Peru’s Congress has passed a controversial reform expanding the powers of a government agency which oversees international aid ...

Other countries on the watchlist include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan, and Serbia.

On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

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A number of blank-firing guns have been handed in to Derbyshire Police during an amnesty this month. The force said it had accepted 13 so-called top-venting blank firing (TVBF) weapons at police ...

Naidoo was also secretary-general of Amnesty International from 2018 to 2020 and secretary-general of Civicus from 1998 to 2008. "The pessimism that flows from our analysis, our observation, and our ...

Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases, calling it a violation of the right to life and an inhumane punishment. Iran’s Kurdish population faces systemic discrimination, limiting ...

A child stands with her mom during the Stop The Attacks on Immigrants protest in Chicago on Feb. 8. Nam Y. Huh/AP Share Given the current national focus on the Trump/Musk administration’s mass ...

They are also trying to amend a law that prevents convicted criminals from running for office. “He’s asking for amnesty, which means he’s basically saying, ‘Guys, I’m guilty. I tried to come up with a ...

He emphasized the legal obligations of States to uphold human rights principles enshrined in instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on ...