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New crossing points and ‘floating dock’ are cosmetic changes, as humanitarian access disintegrates in Gaza, warn aid agencies
As Israeli attacks intensify on Rafah, the unpredictable trickle of aid into Gaza has created a mirage of improved access while the humanitarian response is in reality on the verge of collapse, warn 20 aid agencies. The latest Israeli attacks on a displacement camp near UN aid facilities in Rafah...
Hong Kong: Arrests under new national security law a ‘shameful attempt’ at suppressing peaceful commemoration of Tiananmen crackdown
Responding to the police’s first use of the recently adopted “Article 23” legislation (Safeguarding National Security Ordinance) to arrest six people, including human rights activist Chow Hang-tung, for alleged sedition crimes, Amnesty International’s China director Sarah Brooks said: “The Hong...
Chad: Authorities must ensure fair trial rights of detained relatives of killed opposition leader
Chadian authorities must ensure the fair trial rights of twenty-six people detained incommunicado for more than three months.
World leaders must commit to protecting Syrian refugees as Lebanon steps up crackdown ahead of Brussels conference
Donor governments meeting in Brussels, especially European Union (EU) member states, must ensure that any funds pledged to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon do not contribute to human rights abuses, including forcible deportations to Syria, said Amnesty International today, as the eighth EU...
Sri Lanka: Open Letter to the Government and Parliament on the Imminent Labour Law Reform
Amnesty International along with other organisations urgently calls on the Sri Lankan Government to halt the current proposals for a new Labour Law and to ensure that reforms to the labour laws are only taken after due consultation with workers and their representatives. We express our serious...
Israel/OPT: Israeli air strikes that killed 44 civilians further evidence of war crimes – new investigation
The International Criminal Court should investigate as war crimes three Israeli air strikes that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32 children, in the occupied Gaza Strip last month, Amnesty International said today. The strikes – one on al-Maghazi on 16 April, and two on Rafah on 19 and...
Israel must comply with International Court of Justice order calling it to immediately halt military operations in Rafah
Responding to the International Court of Justice’s ruling today, which ordered Israel to immediately halt military operations in the governorate of Rafah, following South Africa’s application for additional provisional measures in its genocide case, Heba Morayef, Amnesty International’s Regional...
Türkiye: Authorities must open Galatasaray Square permanently to Saturday Mothers/People ahead of their historic 1,000th vigil for missing relatives
Turkish authorities must lift permanently unlawful restrictions on Istanbul’s iconic Galatasaray Square and allow the Saturday Mothers/People to gather there, said Amnesty International on the eve of their 1,000th vigil demanding justice for their loved ones forcibly disappeared after being...
Europe: New EU due diligence law governing big business is a landmark advance for human rights
A vote by ministers of the 27 EU member states earlier today to pass a law requiring big businesses to identify and address negative human rights and environmental impacts in their operations marks one of the most significant advances of international business and human rights legislation in recent...
Sudan: UN and African Union must act swiftly to prevent mass atrocities in El Fasher
Responding to reports of escalating violence in El Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur region, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said; “Civilians are caught in the escalating violence in Sudan’s El Fasher city. The international community including...
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Srebrenica resolution an important recognition for victims and their families
Reacting to the UN General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution establishing 11 July as an official International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, Jelena Sesar, Amnesty International’s Europe Researcher, said: “This long overdue resolution represents an...