In Northern Ghana, hundreds of women accused of witchcraft live in exile.
Their voices are at the center of the exhibition 'Ghana: Branded for Life'. As many of them say: “I’m not a witch.”
Explore their stories and experiences through this virtual exhibition.
The fossil fuel industry is thriving around the world, despite the global commitments by world leaders to move away from coal, oil and gas.
In our latest report, #ExtractionExtinction, we @amnesty expose how the fossil fuel infrastructure is expanding at the expense of human rights. Our new report, out now: https://t.co/NQfGKSHEiv
Over the past six months, the headlines have been dominated by stories of fear, division and hatred. However, activists around the world are working away to ensure hope prevails.
Here are 29 human rights wins we can be proud of 👇
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre.
Denial of genocide is not only a profound insult to victims & families, but a rejection of the definitive rulings by intn’l courts that concluded the acts committed there constituted genocide.
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Food should never come with gunfire.
Over 500 Palestinians have been killed and 4,000 injured under Israel’s militarized distribution scheme in Gaza.
This is not a humanitarian response.
More than 170 organizations, including @Amnesty, are calling for an end to this deadly system and a return to principled, UN-led humanitarian access.
Six months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria, survivors of its brutal detention system, including the infamous Saydnaya military prison, are grappling with devastating physical and mental health consequences amid a critical lack of support.
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we're echoing survivor associations in calling for concrete action to guarantee the rights of torture survivors to reparations, including rehabilitation, and to justice.
Since 2017, Amnesty has been part of a global movement to open up new pathways to safety through community sponsorship.
Thanks to this collective effort, more than one million refugees have been welcomed worldwide.
This is Eyad Jaabary (Eddy)'s story⬇️
https://t.co/4gOWTt1kOJ
Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent U.S. resident and recent graduate of Columbia University has been arbitrarily detained since March by U.S. immigration authorities. He should never have been detained in the first place.
Targeting and threatening peaceful protestors, particularly on the basis of their immigration or residency status, flies in the face of human rights. No matter how the
Trump administration tries to manipulate the law, freedom of expression is a human right — not a deportable offense.
Mahmoud Khalil, like everybody in the U.S., has the human right to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and due process. His detention is unjust, and it is past time for him to be released.
A U.S. District Judge found no legitimate basis for Mahmoud Khalil’s continued detention, the Trump administration must release him immediately. https://t.co/WFAZWAnffa
With a U.S. District Judge finding no legitimate basis for Mahmoud Khalil’s continued detention, the Trump administration must release him immediately.
Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and recent graduate of Columbia University who has been arbitrarily detained since March by U.S. immigration authorities, should never have been detained in the first place. The Trump administration separated him from his wife and forced him to miss the birth of his child to make an example out of him, threaten others and silence dissent.
No matter how the Trump administration tries to manipulate the law, freedom of expression is a human right -- not a deportable offense.
The U.S. government must do better. We urgently call on authorities to respect the right to peaceful protest. We also call upon the Trump Administration to end the mass deportations that are at the heart of these protests.
By forcibly intercepting and blocking the Madleen, Israel has once again ignored its legal obligations towards civilians in the occupied Gaza Strip. The crew were unarmed activists and human rights defenders on a humanitarian mission.
They must be released immediately and unconditionally. They must also be protected from torture and other ill-treatment.
As the occupying power Israel has an international obligation to ensure civilians in Gaza have sufficient and safe access to food, medicine, and other supplies indispensable to their survival. Instead, and as part of its calculated effort to inflict on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life designed to bring about their physical destruction, it has consistently and deliberately impeded the provision of impartial humanitarian assistance for civilians in desperate need.
During its voyage over the past few days the Madleen’s mission emerged as a powerful symbol of solidarity with besieged, starved and suffering Palestinians amid persistent international inaction. However, this very mission is also an indictment of the international community’s failure to put an end to Israel’s inhumane blockade. Activists would not have needed to risk their lives had Israel’s allies translated their rhetoric into forceful action to allow aid into Gaza.
States must act now or risk complicity in Israel’s grave violations of Palestinians’ rights.
“By targeting people based on their race, religion, or nationality, from countries with predominantly Black, Brown and Muslim-majority populations, this blanket ban constitutes racial discrimination under international human rights law” - @AgnesCallamard https://t.co/i8ilu2Ge1Z
While the world celebrates Eid, Israel is bombing, displacing and starving Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip. Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime.
The global community must act now to unconditionally lift the blockade and stop Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
"When it comes to unfair imprisonment overseas, what does the protection of a British passport actually mean?"
Laila is risking her life to free her son, Alaa. The Prime Minister must act, and he must act now.
Powerful piece 👇 https://t.co/fkagDkfsxI