The UN Security Council has adopted a long overdue US resolution to protect civilians, release civilian hostages and demand an end to eight months of bloodshed, unlawful attacks and mass humanitarian suffering in Gaza The resolution must now be implemented immediately by all

Our latest: The regulator overseeing Shell’s sale of its business in Nigeria must avoid any perceived conflict of interests by ensuring and guaranteeing the full independence of any consultants it uses to review Shell’s proposed sale. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

New Amnesty International report on the state of the right to protest in 21 countries paints a deeply disturbing picture of a #Europe-wide onslaught against the right to protest. Across the continent, authorities are vilifying, impeding, deterring and unlawfully punishing people who

Breaking: @Amnesty looked at sporting rules in 38 European countries. Only one country bans Muslim from wearing a hijab while playing sports - this year's Olympic hosts. The IOC failed to challenge this, and will give France the Winter Olympics too. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

Bangladeshi authorities have used unlawful force against student protesters and failed to ensure their protection during the ongoing ‘Bangla-Blockade’ quota-reform protest across the country. #ProtectTheProtest ✊

When I went to law school, I knew a law degree would be helpful no matter what I chose to do in life. Never did I imagine that I would use my skills & training to "prove" my husband's innocence to federal prosecutors after @jeffbezos & Amazon tried to imprison him. A 🧵 /1

Cameron claims victory in bonfire of the Building Regulations architectsjournal.co.uk/archive/camero…

I now want to look in more detail at Jenrick's nasty propaganda video. It starts with a few examples of cases to make people angry. But those examples are in fact irrelevant to the case he is trying to make. Jenrick has been an Immigration minister. He must know that the main

The repeated Israeli attacks on UNIFIL’s operations and personnel in southern Lebanon in recent days must be urgently investigated. International humanitarian law prohibits intentional targeting of UN peacekeeping missions which are entitled to civilian protection.

🚨#Israel’s evacuation ‘warnings’ for civilians in #Lebanon have been misleading & inadequate An evacuation warning must be timely and provide civilians information on safe routes and destinations ¡Civilians must be protected! More ℹ️🔗amn.st/6016Ufjna

Uyghur academic and prisoner of conscience Ilham Tohti is today spending his birthday in a Chinese prison for the 10th successive year. It is time for the Chinese government to end a decade of injustice and release him. 👇 amn.st/6010q2cOj

How President Lyndon B. Johnson tried to stop Fannie Lou Hamer's Powerful Testimony by impromptu Press Conference to Get Her off the air, 1964.

I gave this TED talk warning Silicon Valley of the profound threat of it posed to democracy nearly 6 years ago. It provoked a lawsuit that caused me years of pain. The UK government did nothing to contain the threat. And here we are.

In our annual @Amnesty’s State of the World’s Human Rights report, we present a sobering snapshot of the worsening conditions facing millions of people due to serious human rights abuses around the globe The “Trump effect” has exacerbated the damage caused by many other world

Security and rights go hand in hand, Agnès Callamard (June 2025) mondediplo.com/10714

Today, Amnesty International is releasing its latest report on Venezuela, detailing crime against humanity of enforced disappearances. Venezuela’s unprecedented and deep-rooted human rights crisis spiraled further last year, culminating in a wave of enforced disappearances that coincided

“This is not a hunger crisis. This is the result of 20 months of relentless bombardment, the decimation of Gaza’s entire health sector, infliction of bodily and mental harm on Palestinian women, men and children. And this is not simply a byproduct of the war. This is an intended,

UPDATE: The Met Police said 890 arrests were made. 857 arrests were for showing support for Palestine Action, while 33 were arrested for other offences, including 17 for assaults on police officers. Amnesty International deployed observers to the protest, and police claims that

Bangladesh: Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the Bangladeshi authorities to bring 15 serving army officers before a court to face charges including enforced disappearances and torture, allegedly committed during the tenure of the previous government. This marks the first