region: Republic of Lebanon / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat G20 leaders must show statesmanship in the wake of Paris tragedy

  16 Nov 2015 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat NEW ZEALAND：Misguided Israeli-Palestinian peace resolution threatens justice for war crimes

  13 Nov 2015 / Region: NEW ZEALAND / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：151 EXECUTED THIS YEAR IN HIGHEST RECORDED TOLL IN NEARLY TWO DECADES

  13 Nov 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Brazilian cluster munitions suspected in Saudi Arabia-led coalition attack

  10 Nov 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：Pregnant schoolgirls excluded from school and banned from exams

  10 Nov 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES：Maldives: State of emergency an alarming development in continuing crackdown on human rights

  9 Nov 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：State profits from crimes against humanity as policy of enforced disappearances drives black market

  5 Nov 2015 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Niger Delta: Shell’s manifestly false claims about oil pollution exposed, again

  5 Nov 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli forces in Occupied Palestinian Territories must end pattern of unlawful killings

  31 Oct 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：DAMNING EVIDENCE OF OFFICIALS' INVOLVEMENT IN TRANSNATIONAL CRIME UNCOVERED

  31 Oct 2015 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat TURKMENISTAN：Mass forced evictions blight upcoming Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

  29 Oct 2015 / Region: TURKMENISTAN / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat SOUTHEAST ASIA: PERSECUTED ROHINGYA REFUGEES FROM MYANMAR SUFFER HORRIFIC ABUSES AT SEA

  27 Oct 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES STRANDED IN DIRE CONDITIONS ON CROATIA/SLOVENIA BORDER

  23 Oct 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Immediately release two people detained for mocking army on Facebook

  21 Oct 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：must halt escalating campaign against human rights defenders

  21 Oct 2015 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Report reveals endemic judicial flaws in death penalty cases

  17 Oct 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN： IMPRISONED CARTOONIST SUBJECTED TO FORCED ‘VIRGINITY TEST’

  16 Oct 2015 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat Catastrophic moral failure as rich countries leave millions of refugees to cruel and uncertain fates

  15 Oct 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：COMPANIES MUST NOT PROFIT FROM BLOOD DIAMONDS

  10 Oct 2015 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Bombing of Kunduz hospital a deplorable loss of life that must be investigated

  7 Oct 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Harrowing accounts emerge of the Taliban’s reign of terror in Kunduz

  7 Oct 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Court Should Overturn Decision Limiting Corporate Transparency

  7 Oct 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Justice denied: Japanese prisoner dies after 46 years on death row

  6 Oct 2015 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Release supporters of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests

  2 Oct 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Fifty Years on, Victims of ’65 Still Waiting for Truth, Justice and Reparation

  29 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL：POLICE RESTRAINT URGED AS AT LEAST 20 MORE SHOT AMID CONSTITUTION-RELATED PROTESTS

  29 Sep 2015 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram and abused by security forces

  25 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：Children separated from families by police amid border chaos

  21 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat CUBA：Cuba at a human rights crossroads as Pope Francis prepares to visit the country Experts available for interview

  21 Sep 2015 / Region: CUBA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：abandoning hundreds of victims of hate crimes

  18 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat UN peacekeeper reform plan falls short on sex abuse

  17 Sep 2015 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO：Vučić promise to Merkel will drive deported Roma into poverty

  16 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：‘Vindictive’ ruling keeps whistle-blower Vanunu under house arrest

  15 Sep 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：SENTENCE AGAINST OPPOSITION LEADER SHOWS UTTER LACK OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE

  15 Sep 2015 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：KILLING OF 13-YEAR-OLD BOY IN POLICE SHOOTOUT SHOWS RECKLESS SECURITY STRATEGY

  12 Sep 2015 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat Drastic change in response needed to tackle refugee crisis

  11 Sep 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：LIMITS TO USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT MUST BE CATALYST FOR SWEEPING CHANGE IN PRISONS

  9 Sep 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Guilty verdict against Al Jazeera journalists affront to justice

  9 Sep 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Amnesty calls for release of three journalists working for VICE in Turkey

  7 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Acquittal of Phuketwan journalists small step in the right direction

  6 Sep 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Dalit sisters ordered to be raped

  4 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE：Trial of academic and editor over Facebook post makes mockery of justice

  3 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：AFGHAN CIVILIAN KILLINGS REQUIRE RIGOROUS, THOROUGH INVESTIGATION

  2 Sep 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA：Calm at the border but uncertain fate for refugees and asylum-seekers’ onward journey

  29 Aug 2015 / Region: THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA：Anti-slavery activist’s harsh sentence upheld on appeal

  28 Aug 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：BLOODY TRAIL OF CIVILIAN DEATH AND DESTRUCTION PAVED WITH EVIDENCE OF WAR CRIMES

  26 Aug 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Arms Trade Treaty impact to be decided at Mexico conference

  25 Aug 2015 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat EU: New Frontex report underscores urgent need for safe and legal routes to Europe

  22 Aug 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Military trial and death penalty fears mount for 41 detained after Goma airport attack

  21 Aug 2015 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat Global movement votes to adopt policy to protect human rights of sex workers

  19 Aug 2015 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Fresh evidence of casualties underscores need for impartial investigation into Turkish airstrikes in Kandil Mountains.

  18 Aug 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Shell must match government’s commitment to clean oil spills

  17 Aug 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN resolution on chemical weapons a vital step towards justice for war crimes

  15 Aug 2015 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：UN troops implicated in rape of girl and indiscriminate killings must be investigated

  14 Aug 2015 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：Burundi Shooting of human rights activist increases climate of fear

  12 Aug 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Authorities show callous disregard for imprisoned journalist by denying appropriate medical care

  7 Aug 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE RELEASED IN AMNESTY BUT SCORES REMAIN BEHIND BARS

  6 Aug 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：CHANGE TO ASYLUM LAW PUTS TENS OF THOUSANDS AT RISK

  5 Aug 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Arrest of two Human Rights Defenders for organizing demonstrations

  3 Aug 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Macabre revelation on mass graves underscores ongoing failure in case of Ayotzinapa disappeared

  1 Aug 2015 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：UK giving green light for corporate crime

  31 Jul 2015 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Gaza: Cutting edge investigation points to Israeli war crimes in Rafah on ‘Black Friday’

  30 Jul 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHILE：New hopes for justice for Pinochet-era victims after charges and arrests

  30 Jul 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHILE / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：Indiscriminate attacks mark dangerous turn in regional conflict

  27 Jul 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：End the death penalty after 10-year execution hiatus

  27 Jul 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Quash ‘insurrection’ ruling against opposition activists following unfair trial

  24 Jul 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：10 CHRISTIAN WOMEN AT RISK OF FLOGGING FOR ‘INDECENT DRESS’

  18 Jul 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：must not send Uighurs to Chinese torture

  16 Jul 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat EU: Dramatic fall in death toll as Med search-and-rescue operations save thousands

  14 Jul 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Dozens of human rights lawyers targeted in nationwide crackdown

  14 Jul 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Investigate new evidence that a military order may have provoked massacre of 22 people

  12 Jul 2015 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Supreme Court Upholds Use of Execution Drug, but Two Justices Question Constitutionality of Death Penalty Itself

  10 Jul 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC：Amnesty International urges Laos to undertake a thorough and independent investigation into the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone

  9 Jul 2015 / Region: LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat South East Asia: Inaction paves the way for future refugee disaster

  7 Jul 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Generation of young activists imprisoned in ruthless bid to crush dissent

  3 Jul 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA：Detained activists must be immediately released

  2 Jul 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA：Investigate alleged police abuses after protesters doused with water cannon and arrested

  30 Jun 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Allowing Al-Bashir to evade justice shows total disregard for the law

  29 Jun 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：UN Gaza conflict report a key step towards justice for victims on both sides

  27 Jun 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：End six-month illegal detention of 84 children held following Quranic school raid

