Kyrgyzstan: Medics suffer rights violations, pay high personal price during COVID-19 pandemic
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Health workers in Kyrgyzstan have paid an astoundingly high personal price during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen them forced to...
Philippines: UN must intensify pressure to end killings as impunity reigns
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to incite a wave of extrajudicial executions and fuel a climate of near-absolute...
Joshua Wong arrest for wearing a mask highlights escalating crackdown on dissent
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Following the arrest of opposition activists Joshua Wong and Koo Sze-yiu for taking part in last October’s ‘unauthorized’ protest against Hong...
World leaders responding to pandemic must not forfeit action on climate crisis
Source: Amnesty International NZ
World leaders responding to pandemic must not forfeit action on climate crisis
World leaders must stop using COVID-19 as an excuse to...
Twitter still failing women over online violence and abuse
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Twitter is still not doing enough to protect women from online violence and abuse, despite repeated promises to do so, new...
EU companies selling surveillance tools to China’s human rights abusers
Source: Amnesty International NZ
European tech companies risk fuelling widespread human rights abuses by selling digital surveillance technology to China’s public security agencies, a new...
REPORTS OF FORCED STERILIZATION OF WOMEN IN ICE DETENTION DEEPLY ALARMING
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to reports that there have been hysterectomies performed on immigrant women detained in the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Georgia, Denise...
Venezuela: Hard-hitting UN report backs claims of crimes against humanity and identifies possible perpetrators
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, created by the UN Human Rights Council in September 2019, presented its conclusions in...
Delhi Police Continue to Enjoy Impunity Despite Rights Violations
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The Delhi police personnel were complicit and an active participant in the violence that took place in Delhi in February 2020,...
Cambodia: Youth targeted in ‘shocking’ wave of arrests
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The Cambodian authorities must end their relentless assault on young human rights defenders and others peacefully expressing their political opinions, said...
Global: Amnesty analysis reveals over 7,000 health workers have died from COVID-19
Source: Amnesty International NZ
New analysis by Amnesty International has found that at least 7,000 health workers have died around the world after contracting COVID-19....
U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST ICC STAFF CREATE CHILLING EFFECT FOR INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to today’s announcement of U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), Daniel Balson, advocacy director at Amnesty International USA,...
