This blatant double standard is not only discriminatory, but also demonstrates a concerningly selective approach to human rights.
Criminalizing abortion is the biggest contributing factor to the estimated 35 million unsafe abortions happening every year.abortion
On 24 November 2022, at least 10 people died in an apartment fire in the city of Urumqi, northwest China. They were reportedly prevented from escaping due to strict covid-19 controls. All those who died were Uyghurs, an ethnic group that has endured a campaign of systematic human rights violations by the Chinese government. The […]
On November 20, we observe World Children’s Day. On this day we commemorate the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and recognise the right for all kids to be free, happy and safe. This year we highlight the shocking violations of children’s rights happening in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian […]
Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups flagrantly violated international law and displayed a chilling disregard for human life by carrying out cruel and brutal crimes including mass summary killings, hostage-taking, and launching indiscriminate rocket attacks into Israel, Amnesty International said today. With evidence still emerging of the horrors that unfolded in southern Israel, Amnesty International […]
Israeli authorities have dramatically increased their use of administrative detention, a form of arbitrary detention, of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank; extended emergency measures that facilitate inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners; and failed to investigate incidents of torture and death in custody over the past four weeks, Amnesty International said today. Since 7 […]
Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed in Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023. As the world watches horror, Amnesty International has been documenting human rights violations. Amnesty’s researchers and Digital Evidence Lab have been verifying evidence of violations of international humanitarian law, like repeated attacks by Israeli Forces that amount […]
Social media companies must urgently address the fanning of online hate and racism against Palestinian and Jewish communities.
Cyber incident update – October 2023 Since Pareto discovered the data breach this year, the company undertook significant and robust remediation efforts, having implemented large scale improvements to technology, systems, processes and training. Amnesty worked closely with Pareto to understand the changes that had been put in place, waiting until we reached a high degree […]
Amnesty International has documented unlawful Israeli attacks, including indiscriminate attacks, which caused mass civilian casualties and must be investigated as war crimes.
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