  26 Jun 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Authorities deceiving the public by resuming executions

  25 Jun 2015 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar's media stifled by climate of fear

  19 Jun 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Every lash of Raif Badawi defies international law

  18 Jun 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat Latvia Speak up to guarantee safety of EuroPride rally

  17 Jun 2015 / Region: / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat ITALIAN REPUBLIC：Ground-breaking court victory for Romani people underscores authorites’ failure to protect rights

  16 Jun 2015 / Region: ITALIAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY：Increased international pressure to save pregnant raped girl

  16 Jun 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Homophobic violence mars gay pride rally in Kyiv

  14 Jun 2015 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Albert Woodfox's imminent release, a triumph for human rights

  14 Jun 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat TAIWAN：Six executed in politically motivated decision

  11 Jun 2015 / Region: TAIWAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Drop draft law aimed at stifling NGOs

  9 Jun 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Pardoned torture victim 'overwhelmed’ by campaign to spare his life

  9 Jun 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：must bolster protection for aid workers

  6 Jun 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL：End discrimination in earthquake relief effort

  4 Jun 2015 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SWEDEN：Sharp criticism by Parliamentary Ombudsman of Skåne police database of Romanis

  3 Jun 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SWEDEN / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Gaza Palestinians tortured, summarily killed by Hamas forces during 2014 conflict

  1 Jun 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PERU：The price of protest must not be death

  30 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PERU / Topic:

• International Secretariat 'Mandela Rules' on prisoner treatment adopted in landmark revision of UN standards

  29 May 2015 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Arrests on coup anniversary are a stark reminder of ongoing repression

  28 May 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRELAND：MAKES HISTORY AND SAYS YES TO MARRIAGE EQUALITY

  27 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat South East Asia: Necessary U-turn on refugee boats still leaves thousands at risk

  23 May 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Drop politically motivated charges against prominent human rights lawyer

  22 May 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat UNITED ARAB EMIRATES：Three sisters released after three months in secret detention for tweeting

  21 May 2015 / Region: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Court recommends death sentences for Morsi, more than 100 others

  20 May 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat South East Asia: Immediately step up efforts to rescue thousands at grave risk at sea

  18 May 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN：Decade-long wait for justice for victims of Central Asia’s forgotten massacre

  16 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Authorities wrecking lives by jailing conscientious objectors

  15 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：New Constitution should leave no space for impunity

  14 May 2015 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：Ebola regulations and other laws must not be used to curtail freedom of expression and assembly

  13 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：US court rules NSA mass surveillance illegal

  12 May 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY：Raped 10-year-old must be allowed an abortion

  8 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：Brutal clampdown on human rights in run-up to the elections

  8 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：One hundred people sent to the gallows since death penalty moratorium lifted

  2 May 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN：sentences activist ahead of European Games

  1 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA： KwaThema and Khayelitsha to screen award-winning documentary exposing hate crimes against lesbian women

  1 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：“Reprehensible” executions show complete disregard for human rights safeguards

  30 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Landmark domestic violence verdict overshadowed by persecution of women’s rights activists

  29 Apr 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：More than three quarters of surveyed U.S. companies fail to meet requirements of landmark conflict minerals law

  28 Apr 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Verdict for ousted president points to sham trial

  28 Apr 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：No amnesty for human rights violations

  28 Apr 2015 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:

• International Secretariat CZECH REPUBLIC：Systematic discrimination against Romani children in schools

  25 Apr 2015 / Region: CZECH REPUBLIC / Topic:Rights of the Child

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Three police officers charged with torture in landmark case – an opportunity for justice

  24 Apr 2015 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Deplorable prison sentence against prominent journalist an attack on press freedom

  24 Apr 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Urgently take steps to combat impunity for xenophobic violence

  23 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat Rising death toll prompts Europe to act

  21 Apr 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat Hundreds Feared Dead in Latest Mediterranean Tragedy

  21 Apr 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：executes Indonesian woman with suspected mental illness

  20 Apr 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF NORWAY：High hopes for a watershed moment on transgender rights

  18 Apr 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF NORWAY / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：New anti-terrorism law a shocking onslaught against human rights

  16 Apr 2015 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Two women convicted under internet law for social media posts

  15 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Release on bail of five women’s rights activists an incomplete step

  14 Apr 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：New evidence of summary killings of captured soldiers must spark urgent investigations

  14 Apr 2015 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Suspected unlawful killings by Andhra Pradesh police must be investigated

  11 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO：Forcibly evicted Roma still awaiting resettlement despite EU millions

  10 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat Joan Baez and Ai Weiwei to receive top Award from Amnesty International

  10 Apr 2015 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Preposterous 25-year prison sentence for criticizing royal family

  8 Apr 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Government and international community turning their back on women human rights defenders

  7 Apr 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：University attack highlights security failures

  7 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：Sierra Leone: Let pregnant girls take exams

  7 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：At least six civilians burn to death in further airstrikes overnight

  3 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SPAIN：Two-pronged assault targets rights and freedoms of Spanish citizens, migrants and refugees

  2 Apr 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SPAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY：blanket prohibition for teachers to wear religious and cultural symbols or dress is unconstitutional

  1 Apr 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：“Buddha bar” guilty verdict another blow to freedom of expression

  31 Mar 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Scores of arrests point to escalating crackdown

  30 Mar 2015 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Torture victim released after two decades behind bars

  27 Mar 2015 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Scrap death sentence for juvenile offender to prove UN review more than a ‘PR stunt’

  26 Mar 2015 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：83% of lights out after four years of crisis

  25 Mar 2015 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Violent police crackdown against protesters must end

  25 Mar 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Mexico must face up and investigate widespread torture after scathing UN report

  20 Mar 2015 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA：Deadly assault in Tunis shows utter disregard for life

  20 Mar 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Drop charges against five women detained for campaigning against sexual harassment

  19 Mar 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syria: Evidence of a fresh war crime as chlorine gas attack kills entire family

  19 Mar 2015 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Thousands at risk of execution after Pakistan’s ‘shameful retreat to the gallows’

  18 Mar 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat SLOVAK REPUBLIC： Justice still pending for Romani boys abused at police station in 2009

  18 Mar 2015 / Region: SLOVAK REPUBLIC / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt carries out first execution of Morsi supporter following controversial trial

  13 Mar 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Three more executions add to unprecedented spike in death penalty

  12 Mar 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Man forcibly blinded in one eye in 'unspeakably cruel' retribution punishment

  11 Mar 2015 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Scrap ‘race and religion laws’ that could fuel discrimination and violence

  11 Mar 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Draconian anti-terror law an assault on human rights

  9 Mar 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED ARAB EMIRATES：UAE Three women held in secret detention over tweets

  5 Mar 2015 / Region: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Northern Ireland: Draconian Abortion Law Harshest in Europe

  5 Mar 2015 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Peaceful protesters targets of Huthis’ disturbing ‘torture-tactics’

  5 Mar 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Murder of Boris Nemtsov must be meaningfully investigated

  2 Mar 2015 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Lèse-majesté convictions ‘an assault on freedom of expression’

  27 Feb 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat Global response to atrocities by states and armed groups ‘shameful and ineffective’

  25 Feb 2015 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat European Commission’s announcement on migration: Right words, but no solutions

  24 Feb 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Cold-blooded murder of Copts in Libya a war crime

  21 Feb 2015 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Pennsylvania Governor Announces Moratorium on Executions

  20 Feb 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Guantánamo 9/11 military hearing halted after defendant claims court interpreter worked at CIA black site

  18 Feb 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Guilty verdict in migrant domestic worker abuse trial a ‘damning indictment’ of authorities’ failure

  16 Feb 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：Authorities must end unprecedented crackdown on NGOs

  13 Feb 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Confirmation of 183 death sentences ‘outrageous’

  11 Feb 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat DOMINICAN REPUBLIC：no more hope for tens of thousands stateless and at risk of expulsion if residence deadline expires

  9 Feb 2015 / Region: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：UK must end cover-up of Diego Garcia interrogations

  6 Feb 2015 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN：Killing of Jordanian pilot ‘abhorrent’ but ‘revenge executions’ not the answer

  5 Feb 2015 / Region: HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Excessive police force not the answer to horrific petrol bomb attacks

  4 Feb 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Freedom for all prisoners of conscience must follow activist’s release

  2 Feb 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Newly announced “anti-terror measures” put human rights at risk

  30 Jan 2015 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Law on ‘undesirable organizations’ will further tighten the noose on dissent

  27 Jan 2015 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：First executions under new president retrograde step for rights

  25 Jan 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Impending transfer of suspected LRA commander to ICC offers opportunity for justice

  21 Jan 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE： Forced evictions must stop immediately

  20 Jan 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Flogging of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia ‘vicious act of cruelty’

  19 Jan 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SWEDEN：Free Albert Woodfox – Swedish artist Meja releases new single to support Amnesty International’s campaign.

