USA: Death Toll in Campaign of Extrajudicial Killings at Sea Nears 200
The U. S. Congress and the international community must take immediate action to stop the U.
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Iran: Mass arbitrary arrests and political executions mark intensifying repression
Iranian authorities are using the cover of what they call “wartime conditions” to intensify their repression of dissent through mass arbitrary arrests, accelerated grossly unfair judicial proceedings, politically motivated executions, harsh prison sentences, and asset confiscations, Amnesty International said today. Since the unlawful military attack launched by the USA and Israel against Iran on 28 […] The post Iran: Mass arbitrary arrests and political executions mark intensifying repression appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Global: Enormous data pipelines powering major generative AI systems are rooted in mass invasions of privacy by design
Companies are extracting vast troves of online data through unlawful web scraping to build their generative artificial intelligence (AI) products in a way that is enabling a mass invasion of privacy, making these systems unlawful by design, Amnesty International said in a new briefing today. Unlawful by Design: Exposing the Human Rights Costs of Generative AI documents serious risks […] The post Global: Enormous data pipelines powering major generative AI systems are rooted in mass invasions of privacy by design appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Sri Lanka: Malaiyaha Tamil workers in private tea estates suffer serious labour abuses – new report
Malaiyaha Tamils working on private tea estates and smallholdings in Sri Lanka are being subjected to abuses that meet many of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) indicators of forced labour, while being denied access to the country’s strict labour protections, Amnesty International said in a new report. The research, which documents the plight of workers in […] The post Sri Lanka: Malaiyaha Tamil workers in private tea estates suffer serious labour abuses – new report appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Bangladesh: Authorities must immediately drop ICT charges against journalists for carrying out their work
Responding to the charges brought against detained Ekattor Television journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Haque by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), reportedly in relation to a ‘misleading’ report on the deadly crackdown on protesters at the Shapla Square in May 2013, Smriti Singh, South Asia Regional Director of Amnesty International said: “Freedom of expression extends […] The post Bangladesh: Authorities must immediately drop ICT charges against journalists for carrying out their work appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Netherlands: Amnesty International supports strategic lawsuit against alleged illegal tracking software in games and apps
Amnesty International supports a class action lawsuit filed today by The Privacy Collective on behalf of Dutch internet users against the American tech company AppLovin. The case focuses on the alleged unlawful collection and trading of personal data of millions of Dutch people via tracking software in popular mobile games and apps. This is what’s happening Through software built into countless popular games and apps, AppLovin is […] The post Netherlands: Amnesty International supports strategic lawsuit against alleged illegal tracking software in games and apps appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Global: New UN climate accountability resolution an important step in advancing climate justice
Responding to the adoption of the climate accountability resolution at the United Nations General Assembly by overwhelming consensus today, Camile Cortez, Senior Campaigner on Climate Justice at Amnesty International, said: “Today’s vote marks an important step in advancing climate justice. By adopting this resolution, states have recognized that they have legal duties to address the […] The post Global: New UN climate accountability resolution an important step in advancing climate justice appeared first on Amnesty International .
