amnestypress

Human rights news & analysis from @amnesty's global press office.

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Portugal: Initial reports suggest that the police deployed excessive force to disperse a peaceful protest camp in Porto, Portugal, in the early hours of 15 October that injured 37 people. @amensty statement 👇https://t.co/vYhiyaBjnF

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

"Police raid and state takeover of Turkish opposition TV channel ‘a brutal blow to media freedom" @amnesty

It comes on the same day that Ekrem Imamoğlu is due to give testimony in a trial that would likely have been extensively covered by @halktvcomtrr
https://t.co/8jXDLh9oUe

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

On World Day Against the Death Penalty, @amnesty charts how a number of countries across Southeast Asia are moving towards abolition, highlighting the isolation of Singapore as an outlier in the region.

Read our new briefing, out now.

https://t.co/NflfZfvtc4

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

We pay tribute to Navi Pillay whose commitment to international law, unwavering independence and guiding moral light have made her one of the most respected human rights figures of our time."
https://t.co/WPsQP7kJE2

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

The announcement by the Trump administration that it has set the first military execution in more than six decades is reprehensible and showcases the inherent arbitrariness of the death penalty and the authorities’ utter disregard for the right to life.

https://t.co/40KG9WFZut

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

USA: Trump’s attack on the ICC demands a global response of resistance and protection 

“President Trump’s sanctions are designed to isolate and ultimately destroy the International Criminal Court” - @ErikaGuevaraR

https://t.co/VNdOAqtiHp

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child, meet Julie, a survivor of sexual violence and a fighter for human rights in West Africa. #IDG #GBV #GirlsRights
For her story:

https://t.co/mOsB5oVSLl

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

The #Singapore government should immediately stop its wave of prosecutions of human rights defenders and activists and end the use of oppressive laws to suppress peaceful activism. 3/3

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Human rights defender and activist Kokila Annamalai is on trial in #Singapore for a social media post on a drug -related execution in 2024. If found guilty she faces up to S$20,000 (US $15,600), jail of up to a year, or both. 1/3 https://t.co/XfaWOWWpa0

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Annamalai is the first to face trial for a charge under Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) - a repressive law that grants authorities sweeping powers to criminalise freedom of expression. 2/3 https://t.co/M0xu3DkjC9

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

“Stun grenades are dangerous devices which have a long history of causing serious injuries, & they must be permanently banned from the policing of all protests. Failure to do so will result in more serious & preventable injuries”@amnesty on France protests https://t.co/radF8EgZnt

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

A landmark victory for climate accountability: Australia’s High Court has confirmed that the climate impacts of coal and gas projects beyond Australia’s borders cannot simply be ignored in project approvals.

Now, as COP31 President of Negotiations, Australia must confront a fundamental contradiction: Australia cannot be a credible climate leader while continuing fossil fuel production. Communities are already paying the price through floods, fires, extreme heat and drought. The human cost of climate change is impossible to ignore.

The ruling adds to growing global momentum for climate harm accountability, including the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion in 2025 that found that the failure to phase out fossil fuels may constitute an internationally wrongful act.

[amnestyfrance @amnestyfrance]

Aujourd’hui, Amnesty International France participait à la mobilisation des lycéen·es.

Objectif : soutenir le droit de manifestation des jeunes et être à leurs côtés.

Notre présidente @ASavinelBarras était sur place 👇

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

@amnesty The hearing targets the two human rights defenders.

“They want to shut me up because what I’ve been doing over the last six to seven years is revealing their wrongdoings,” Olsen told @euobs https://t.co/k1O6dOiMu0

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Greece: Tommy Olsen and Panayote Dimitras' trial starts today. “The Greek authorities have a long-standing record of going after human rights defenders and criminalising human rights work, but this is a new low," said @amnesty https://t.co/7PUBlGF1Zr

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Discover more stories of environmental human rights defenders around the world who are standing up for people and the planet: https://t.co/gOR7nsZBYR

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Meet Antonia Burke who is standing up for Indigenous rights in Australia: https://t.co/KMm4kXy69x
As co-host of #COP31, Australia must ensure it delivers more than promises. Anything less would betray our shared responsibility to uphold human rights and secure climate justice.

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Australia cannot credibly claim climate leadership while continuing to support fossil fuel expansion that deepens the harms facing Pacific communities. Read more on @amnesty's asks at #PreCOP31 : https://t.co/VDgBkvwn5R

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

French authorities must act upon their human rights obligations and stop the disproportionate police response seen in recent days to student protests

Call from @Amnesty International said ahead of today’s planned nationwide demonstrations.  https://t.co/m2XlnKcLB9

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

#PreCOP31 must turn years of rhetoric into concrete commitments and action that deliver the climate ambition the world needs at #COP31 in November.
Pacific communities cannot carry the burden of global climate leadership alone.
Read more: https://t.co/VDgBkvwn5R

#Fiji #Tuvalu