  15 Jan 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SWEDEN / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Investigate deadly artillery strike on civilian bus

  15 Jan 2015 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Senate hearing should be first step to tackling endemic torture

  14 Jan 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Retaliation against Palestine’s welcome accession to ICC must stop

  14 Jan 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Retrial of Al Jazeera journalists must pave way to their unconditional freedom

  10 Jan 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：‘Dark day for freedom of expression’ as gunmen attack satirical newspaper

  8 Jan 2015 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Long-awaited victory as Shell finally pays out £55 million over Niger Delta oil spills

  8 Jan 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN： Executions not the answer to combating terrorism

  8 Jan 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat USA-Cuba prisoner swap must spur historic human rights change

  25 Dec 2014 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Ban on political party another sign of shrinking space for freedom of expression

  25 Dec 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Yezidi women and girls face harrowing sexual violence

  24 Dec 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat Record number of UN member states back call for global end to executions

  24 Dec 2014 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Arms Trade Treaty marks historic breakthrough for human rights after two-decade campaign

  22 Dec 2014 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Following Palestine’s approval as non state party to the Rome Statute : Amnesty International urges it to take the next crucial step and ratify

  18 Dec 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Sickening Taliban school attack highlights vulnerability of civilians

  17 Dec 2014 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Senate summary report on CIA detention programme must not be end of story

  16 Dec 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Governments urged to resettle 5 per cent of refugees from Syria by end of 2015

  11 Dec 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel's destruction of multistorey buildings: extensive, wanton and unjustified

  10 Dec 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Senate open inquiry into Amnesty International torture findings

  10 Dec 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Drop overblown charges and free 11 held for protest over ‘disappeared students’

  4 Dec 2014 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Serious risk of further human rights abuses at controversial Letpadaung mine

  3 Dec 2014 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA： Texas must halt ‘shameful’ execution of man with severe mental disability

  2 Dec 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Heavy-handed policing will only inflame protests

  1 Dec 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UN vote boosts support for a global moratorium on the death penalty

  29 Nov 2014 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Internet freedom faces new attack as China seeks to shape global web rules

  28 Nov 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Victory for Bhopal gas leak survivors as government promises additional compensation

  27 Nov 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Five years on, justice for Maguindanao massacre can’t wait

  26 Nov 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Respect the right to peaceful demonstration in wake of Ferguson decision

  26 Nov 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Lack of truth, justice and reparations tarnishes Japan’s image

  25 Nov 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Killing of worshippers at synagogue an ‘abhorrent attack’

  22 Nov 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syrian refugees shot at border with hundreds of thousands destitute

  20 Nov 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：UN vote a crucial step to ensure perpetrators of crimes against humanity face justice

  20 Nov 2014 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA：Mauritania must end clamp down on anti-slavery activists

  20 Nov 2014 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Activist faces ‘subversion’ charge for supporting Hong Kong protests

  20 Nov 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA should use UN hearing to address ‘shocking accountability gap’ on torture

  17 Nov 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Five years later, no convictions under landmark anti-torture law

  14 Nov 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Hollywood takes on corporate giants over Bhopal gas disaster

  13 Nov 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：Convictions following racist attack against Roma ‘first step to justice’

  12 Nov 2014 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：APEC leaders should urge China to release supporters of Hong Kong protests

  11 Nov 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Shelling deaths of children playing football in Donetsk must be investigated

  6 Nov 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Civilian death toll rises as rebels embark on campaign of sporadic slaughter

  6 Nov 2014 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli forces displayed ‘callous indifference’ in deadly attacks on family homes in Gaza

  6 Nov 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：Ethnic Oromos arrested, tortured and killed by the state in relentless repression of dissent

  29 Oct 2014 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS：Forced returns of Somalis to al-Shabaab areas can amount to ‘death sentences’

  28 Oct 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Bobigny forced eviction set to leave Roma families homeless

  23 Oct 2014 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Forced Eviction

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Upholding blasphemy death sentence against Christian woman 'a grave injustice'

  21 Oct 2014 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Police officers must face justice for attack on protester

  17 Oct 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Prisoner release ‘empty gesture’ as repression continues

  15 Oct 2014 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：must investigate police torture allegations and respect human rights in tourist murder probe

  15 Oct 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi are true inspirations for standing up for children's rights

  15 Oct 2014 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Death Penalty: Countries continue to execute people with mental and intellectual disabilities

  10 Oct 2014 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Women and girls attacked as police fail to protect peaceful protesters

  3 Oct 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA： Release supporters of Hong Kong protests

  2 Oct 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：New deal with Australia signs away refugee rights

  2 Oct 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Sedition investigation into opposition leader politically motivated

  2 Oct 2014 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Police response to student pro-democracy protest an alarming sign

  29 Sep 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UN: Landmark Arms Trade Treaty to become reality with 50th ratification

  29 Sep 2014 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat CZECH REPUBLIC：European Commission’s action against Czech Republic for discrimination in schools is a victory for rights, justice, and Roma

  26 Sep 2014 / Region: CZECH REPUBLIC / Topic:Rights of the Child

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China’s booming torture trade revealed

  25 Sep 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Deplorable life sentence for Uighur academic

  25 Sep 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：No let-up in spiral of repression 100 days after military takeover

  19 Sep 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Authorities must end ‘relentless persecution’ of activist

  10 Sep 2014 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：End use of archaic sedition law to curb freedom of expression

  9 Sep 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian NGO branded as “foreign agent” after reporting on Russian military action in Ukraine

  5 Sep 2014 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：New administration must resolve killing of human rights defender Munir

  5 Sep 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Shocking rise in reports of torture and ill-treatment as authorities turn a blind eye

  5 Sep 2014 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel must scrap illegal land grab in the West Bank

  4 Sep 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat DOMINICAN REPUBLIC：Dominican Republic: Killings at the hands of the police rise while reforms stall

  4 Sep 2014 / Region: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat NATO Summit : Don’t leave Afghanistan with a legacy of impunity

  3 Sep 2014 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Three steps to achieve a lasting truce in Israel and Gaza

  2 Sep 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Public execution’ in football stadium shows Libya’s descent into lawlessness

  30 Aug 2014 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Police beatings outside court amid crackdown on activism

  30 Aug 2014 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Death row inmate freed after six years of trials and appeals

  29 Aug 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Secret execution as authorities ignore calls for reform

  29 Aug 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Provide Rights Groups Access to Gaza

  22 Aug 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Arrest of General must break down wall of impunity for torture

  20 Aug 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Urgently investigate policing methods after use of lethal force in Missouri

  19 Aug 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Humanitarian efforts failing the hundreds of thousands forced to flee ethnic cleansing in northern Iraq

  19 Aug 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：UK’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF LIMITED SUSPENSION OF ARMS LICENCES TO ISRAEL A ‘MASSIVE STEP BACKWARDS’

  14 Aug 2014 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：International Criminal Court key to breaking cycle of injustice for war crimes