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El Salvador: After a year in detention and repeated rights violations, authorities must immediately release Ruth López
One year after the arbitrary detention of Ruth López, Amnesty International is reiterating its concern over the human rights violations committed against her and calling on the Salvadoran authorities to fully guarantee her due process rights, end her incommunicado detention, and fully comply with the precautionary measures granted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. […] The post El Salvador: After a year in detention and repeated rights violations, authorities must immediately release Ruth López appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Mozambique: Authorities must promptly investigate killing of opposition figure and bring perpetrators to justice
Responding to the killing of Pedro João Chaúque, a member of the opposition National Alliance for a Free and Autonomous Mozambique (Anamola) party, in Mozambique’s south-western Gaza province on 16 May, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said: “The killing of Pedro João Chaúque by unknown armed men is extremely […] The post Mozambique: Authorities must promptly investigate killing of opposition figure and bring perpetrators to justice appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Indonesia: Military silences dissent with disinformation campaigns branding activists and journalists ‘foreign agents’
Coordinated disinformation campaigns portraying government critics as “foreign agents” are silencing dissent and fueling intimidation and violence under Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. ‘Building up Imaginary Enemies’ reveals a growing pattern in which Indonesian authorities – including the military – deploy online disinformation to target journalists, activists, academics […] The post Indonesia: Military silences dissent with disinformation campaigns branding activists and journalists ‘foreign agents’ appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Dominican Republic: Global leadership in health requires domestic consistency and an end to racial discrimination
Responding to the Dominican Republic assuming the presidency of the 79th World Health Assembly, Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: “As it assumes the presidency of the world’s leading global health forum, President Luis Abinader’s government in the Dominican Republic has the responsibility to demonstrate that its international leadership translates into real guarantees […] The post Dominican Republic: Global leadership in health requires domestic consistency and an end to racial discrimination appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Death penalty in 2025 – Facts and figures
Global figures Global executions Violating international law Global death sentences Abolishing the death penalty Regional analysis Americas Asia-Pacific Europe and Central Asia Middle East and North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa The post Death penalty in 2025 – Facts and figures appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Hong Kong: Activists’ unjust trial for peaceful Tiananmen commemoration resumes
Responding to the resumption of the trial of activists who organized Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, Amnesty International Hong Kong’s spokesperson Fernando Cheung said: “As closing arguments begin in this trial, the Hong Kong authorities must confront the basic injustice at its heart: commemorating victims of human rights abuses is compassionate, not criminal. Holding people […] The post Hong Kong: Activists’ unjust trial for peaceful Tiananmen commemoration resumes appeared first on Amnesty International .
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GLOBAL: Executions surge to highest recorded figure in 44 years
Executions in 2025 soared to the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 1981, with 2,707 people executed across 17 countries, revealed the latest annual report from the human rights organization on the global use of the death penalty. The staggering rise recorded in the report Death Sentences and Executions 2025, was down to a […] The post GLOBAL: Executions surge to highest recorded figure in 44 years appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Russia: Journalist Ivan Safronov jailed for 22 years on trumped-up treason charges is a prisoner of conscience
Commenting on Amnesty International’s designation of Ivan Safronov – a former journalist from Russia sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment on “high treason” charges – as a prisoner of conscience, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “The Russian authorities have not presented credible evidence that Ivan Safronov committed high treason. They […] The post Russia: Journalist Ivan Safronov jailed for 22 years on trumped-up treason charges is a prisoner of conscience appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Mali: GSIM must observe international humanitarian law and ensure safety of civilians as Bamako is under siege
The ongoing siege of Bamako is having unacceptable consequences for civilians’ freedom of movement and may lead to serious violations of their rights to food security, health and life, Amnesty International said today, as it called on the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM) armed group to respect international humanitarian law and […] The post Mali: GSIM must observe international humanitarian law and ensure safety of civilians as Bamako is under siege appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Philippines: Authorities must arrest former police chief amid alarming obstruction of justice
In response to reports that former police chief Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa has fled the Philippines Senate building allowing him to evade an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, Ritz Lee Santos III, Executive Director of Amnesty International Philippines, said: “We are deeply alarmed at the obstruction of justice and chaotic scenes witnessed at the […] The post Philippines: Authorities must arrest former police chief amid alarming obstruction of justice appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Algeria: Authorities must release arbitrarily detained journalists and uphold press freedom
The Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all arbitrarily detained journalists targeted for exercising their right to freedom of expression, including Abdelwakil Blamm, Hassan Bouras and Christophe Gleizes, Amnesty International said today. The call comes ahead of the 14 May trial of Abdelwakil Blamm on bogus terrorism charges, amid the Algerian authorities’ misuse of the criminal justice system to punish independent critical media voices. Since November 2025, the Algerian authorities […] The post Algeria: Authorities must release arbitrarily detained journalists and uphold press freedom appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Poland: Stop cooperating with ICE on unlawful returns of Ukrainians
Amnesty International and Human Rights First today published a joint letter to Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior urging an end to the Polish government’s cooperation with the US administration’s unlawful mass deportations of immigrant communities. According to information gathered by Amnesty International and Human Rights First, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed through […] The post Poland: Stop cooperating with ICE on unlawful returns of Ukrainians appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Haiti: Drone attacks raise serious human rights concerns and threaten children
Responding to the latest figures from The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) on people killed and injured during security operations against armed gangs in Haiti, including drone attacks reportedly supported at times by a private military company, Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: “The use of armed drones in densely populated urban […] The post Haiti: Drone attacks raise serious human rights concerns and threaten children appeared first on Amnesty International .
