Amnesty International

In a landmark new report marking the fourth anniversary of the start of the Woman Life Freedom uprising, Amnesty International warns that those responsible for crimes against humanity committed to brutally crush nationwide protests in 2022 continue to control Iran’s deadly state machinery of repression today. The report, Architects of Atrocities: State Machinery Orchestrating Crimes Against […] The post Iran: Architects of crimes against humanity to suppress protests must face international justice to deter further massacres appeared first on Amnesty International.

Protesters in Iran have been killed, tortured or imprisoned in the thousands for demanding their human rights and political change. The officials responsible for protest-related crimes against humanity are evading justice while survivors and relatives seeking justice are persecuted. In late 2022, Iran was gripped by large-scale protests that became known as the Woman Life […] The post Why is Amnesty International calling for international justice for crimes against humanity in Iran? appeared first on Amnesty International.

Turkish authorities must end the escalating crackdown on LGBTI rights groups, immediately release detained activists, and stop the targeting and stigmatization of LGBTI people and their advocates, Amnesty International said as a nationwide crackdown enters its fourth day. Since Sunday, police have arrested more than 60 people across 15 provinces following raids on LGBTI rights organizations. […] The post Türkiye: Authorities must end escalating crackdown on LGBTI rights groups and immediately release detained activists appeared first on Amnesty International.

Last year’s “State of the European Union” speech made headlines when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen finally proposed suspending the trade part of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and sanctioning Israeli ministers and settlers. One year on, almost none of those measures have been adopted, and as more and more EU countries and allies […] The post Von der Leyen’s failures on Israel must end, starting with a settlement trade ban appeared first on Amnesty International.

Algeria’s authorities must immediately abandon any plans to expand the scope of the death penalty or resume executions after more than three decades without carrying one out, said Amnesty International as the government examines amendments to the penal code that would broaden the use of the death penalty. The organization calls on Algeria’s authorities to immediately establish an official moratorium as a first step […] The post Algeria: Threats to resume executions after 30 years severe blow to human rights appeared first on Amnesty International.