  12 Aug 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Khmer Rouge trial verdict a crucial step towards justice

  12 Aug 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat GUATEMALA：International Court exposes Guatemalan State role in horrific death of teenage girl

  8 Aug 2014 / Region: GUATEMALA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA： Vedanta refinery expansion should not be approved without remediation, genuine consultation

  8 Aug 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Anti-Homosexuality Law struck down in step towards stopping state-sponsored discrimination

  6 Aug 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Stop arms transfers to Israel amid growing evidence of war crimes in Gaza

  4 Aug 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY： Attack on UN school in Gaza a potential war crime that must be investigated

  4 Aug 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Another ‘botched’ execution, abolition the only solution

  1 Aug 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Amnesty’s statements at the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

  25 Jul 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Refugees appeal against forced relocation to camps

  24 Jul 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Tragic loss of life must be impartially investigated

  24 Jul 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Attacks on medical facilities and civilians add to war crime allegations

  23 Jul 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Evidence of spiralling sectarian killings and abductions

  16 Jul 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：UN must impose arms embargo and mandate an international investigation as civilian death toll rises

  15 Jul 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat Zambia: Court acquits two men accused of having sex ‘against the order of nature’

  14 Jul 2014 / Region: / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：All sides must protect civilians as conflict escalates

  11 Jul 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Media workers imprisoned in crackdown on free expression

  10 Jul 2014 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Testimonies point to dozens of revenge killings of Sunni detainees

  8 Jul 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Collective punishment will not bring the justice that murdered teens deserve

  3 Jul 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Grim outlook for human rights after a month of martial law

  28 Jun 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN： Secret execution a stain on justice system

  27 Jun 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Hundreds of Indian construction workers possibly stranded in Iraq

  26 Jun 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Supreme Court overturns death sentence of woman who killed violent husband

  26 Jun 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Secret trial of prominent Uighur academic makes a mockery of justice

  26 Jun 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt sentences a further 183 people to death in new purge of political opposition

  25 Jun 2014 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat World Refugee Day：UN Security Council’s “spectacular failures” cause millions to flee

  20 Jun 2014 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Amnesty International supports petition seeking justice for “comfort women”

  18 Jun 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PERU：Five years on from Bagua violence and still no justice for victims

  17 Jun 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PERU / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Deepening repression as high-profile activist arrested, others summoned by military courts

  17 Jun 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UN: Final push will bring landmark Arms Trade Treaty into force

  6 Jun 2014 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Forced evictions at Calais camps risk exacerbating health concerns

  6 Jun 2014 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Dozens of disappeared civilians face ongoing torture at military prison

  3 Jun 2014 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Persecution of Tiananmen activists exposes President Xi’s reform lies

  29 May 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Anti-Homosexuality Act’s Heavy Toll - Discriminatory Law Prompts Arrests, Attacks, Evictions, Flight

  28 May 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Protest arrests set “dangerous precedent”, military regime must show restraint

  27 May 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN: Russian and Chinese vetoes of Syria ICC resolution ‘callous’

  27 May 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syrian refugees in Lebanon desperate for health care amid international apathy

  24 May 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN： ‘Abhorrent’ death sentence for woman on grounds of her religion

  24 May 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Martial Law must not become “blueprint for human rights violations”

  21 May 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Turkish mine explosion: Tragedy should have been averted

  20 May 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli forces display recklessness in killing of two protesters in West Bank

  19 May 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Detention of journalist for leaking state secrets a ‘smokescreen’

  16 May 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat Global crisis on torture exposed by new worldwide campaign

  13 May 2014 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Brunei Darussalam: Revoke new Penal Code allowing stoning, whipping and amputation

  12 May 2014 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Failure to uphold UN resolution requires decisive Council action

  12 May 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Campaign of violence and abductions against civilians must end

  9 May 2014 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: The government has to put an end to the exploitation of migrant domestic workers.

  8 May 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt unfair trial, death sentences make mockery of justice

  2 May 2014 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Abducted journalists and officials must be released

  28 Apr 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Security operation must respect international standards on use of force

  26 Apr 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat STATE OF QATAR：Foreign domestic workers in Qatar: Shocking cases of deception, forced labour, violence

  24 Apr 2014 / Region: STATE OF QATAR / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Lift ‘ludicrous’ restrictions on whistleblower Vanunu decade after release

  19 Apr 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian court forces closure of prominent human rights NGO

  11 Apr 2014 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Christian man sentenced to death under blasphemy law

  8 Apr 2014 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UN: Atrocities fuelled by inaction on Arms Trade Treaty promises

  8 Apr 2014 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Fears of renewed government crackdown ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix

  4 Apr 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：North Korea: UN vote a positive step to end crimes against humanity

  1 Apr 2014 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:International human rights law

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Appeal adds to 'psychological torture' of freed death row inmate Hakamada

  31 Mar 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat Death penalty 2013: Small number of countries trigger global spike in executions

  27 Mar 2014 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Retrial of longest serving death row inmate must not be blocked

  27 Mar 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Authorities have "blood on their hands" after activist's death

  27 Mar 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：More than 500 sentenced to death in ‘grotesque’ ruling

  26 Mar 2014 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Death toll will keep rising unless all sides commit to human rights

  20 Mar 2014 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：OSCE Monitoring Mission needed to calm tensions and prevent further human rights violations

  13 Mar 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：New humanitarian crisis for those fleeing violence in CAR

  12 Mar 2014 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Yarmouk under siege---a horror story of war crimes, starvation and death

  11 Mar 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Ukraine must prosecute the perpetrators of demonstration deaths

  4 Mar 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY： ‘Trigger-happy’ Israeli army and police use reckless force in the West Bank

  28 Feb 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：President Museveni Signs Anti-Homosexuality Bill

  25 Feb 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN Security Council must not fail Syria’s besieged civilians again

  25 Feb 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Deeply troubling accounts of shootings amid clashes

  24 Feb 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：Ethnic Cleansing and Sectarian Killings

  22 Feb 2014 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Nine new arrests near Sochi Olympics include Pussy Riot activists

  20 Feb 2014 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：momentum against death penalty continues as Washington State governor announces moratorium on executions

  19 Feb 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：Girl found amongst dead bodies after village massacre

  18 Feb 2014 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：UN Security Council must act on crimes against humanity

  18 Feb 2014 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:International human rights law

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：IOC called to uphold human rights

  13 Feb 2014 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Officers in secret police detention cell play ‘torture roulette’ with inmates.

  13 Feb 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Xu Zhiyong four year jail sentence “shameful”

  30 Jan 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Platon Lebedev release welcome but falls short of justice

  30 Jan 2014 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：NHK chief’s sexual slavery comments an “insult”

  27 Jan 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Obama recognizes global rights to privacy, still falls far short on safeguards

  24 Jan 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syria peace conference must act on allegations of 'industrial-scale' torture and killings in custody

  23 Jan 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat Urgent steps must be taken to end Syrian humanitarian crisis

  23 Jan 2014 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Close Guantánamo and end human rights hypocrisy

  21 Jan 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Move to outlaw human rights groups is an assault on freedom

  15 Jan 2014 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Stop arrests of trade union leaders and respect the rights of striking workers

  15 Jan 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE：Singapore must give fair hearing to migrants facing deportation over riot

  10 Jan 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Reject legal threat to lifesaving Conflict Minerals Rule

  9 Jan 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China’s “Re-education Through Labour” camps: Replacing one system of repression with another?

