Israel/OPT: Israel must lift illegal and inhumane blockade on Gaza as power plant runs out of fuel

The shutdown of Gaza’s only power plant will exacerbate an already desperate humanitarian crisis for more than 2.2 million people trapped in the Gaza Strip, amid a massive bombing campaign by Israel that has killed at least 1,350 people and injured more than 6,000 people.

Reacting to the news that unjustly imprisoned Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said:  

On the occasion of the 2023 World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October, Amnesty International highlights in a new briefing [LINK] the use of the death penalty for drug related offences, which is unlawful under international human rights law and standards and has been applied in a discriminatory manner. Despite this, hundreds of drug related executions have been carried out in recent years, disproportionately affecting those from marginalized sectors of society and often following proceedings that violated international standards for a fair trial.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi must be released immediately and unconditionally

Israeli security forces and Palestinian armed groups must make every effort to protect the lives of civilians in today’s outbreak of fighting in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, said Amnesty International amid a mounting civilian death toll.

Thailand: Upcoming verdict in case of murdered Indigenous activist ‘Billy’ must deliver justice

Ahead of the expected verdict on Thursday (28 September) for four people accused of involvement in the enforced disappearance and murder of Indigenous Karen human rights defender Pholachi ‘Billy’ Rakchongcharoen, Amnesty International’s Regional Researcher for Thailand Chanatip Tatiyakaroonwong said:

China: #MeToo and labour activists facing ‘baseless’ trial must be released

Cambodia: World Heritage Committee must not ignore ‘mass forced evictions’ around Angkor Wat

Hong Kong: Same-sex marriage ruling a moment of hope for LGBTI rights

Meta should immediately pay reparations to the Rohingya for the role that Facebook played in the ethnic cleansing of the persecuted minority group, Amnesty International said today, on the sixth anniversary of the Myanmar military’s brutal operation during which they raped Rohingya women and girls, burned down entire villages, and killed thousands.