Rachel O'Brien

Until every Afghan woman and girl can spread her wings and fly, our country will never truly know peace.

Daulatdia in Bangladesh is officially a brothel village, but it's more like a prison where women are forced into sexual exploitation, most of whom were trafficked here.

On April 2024, 126 Indigenous Bawm people, including 27 women and children, were arbitrary arrested as part of an ongoing military operation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh.

The situation for women and minorities in Bangladesh has deteriorated recently. There have been more attacks on indigenous people over the last year.

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Forced disappearances have become a grim reality in Pakistan, particularly in regions like Balochistan. The systematic targeting of activists, political dissenters, and students has left thousands missing.

The Anti-Racist demonstrations in August show communities that neutralise hate exist. Against the echoes of imperialism and seething rage on our doorsteps, we showed up and painted a picture of tolerant, accepting communities.

Amnesty UK’s first event, Deconstructing Power, is set to take place in a few weeks, with a lineup of powerful speakers and a range of thought-provoking discussions.

The question before us now is: What can we do? Can we stand by and watch as Afghan women are silenced and subjugated, or will we, as a nation, step up and take meaningful action?

As of 8 August 2024, the National Register of Missing and Disappeared Persons reported up to 116,386 disappeared and missing persons. With the numbers ever rising, this is not just a historical problem.

It has been five years since India revoked Jammu and Kashmir's semi-autonomous status, a decision that plunged the region into a stringent lockdown marked by extensive control over freedom of the press, expression, and politics.

The fruits of the student liberation movement are only beginning to be felt. A decade of brute oppression is slowly coming undone.

On 26 July the United Nations Committee against Torture published its latest review of the situation in Türkiye.

Bangladesh is witnessing a deadly crackdown against student protesters. The heavy-handed response from the authorities has resulted in several hundred deaths of students, journalists and bystanders, as well as thousands being injured.

A new campaign on the Families of the Disappeared coming soon.

On 14th June 2023, the “Adriana” packed with an estimated 750 refugees sank off the coast of Pylos, Greece. Over 600 people including many children drowned.

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So, when someone asks if it is it safe to go to Kashmir as a tourist, the answer is, yes tourists are safe in Kashmir, but Kashmiris live in fear of a knock on the door.

On the 20th of September 2023, Amnesty International launched a new campaign to help put an end to Algeria’s mounting climate of repression.

To learn more about Amnesty International UK’s Activist Led Campaign on Kashmir, contact us on kashmircampaign@amnesty.org.uk to join the supporter network and receive regular updates.