  7 Jan 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Dismaying top court ruling re-criminalizes homosexuality

  26 Dec 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Brazil must seriously consider Snowden asylum request

  26 Dec 2013 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Death threats and intimidation silencing human rights defenders

  24 Dec 2013 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Amnesty Law no substitute for effective justice system

  20 Dec 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Amnesty International brings claim against UK over state surveillance

  17 Dec 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Write for Rights: Two million letters, tweets and texts to change lives

  11 Dec 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：36 agencies call for an end to demolitions

  11 Dec 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：The human rights movement owes “a debt of gratitude” to Nelson Mandela

  6 Dec 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：New satellite images show scale of North Korea’s repressive prison camps

  5 Dec 2013 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Gaza power crisis has compounded blockade’s assault on human dignity

  5 Dec 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：A year on, Putin's 'foreign agents law' choking freedom

  3 Dec 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：UN peacekeeping mission needed to avoid mass slaughter

  3 Dec 2013 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：UN must tackle the looming human catastrophe.

  30 Nov 2013 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Reject stoning, flogging, amputation and other Taliban-era punishments

  29 Nov 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA：Migrants 'living in fear' after xenophobic attacks

  28 Nov 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Viet Nam must not resume executions by firing squad

  26 Nov 2013 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Japan is undermining global efforts to prevent sexual violence in conflict.

  25 Nov 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Release of prisoners of conscience positive but many still locked up

  22 Nov 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：War crimes investigations crucial to any security pact with USA

  21 Nov 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE：Landmark ruling lifts death penalty for drug offender

  21 Nov 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Abolition of labour camps must lead to wider detention reform

  20 Nov 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Threats to deny Snowden clemency smack of persecution

  14 Nov 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russia must immediately disclose whereabouts of imprisoned Pussy Riot member

  11 Nov 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：New law promotes transparency

  10 Nov 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Mass arrest of peaceful protesters shows shrinking space for human rights defenders

  8 Nov 2013 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Government authorities and KEPCO should halt their project until genuine consultation with Miryang residents directly affected by power transmission development is conducted.

  1 Nov 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Saudi Arabia must not thwart campaign for women drivers

  31 Oct 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt’s draft protest law paves the way for fresh bloodshed

  29 Oct 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA must be held to account for drone killings in Pakistan

  23 Oct 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Detention of 1,200 migrants 'discriminatory and unlawful'

  23 Oct 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Boat sinking underlines wider tragedy for refugees from Syria

  19 Oct 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Death row inmate's retrial rejection is 'travesty of justice'

  18 Oct 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Justice deferred to the end

  17 Oct 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Lawyer latest victim of government’s crackdown on dissent

  15 Oct 2013 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt must not return refugees to Syria

  11 Oct 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Resumption in executions is a shameful political manoeuvre

  10 Oct 2013 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Winter games Olympic torch throws light on human rights violations

  9 Oct 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat World leaders urged to make Arms Trade Treaty work after more than 100 sign on

  9 Oct 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Olympic Committee should be firm against homophobia

  4 Oct 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russia must drop unfounded ‘piracy’ charges against Greenpeace activists

  4 Oct 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY： Last call for Israel's Universal Periodic Review: the international community urges Israel to participate on 29 October 2013

  3 Oct 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat Syria vote must not be another missed opportunity

  1 Oct 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Prominent policewoman another casualty for women’s rights in Afghanistan

  1 Oct 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS：Netherlands Supreme Court hands down historic judgment over Srebrenica genocide

  27 Sep 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：US set to sign Arms Trade Treaty

  25 Sep 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Palestinian Authority must end use of excessive force in policing protests

  25 Sep 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Venezuela's withdrawal from regional human rights instrument is a serious setback

  25 Sep 2013 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Amnesty International announces 2013 Ambassador of Conscience Award

  19 Sep 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN report on the Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in the Ghouta District of Damascus on 21 August 2013

  19 Sep 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Halt imminent forced eviction of housing rights activist

  17 Sep 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Forced Eviction

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA：AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPRESS RELEASE

  11 Sep 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：G20: World leaders must not squander chance to save lives in Syria

  6 Sep 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Jailed activist must be released, not forgotten

  5 Sep 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat Five things you should know about disappearances

  3 Sep 2013 / Region: / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Military intervention – six key points

  3 Sep 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Accountability needed for killings in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp

  30 Aug 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Detention of Guardian journalist's partner at Heathrow unlawful and unwarranted

  23 Aug 2013 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：becomes first African nation to ratify Arms Trade Treaty

  23 Aug 2013 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat Recent bloodshed underscores urgent need to halt arms transfers to Egypt

  23 Aug 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Arrest of human rights defender sends a chilling message

  22 Aug 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt’s disastrous bloodshed requires urgent impartial investigation

  19 Aug 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：al-Gaddafi loyalists at risk of ‘revenge’ death sentences

  16 Aug 2013 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Hamas must halt post-Eid executions planned in Gaza

  13 Aug 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Time to focus on US government's unlawful behaviour

  8 Aug 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Amnesty International strengthens presence in West Africa with new regional headquarters

  5 Aug 2013 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Police must be reined in to prevent further bloodshed

  4 Aug 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Second Pussy Riot singer denied parole

  1 Aug 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Arrests continue amid promise to release all prisoners of conscience

  29 Jul 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Six months on--New law fails to protect rights

  27 Jul 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian court leaves Pussy Riot singer behind bars

  25 Jul 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Scores of musicians urge Russia to release Pussy Riot

  23 Jul 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Morsi supporters denied rights amid reports of arrests and beatings.

  19 Jul 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Stop judicial 'bullying' of Palestinian activists

  18 Jul 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Turkey must release peaceful Taksim protesters

  12 Jul 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Damning evidence points to security forces’ failures

  11 Jul 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Amnesty calls for urgent, impartial investigation into deaths

  9 Jul 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：escalates border crackdown

  3 Jul 2013 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA must not hunt down whistleblower Edward Snowden

  27 Jun 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：detains photographer who exposed labour camp abuses

  25 Jun 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Paramilitary plan to kill human rights activist exposed in Colombia

  20 Jun 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：End the incommunicado detention of Istanbul protesters

  17 Jun 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Indigenous Peoples engulfed in Chittagong Hill Tracts land conflict

  14 Jun 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：Reveal the truth about secret CIA detention site

  12 Jun 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat PAPUA NEW GUINEA：repeals Sorcery Act while moving closer to executions

  11 Jun 2013 / Region: PAPUA NEW GUINEA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat HARD ROCK INTERNATIONAL JOINS U2 TO CELEBRATE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S 52nd BIRTHDAY

  9 Jun 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：After Beatriz, no more women must suffer discrimination and torture

  5 Jun 2013 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Disgraceful use of excessive police force in Istanbul

  4 Jun 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tiananmen crackdown 24 years on, still waiting for justice and denied a voice

  4 Jun 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：Government must act immediately to save young woman’s life.

  3 Jun 2013 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Reproductive Rights

  

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Release activists arrested in government U-turn on repressive law

  30 May 2013 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPORT 2013: WORLD INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

  23 May 2013 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN resolution on Syria will do little to stop massive abuses

  22 May 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel’s military investigations into Gaza conflict violations strengthen impunity

  20 May 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR："We don't want Beatriz to die, it's that simple"

  16 May 2013 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Reproductive Rights

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Maryland joins global trend against the death penalty

  13 May 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar must look beyond 'flawed' report to stop cycle of Buddhist-Muslim violence

  9 May 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Woman killed for "dishonouring" family

  8 May 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel release Palestinian prisoner of conscience and end the arbitrary detention of hundreds of other Palestinians

  2 May 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Executions show "chilling escalation" in death penalty use

  2 May 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Authorities must end indefinite detention in Guantánamo as hunger strike grows

  26 Apr 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：El Salvador must provide pregnant woman with access to life-saving medical treatment.

