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Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General at the press conference for the launch of Amnesty International's annual report 2023 on 23 April 2024, London, UK

24th April 2024
Amnesty International sounds alarm on a watershed moment for international law amid flagrant rule-breaking by governments and corporate actors

22nd April 2024
State-backed deadly rampage by Israeli settlers underscores urgent need to dismantle apartheid

People detained following the territorial defeat of Islamic State are dying in large numbers due to inhumane conditions in north-east Syria

17th April 2024
Syria: Mass death, torture and other violations against people detained in aftermath of Islamic State defeat – new report

Demonstrators hold up hangers, symbolizing illegal abortion, during a protest against a possible tightening of Poland abortion law, already one of the most restrictive in Europe, in Warsaw on April 3, 2016. AFP / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

15th April 2024
Poland: Vote to amend law is a significant step towards providing access to safe and legal abortion

A boy and a father on a bus, wrapped up warm, through a window

10th April 2024
EU: Vote to adopt the Migration and Asylum Pact ‘a missed opportunity’

8th April 2024
Israel/OPT: Death in custody of Walid Daqqah is cruel reminder of Israel’s disregard for Palestinians’ right to life

4th April 2024
Iran executes 853 people in eight-year high amid relentless repression and renewed ‘war on drugs’

Men check the damages to the house of the Palestinian Nofal family, who were killed during Israel bombardment, on January 10, 2024 in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

3rd April 2024
Time is running out for international action to protect civilians and prevent atrocity crimes in Rafah, as UN Security Council resolution is ignored

Amnesty International is launching a powerful film showing the devastating impact less-lethal weapons are having on protesters globally, with many suffering life-long injuries and permanent disabilities. The new film, which features Leidy Cadena who was blinded by police in 2021 during a protest which was part of the National Strikes in Colombia, shows the devastating impact such weapons can have.

3rd April 2024
New short film highlights devastating impact less-lethal weapons are having on protesters globally.

The bodies of Palestinians in bags after an Israel attack

26th March 2024
UN Special Rapporteur report on Gaza provides crucial evidence that must spur international action to prevent genocide

26th March 2024
UK: High Court adjournment of appeal leaves Julian Assange and all media workers in limbo

Graphic calling for a ceasefire now in Gaza and Israel

25th March 2024
UN resolution must pave way for enduring ceasefire to alleviate mass suffering in Gaza

19th March 2024
Saudi Arabia: Repressive draft penal code shatters illusions of progress and reform

Amnesty activists call for a ceasefire now in Palestine in front of the US Embassy

15th March 2024
CAMPAIGNERS CALL ON BIDEN TO ‘LISTEN TO HIS IRISH ROOTS’ OVER GAZA CEASEFIRE

13th March 2024
Gaza: Airdrops and sea routes are no alternative to aid delivery by land

Iranian women remove headscarves. Iranian authorities are waging a large-scale campaign to enforce repressive compulsory veiling laws through widespread surveillance of women and girls in public spaces and mass police checks targeting women drivers.

7th March 2024
Iran: Draconian campaign to enforce compulsory veiling laws through surveillance and mass car confiscations

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