The African Union must convene an emergency session on the situation in northern Ethiopia as the latest armed conflict which broke out in the Tigray and parts of Afar and Amhara regions on 21 September expands, Amnesty International said today. Since the outbreak of fresh fighting, the organization has continued to receive credible reports of […] The post Ethiopia: African Union must convene emergency session on Ethiopia as new conflict expands appeared first on Amnesty International.

Mexico is undergoing a serious crisis, with more than 128,000 disappeared and missing persons. These disappearances, many of them enforced, not only affect the lives of the disappeared persons, but al...

Se cumplen dos meses de la entrada de más de 80.000 de personas migrantes en Ceuta. La organización identifica, durante una reciente investigación en terreno, riesgos específicos que sufren cientos de niños y niñas, desprotegidos por parte de las autoridades. También centenares de mujeres siguen viviendo en la calle sin protección. El discurso de odio alentado por partidos políticos y autoridades alimenta el racismo, la xenofobia, y la islamofobia contra la población migrante y personas racializadas. Amnistía Internacional se ha dirigido por carta a los presidentes del Gobierno de España y del Gobierno de Ceuta para compartir las conclusiones de su investigación sobre el terreno y pedirles acciones urgentes que proporcionen ayuda humanitaria y una acogida digna, y atención especializada a mujeres, niñas y niños en riesgo, ya sea en Ceuta o mediante su traslado a la Península. “Tenemos órdenes para que no se sientan cómodos”, dijo un militar para justificar las identificaciones, el acoso y el hostigamiento hacia las personas migrantes.

Leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union, As you gather in the forthcoming EU-CELAC ministerial meeting, security will be in everyone’s minds: security of your populations; in...

What do you know about the minerals that are used to make your phone? In North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 control who enters, who leaves, and who profits. For many artisan...

The plunder by M23 and Rwanda of DRC's minerals may amount to war crime of pillage.

In eastern DRC, Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) fighters have committed horrific human rights abuses against artisanal miners while facilitating the trafficking of gold and coltan to neighbourin...

Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) fighters have committed horrific human rights abuses against artisanal miners in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while facilitating the trafficking of gold and coltan to neighbouring Rwanda with the help of Rwandan authorities, Amnesty International said in a new briefing. “DRC: We didn’t come to play: M23 abuses at […] The post DRC: M23 fighters abused miners and trafficked gold and coltan to Rwanda appeared first on Amnesty International.

Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) fighters have committed horrific human rights abuses against artisanal miners in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while facilitating the trafficking of gold and coltan to neighbouring Rwanda with the help of Rwandan authorities, Amnesty International said in a new briefing. “DRC: We didn’t come to play: M23 abuses at […] The post DRC: M23 fighters abused miners and trafficked gold and coltan to Rwanda appeared first on Amnesty International.

One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse, says climate professor Bill McGuire

Responding to the sentencing of activists who organized Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said:  “During most of the 30 years that Hongkonger...

On 18 March 2026, we launched our “Defend Anti-Racism” appeal because the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) found itself in an increasingly difficult situation. At the time, we deliberately share...

On 11 September, the Zambian authorities issued a notice cancelling passports belonging to several government critics “in the interest of national security”

Les données scientifiques s’accumulent pour montrer que le grand bleu absorbe toujours plus de chaleur, faisant suffoquer les organismes marins et les économies qui en dépendent. Le réchauffement climatique anthropique est le principal responsable et amplifie le phénomène de réchauffement naturel El Niño en cours.

In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.

On 4 September Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands meet to discuss progress on plans to deport people to so-called “return hubs”.

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Luis Manuel should never have spent a single day in prison for his art, his activism, or for peacefully expressing his views.