  25 Apr 2013 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Reproductive Rights

  

• International Secretariat TAIWAN：Six more executions signal cruel about-turn on death penalty

  25 Apr 2013 / Region: TAIWAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：Imminent evictions of Roma in Poland must be stopped

  24 Apr 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:Forced Eviction

  

• International Secretariat EASTERN REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY：Uruguay's Equal Marriage Act, a step towards full equality in the Americas

  18 Apr 2013 / Region: EASTERN REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Press Release.

  11 Apr 2013 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Deadly mortar strike on Damascus University---indiscriminate attacks must end

  10 Apr 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Turkey forces hundreds of Syrian refugees back across border

  8 Apr 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Amnesty International welcomes Japan's acceptance of recommendations to establish a National Human Rights Institution in accordance with the Paris Principles but regrets Japan's rejection of recommendations regarding abolition of the death penalty

  5 Apr 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat UN puts human rights at heart of historic Arms Trade Treaty

  3 Apr 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Growing support inside Japan for justice for the survivors of Japan's military sexual slavery system

  2 Apr 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Iran, North Korea and Syria cynically block lifesaving arms treaty

  29 Mar 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Authorities must protect communities at risk of violence

  29 Mar 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：West Bank wall and settlements an affront to Palestinian rights

  27 Mar 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES：Amnesty International welcomes Maldives government's commitment to ensure protection of 15-year old girl

  25 Mar 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：New images show blurring of prison camps and villages

  15 Mar 2013 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Human rights activist’s controversial death amid wave of threats

  14 Mar 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat By Widney Brown, Amnesty International’s Senior Director of International Law and Policy

  11 Mar 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF MOROCCO：Bias in Penal Code puts women and girls in danger in Morocco

  11 Mar 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：SUPPORTERS DELIVER 450,000 PETITIONS FROM TUTU’S GLOBAL CALL TO FREE NOBEL LAUREATE LIU XIAOBO

  7 Mar 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat Massive arms bazaar in Abu Dhabi exposes weakness in Arms Trade Treaty talks

  6 Mar 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：hits 'new low' on NGO restrictions

  1 Mar 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：The Need for Accountability for Gaza/Israel conflicts.

  1 Mar 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Authorities must do more to protect Hazara community from deadly attacks

  25 Feb 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Japan hangs three in first executions under ‘merciless’ Abe government

  21 Feb 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat Hard Rock launches U2 Limited-Edition T-Shirt to Benefit Amnesty International

  20 Feb 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Global arms trade contributes to use of child soldiers

  19 Feb 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Reject New Sexual Violence Ordinance

  19 Feb 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE：Drop ‘strike’-related charges against Chinese migrant bus drivers

  18 Feb 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：New Myanmar prisoner amnesty committee needs wider mandate

  14 Feb 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian Court upholds ban on 'extremist' Pussy Riot videos..

  8 Feb 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CUBA：Cuban journalist named prisoner of conscience

  6 Feb 2013 / Region: CUBA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Uprising commemoration unleashes death and destruction

  6 Feb 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：17 winter deaths in camps highlight government protection failure.

  5 Feb 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Protect civilians caught in the Kachin state conflict, investigate attacks

  31 Jan 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Investigate deaths in lawless Tribal Areas

  31 Jan 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Halt imminent execution of woman who killed violent husband

  30 Jan 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Refugees from Syria face further suffering if Jordan closes border

  29 Jan 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Disclose reported guidelines on drones and so-called ‘targeted killings’

  26 Jan 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat GUATEMALA：Time to end the inaction over killings of women

  26 Jan 2013 / Region: GUATEMALA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian punk singer refused sentence deferral

  23 Jan 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Protection of minorities must take priority in Syria transition

  21 Jan 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat HAITI：Three years on from earthquake housing situation catastrophic

  18 Jan 2013 / Region: HAITI / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：11 women still held after protest

  17 Jan 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES：Girl sexually abused should be protected not punished

  16 Jan 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES / Topic:Rights of the Child

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Beheading of domestic worker shows Saudi Arabia at odds with international standards

  16 Jan 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Release 13 activists jailed on baseless charges, stop crackdown on dissidents

  14 Jan 2013 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Detail needed on labour camp ‘reforms’

  9 Jan 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Free two women campaigning against forced evictions

  28 Dec 2012 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:Forced Eviction

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Ground-breaking ECOWAS Court judgment orders government to punish oil companies over pollution

  28 Dec 2012 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat ARGENTINE REPUBLIC：State terrorism sentences, another historic step towards justice

  27 Dec 2012 / Region: ARGENTINE REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Reproductive rights gains for women in the Philippines

  27 Dec 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat Vote shows steady support for ending the death penalty

  25 Dec 2012 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UN vote on female genital mutilation hailed as a first

  22 Dec 2012 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat TAIWAN：No bowing to public pressure over executions

  21 Dec 2012 / Region: TAIWAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Acquittal in conscientious objection case a win for free speech

  20 Dec 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel must stop attacks on Palestinian NGOs and human rights defenders

  15 Dec 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China must not implement Li Xin’s death sentence

  14 Dec 2012 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Fight against Female Genital Mutilation wins UN backing

  13 Dec 2012 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Former Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience in Detention

  12 Dec 2012 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：The politically motivated onslaught on free speech

  7 Dec 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel must halt construction of West Bank settlements

  6 Dec 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UN: Global Arms Trade Treaty a step closer after resounding vote

  5 Dec 2012 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Palestine UN status upgrade should open door to justice

  3 Dec 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：Asylum camp cruel and inhumane

  30 Nov 2012 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat UN: Support for a moratorium on the death penalty grows

  27 Nov 2012 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Pakistan execution condemned amid moves to abolish death penalty

  22 Nov 2012 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：More political prisoners released, initial steps taken towards a review mechanism

  22 Nov 2012 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syrian opposition must act urgently to rein in armed groups amid spiralling abuses

  22 Nov 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：UN must impose arms embargo, send international monitors immediately

  20 Nov 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Slum campaign on human rights ahead of police operation

  19 Nov 2012 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：All sides must step back from the brink to protect civilians

  19 Nov 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Women’s rights activist sentenced to labour camp

  14 Nov 2012 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat Postpone deeply flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration

  13 Nov 2012 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Respect the rights of hunger strikers

  9 Nov 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat SLOVAK REPUBLIC：Slovak court rules segregation of Roma in schools unlawful

  8 Nov 2012 / Region: SLOVAK REPUBLIC / Topic:Rights of the Child

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Crackdown escalates ahead of leadership change

  7 Nov 2012 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat After 10 years, time for leaders to champion the International Criminal Court

  7 Nov 2012 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：End abusive detention system after murder conviction quashed

  7 Nov 2012 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Electronic Recording of the Interrogation Process

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli authorities must release Palestinian prisoner of conscience in West Bank

  6 Nov 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Scores dead as violence surges in Rakhine state

  6 Nov 2012 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russia must investigate claims Leonid Razvozzhayev was abducted and tortured

  2 Nov 2012 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Free all prisoners of conscience after amnesty

  2 Nov 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Op ed by Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International.

  1 Nov 2012 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Iran executes 10 men despite international pleas

  1 Nov 2012 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Act now to help refugees fleeing Syria

  1 Nov 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Urgent assistance needed to avoid deaths among displaced during cold

  31 Oct 2012 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF NORWAY：Norwegian telethon scoops more than $30m for Amnesty International

  31 Oct 2012 / Region: KINGDOM OF NORWAY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Indiscriminate bombing in residential neighbourhood in Damascus

  25 Oct 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat ARGENTINE REPUBLIC：Abortion delays for rape survivor amount to torture

  25 Oct 2012 / Region: ARGENTINE REPUBLIC / Topic:Reproductive Rights

  

• International Secretariat Death Penalty: A decade on, executions are on the wane but challenges remain

  23 Oct 2012 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Rise in forced evictions fuelling discontent

  12 Oct 2012 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Forced Eviction

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Taleban claim to have shot 14-year old rights activist

  12 Oct 2012 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Pussy Riot: Russian court orders conditional release of one, other two jailed

  12 Oct 2012 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Another detainee dies at Guantanamo

  11 Oct 2012 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Viet Nam: Release bloggers, stop harassing their family and friends

  4 Oct 2012 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Two executed in Japan amid fears of new wave of hangings

  28 Sep 2012 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Ensure that those arbitrarily detained are not forgotten

  27 Sep 2012 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：New evidence - High civilian death toll from campaign of indiscriminate attacks

  24 Sep 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA：Conditional moratorium on executions is not enough

  21 Sep 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA：Charges against journalists over executions demo must be dropped

  19 Sep 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat TPP Must Not Trade Away Free Speech and Health

  19 Sep 2012 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel must hospitalize or release Palestinian hunger striker on verge of death

  19 Sep 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：No excuse for attack on US consulate

  14 Sep 2012 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ITALIAN REPUBLIC：Italy’s Roma still segregated and without prospects

  13 Sep 2012 / Region: ITALIAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA：Executions giant leap backwards

  3 Sep 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Rachel Corrie verdict highlights impunity for Israeli military

  30 Aug 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Forced Eviction

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Civilians bear the brunt as battle for Aleppo rages

  28 Aug 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：Hungary must protect Roma communities from attack

  28 Aug 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian court jails Pussy Riot for two years

  20 Aug 2012 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Halt crackdown on freedom of expression

  17 Aug 2012 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Still no justice for the survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system

  17 Aug 2012 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：End stoning, reform the criminal law

  11 Aug 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：From all-out repression to armed conflict in Aleppo

  8 Aug 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Militia must release Iranian Red Crescent members

  8 Aug 2012 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Sting condemns Russia's treatment of Pussy Riot musicians ahead of Moscow concert

  7 Aug 2012 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Amnesty International condemns executions in Japan

  6 Aug 2012 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Abuses against Rohingya erode human rights progress

  2 Aug 2012 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat World powers delay landmark arms trade deal

  1 Aug 2012 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Iraq urged to halt executions after 196 death sentences upheld

  31 Jul 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat Hopes raised for strong Arms Trade Treaty

  27 Jul 2012 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat Arms Trade Treaty: USA holds key to closing loopholes in final days of crucial negotiations

  26 Jul 2012 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Urgent need for justice after killing of female official

  26 Jul 2012 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Executions flout legal process

  25 Jul 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Amnesty International condemns killings of civilians and calls for investigation

  25 Jul 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：UN urged to protect civilians in North Kivu

  22 Jul 2012 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:International human rights law

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE：Proposed change a welcome step Government needs to do more to abolish mandatory death penalty for all crimes

  20 Jul 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Arms trade: Obama urged to reject ‘human rights escape clause’

  19 Jul 2012 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BENIN：ratifies key UN treaty aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

  13 Jul 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BENIN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Friends of Syria must use their influence to stop cycle of repression and violence

  12 Jul 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ITALIAN REPUBLIC：Halt closure of authorized camp for Roma families in Rome

  12 Jul 2012 / Region: ITALIAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Forced Eviction

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Deliver justice for victims of Ramallah police violence

  9 Jul 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Tokyo Donors Conference must be ‘turning point’ for Afghanistan human rights

  6 Jul 2012 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Sarabjit Singh release defies inhumanity of death penalty

  4 Jul 2012 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Artists write to UN leader Ban Ki-moon on “a matter of life and death”

  3 Jul 2012 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：One year on, Saudi Arabian women still driving their way to greater freedom

  2 Jul 2012 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Detained medics tortured and killed amid Aleppo crackdown

  2 Jul 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Reports of helicopter shipments underscore need for arms embargo

  29 Jun 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Attack on hotel shows Taleban’s disregard for civilian life

  27 Jun 2012 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:International human rights law

  

• International Secretariat Rio ＋ 20: Outcome Document Undermined by Human Rights Opponents

  26 Jun 2012 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN：Azerbaijan retaliates against Eurovision democracy activists

  21 Jun 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Palestinian hunger striker on verge of death must be admitted to hospital or released

  18 Jun 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Fresh evidence of armed forces’ ongoing crimes against humanity

  14 Jun 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Moscow must end ‘shameful’ clampdown on Pride

  13 Jun 2012 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China must investigate veteran dissident's death

  12 Jun 2012 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Mubarak verdict fails to deliver full justice

  7 Jun 2012 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：The injustice and secrecy surrounding administrative detention

  6 Jun 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China must end crackdown after self-immolations in Tibet

  6 Jun 2012 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CANADA：Quebec law breaches Canada’s international human rights obligations

  6 Jun 2012 / Region: CANADA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tiananmen - 23rd anniversary - Still no justice

  3 Jun 2012 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Swift UN action needed on Syria after Houla assault

  30 May 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE：Singapore：Singapore authorities urged to save Malaysian man from execution

  29 May 2012 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice

  24 May 2012 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：America: Same-sex marriage ban ‘setback’ for human rights

  23 May 2012 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：NIGERIA: CHILD PRISONER FREE AFTER 17 YEARS

  17 May 2012 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Libya: NTC must not curtail freedom of expression in the name of protecting ‘revolution’

  17 May 2012 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA: Gradual death of a failed experiment

  17 May 2012 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Bahrain:urged to release Al-Khawaja as appeal of activists announced

  11 May 2012 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat Europe and central Asia：Muslims discriminated against for demonstrating their faith

  27 Apr 2012 / Region: Europe and central Asia / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN Security Council’s resolution on Syria “underwhelming”

  18 Apr 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：ICC Prosecutor statement: Fears over justice for Gaza victims

  4 Apr 2012 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat EU countries must investigate complicity in CIA renditions

  3 Apr 2012 / Region: / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat March Amnesty International publishes its annual global statistics on death sentences and executions.

  2 Apr 2012 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Death penalty 2011: Alarming levels of executions in the few countries that kill

  27 Mar 2012 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO： Landmark ICC verdict over use of child soldiers

  23 Mar 2012 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Child Soldier

• International Secretariat Middle East and North Africa：Women’s Day: Taking a stand with women in the Middle East

  12 Mar 2012 / Region: Middle East and North Africa / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Syria vote increases Russia’s isolation

  23 Feb 2012 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat Arms trade talks: Political chess games at UN risk millions of lives

  22 Feb 2012 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Double veto of draft Security Council Resolution on Syria a "betrayal" of protesters

  6 Feb 2012 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russia must not block efforts to end atrocities in Syria

  3 Feb 2012 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Secretary General of Amnesty International pledges on-going support for justice for survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system on the occasion of the 1000th Wednesday Demonstration

  15 Dec 2011 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat End discrimination against women to improve maternal health

  14 Oct 2011 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Amnesty International: Nobel Peace Prize important recognition of struggle for women’s rights

  11 Oct 2011 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF NORWAY：Solidarity with Norwegian people

  28 Jul 2011 / Region: KINGDOM OF NORWAY / Topic:

• International Secretariat AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AT 50: GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION AIMS TO TIP SCALES AGAINST REPRESSION AND INJUSTICE

  28 May 2011 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPORT 2011: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AT 50 SAYS HISTORIC CHANGE ON KNIFE-EDGE

  13 May 2011 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat Death Penalty in 2010: Executing countries left isolated after decade of progress

  28 Mar 2011 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Japan: Amnesty International and ADPAN call for Japanese prisoner on death row for 43 years to be granted a stay of execution and removed from death row

  11 Mar 2011 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UN ENDORSES VOTE TO END EXECUTIONS

  22 Dec 2010 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Liu Xiaobo’s empty chair holds more than the Chinese realise

  10 Dec 2010 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Amnesty International supports international petition for justice for “comfort women”

  25 Nov 2010 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UN votes once again to end executions

  12 Nov 2010 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Governments urged to do more to prevent women dying in pregnancy and childbirth

  22 Sep 2010 / Region: / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat Failure to respect human rights means MDGs are excluding the poorest people

  22 Sep 2010 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat Arms Trade Treaty first-round negotiations end in New York

  2 Aug 2010 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat Opt out system risks undermining ICC

  9 Jul 2010 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat REPORT 2010: GLOBAL JUSTICE GAP CONDEMNS MILLIONS TO ABUSE

  27 May 2010 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA： Death Penalty in 2009: Amnesty International challenges China’s secrecy

  30 Mar 2010 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat World is 'winning' battle against death penalty despite setbacks

  25 Feb 2010 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Salil Shetty next Secretary General of Amnesty International

  22 Dec 2009 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：US Joins Arms Trade Treaty Talks, But At High Price

  14 Oct 2009 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat NGOs welcome historic step forward for the protection of all human rights

  5 Oct 2009 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is Amnesty International’s “Ambassador of Conscience”

  27 Jul 2009 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNDERLYING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IS A HUMAN RIGHTS TIME BOMB

  28 May 2009 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat Death Penalty: 2,390 executions in 2008 worldwide, 72 per cent in China

  24 Mar 2009 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Growing calls for end to executions at UN

  6 Jan 2009 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Access to justice for all rights becomes a reality

  11 Dec 2008 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat UN General Assembly reinforces call for moratorium on executions

  20 Nov 2008 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat A “Golden Rule” on human rights is essential for an effective Arms Trade Treaty

  17 Sep 2008 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Peter Gabriel to Receive Ambassador of Conscience Award

  3 Sep 2008 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat World: Call for action on World Refugee Day 20 June

  20 Jun 2008 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat World: Amnesty International calls on governments to lift the veil of secrecy around executions as 2007 world death penalty statistics published

  15 Apr 2008 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：UN: treaty body to examine USA's record on racial discrimination

  18 Feb 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat Future of Arms Trade Treaty in hands of 28 government experts

  11 Feb 2008 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Hit Make Some Noise album earns $2.5m

  8 Jan 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UN calls for halt to executions

  18 Dec 2007 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat JAPAN：European Parliament adopts resolution on comfort women

  14 Dec 2007 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UN adopts landmark decision on global moratorium on executions

  15 Nov 2007 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UN General Assembly set to endorse call for halt to executions

  6 Nov 2007 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Make Some Noise: Digital box set released to commemorate John Lennon’s birthday and raise awareness of the crisis in Darfur

  12 Oct 2007 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Stop the Death Penalty: The World Decides

  10 Oct 2007 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat World: Medical professionals break ethical oath with lethal injection

  4 Oct 2007 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:Joint Statement by International Non-Governmental Organizations

  13 Sep 2007 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Amnesty International urges all states to support the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

  6 Aug 2007 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Japan/US: US House of Representatives resolution an important step towards justice for 'comfort women'

  30 Jul 2007 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Address by Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International to the Opening Plenary of the Global Compact Leadership Summit 2007

  5 Jul 2007 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat World Refugee Day 2007

  19 Jun 2007 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat Amnesty International defends access to abortion for women at risk

  14 Jun 2007 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Leading human rights groups name 39 CIA “disappeared” detainees

  7 Jun 2007 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat JAPAN：EU: confront Japan on death penalty

  5 Jun 2007 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Report 2007: Politics of fear creating

  23 May 2007 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat Citizens of 147 countries appeal to the united nations to maintain an independent and effective system of human rights experts

  9 May 2007 / Region: / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat Governments must deliver on promise of life-saving Arms Trade Treaty

  19 Mar 2007 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat Credibility of the UN at stake

  15 Mar 2007 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat Human Rights Council: UN reform at risk

  15 Mar 2007 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat 98 years of International Women's Day - Time for equality

  8 Mar 2007 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Africa：Blood Diamonds are still a reality

  25 Jan 2007 / Region: Africa / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Amnesty International welcomes UN Secretary-General's statement on the death penalty

  11 Jan 2007 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Worldwide protests call for Guantanamo closure on 5th anniversary

  11 Jan 2007 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Guantanamo - Amnesty International global protests mark 5 year anniversary

  8 Jan 2007 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Africa：Kimberley Process: An Amnesty International Position Paper

  6 Dec 2006 / Region: Africa / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Two major international human rights awards celebrate the power of individual activism in the struggle for human dignity

  22 Nov 2006 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Amnesty International warmly congratulates Muhammad Yunus and Grameem Bank on being awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize

  16 Oct 2006 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat 77 governments champion resolution for an Arms Trade Treaty

  13 Oct 2006 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat The fourth World Day Against the Death Penalty: Executions as a failure of justice

  10 Oct 2006 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Control Arms: Global arms industry exploiting major loopholes in arms regulations

  10 Oct 2006 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel must disclose details of cluster bomb attacks and accept a full investigation

  1 Sep 2006 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Asia-Pacific：South Asia: 'War on terror' spawns new patterns of enforced disappearance

  30 Aug 2006 / Region: Asia-Pacific / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN： Sudan: Government troop build-up in Darfur signals looming human rights crisis

  28 Aug 2006 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Sudan: Darfur needs a UN peacekeeping force that can provide security

  26 Aug 2006 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：UK/Rwanda: UK must not become a safe haven for genocide suspects

  4 Aug 2006 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat Republic of Lebanon：Amnesty International missions to Lebanon and Israel

  4 Aug 2006 / Region: Republic of Lebanon / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：UN: Security Council must adopt urgent measures to protect civilians in Israel-Lebanon conflict

  19 Jul 2006 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Control Arms: UN world conference on small arms collapses without agreement

  12 Jul 2006 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：First Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council:Situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

  7 Jul 2006 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat AK-47: world's worst regulated weapon according to new report

  27 Jun 2006 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UN World conference on small arms and Million Faces Petition

  23 Jun 2006 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat Kimberley Process: Recommendations to the Kimberley Process participants in order to effectively strengthen the Kimberley Process Certification

  21 Jun 2006 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Almost one in three people affected by gun crime

  21 Jun 2006 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat Council of Europe calls on European countries to stop renditions

  12 Jun 2006 / Region: / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Human Rights Defenders from Iran and Zimbabwe share 2006 Martin Ennals Award

  5 Jun 2006 / Region: / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：U.N.: Darfur Needs Robust Protection Force

  1 Jun 2006 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Report 2006: World's poor and disadvantaged pay price of war on terror

  23 May 2006 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY：Red card to trafficking during World Cup

  8 May 2006 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat JAPAN：EU-Japan Summit: Time to Abolish the Death Penalty

  27 Apr 2006 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Death Penalty: 20,000 on death row across the world

  21 Apr 2006 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UN Human Rights Council: New website to monitor candidates' human rights records

  20 Apr 2006 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat UN Human Rights Council: A victory for human rights protection

  16 Mar 2006 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat NGOs make urgent appeal to UN member states to back Human Rights Council resolution

  15 Mar 2006 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat 2006: Critical year for achieving Arms Trade Treaty

  18 Jan 2006 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Guantanamo: 4 years too many - New torture testimonies

  13 Jan 2006 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Art for Amnesty: U2 receives highest human rights award

  14 Dec 2005 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat Top musicians support Amnesty International in ground-breaking global venture

  10 Dec 2005 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat Africa：African nations should support an Arms Trade Treaty

  8 Dec 2005 / Region: Africa / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Largest-ever gathering of former Guantanamo prisoners and prisoners’families

  22 Nov 2005 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA/Yemen:"Disappearance", Secret detention and Arbitrary detention CASE SHEET

  16 Nov 2005 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：New Amnesty International Report Corroborates 'Black Sites'

  10 Nov 2005 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat World Day Against the Death Penalty

  11 Oct 2005 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Amnesty International deplores failure to

  27 Sep 2005 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat JAPAN： Waiting for justice for over 60 years

  11 Aug 2005 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Asia-Pacific： ASEAN members must ratify UN refugee and migrant Conventions

  28 Jul 2005 / Region: Asia-Pacific / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat 難民の人権の危機～収容と国外退去～

  29 Jun 2005 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat 「テロとの戦い」の名の下で行われる拷問に反対するキャンペーンを開始

  27 Jun 2005 / Region: / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights