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Myanmar: ‘Vile and brutal’ tactics used by military to crush opposition - new reportDetainees allege they were psychologically tortured with death and rape threats
01 Aug 2022 Press release -
Ethiopia: 'Horrific' massacre of 400 ethnic Amhara must be investigated immediately
Most of those killed were unarmed women and children, including newborns
20 Jul 2022 Press release -
Iran/Sweden: life sentence for 1988 prison massacres is 'step toward justice'14 Jul 2022 Press release
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Open letter on Justice for UkraineOn World Day for International Justice Day we demand impartial justice for human rights violations everywhere. Securing impartial justice is vital for humanity to win, and this is our message to the Foreign Secretary.
14 Jul 2022 Blog post -
Russia: Councillor in Moscow sentenced to seven years in jail for opposing the Ukraine warA court in Moscow sentenced Aleksei Gorinov to seven years in jail for criticising Russia’s military actions in Ukraine
08 Jul 2022 Press release -
Ukraine: more Russian war crimes in 'reckless' attack on Odesa town - new investigationRussian airstrikes on an apartment block and hotel in the coastal town of Serhiivka in the Odesa region of southern Ukraine - strikes which killed at least 21 civilians and injured at least 35 others - were “reckless” and amount to war crimes, said…
07 Jul 2022 Press release -
Ukraine: Mariupol theatre attack was 'a clear war crime' - new investigation30 Jun 2022 Press release
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Ukraine: Russia used cluster bombs and unguided rockets in 'horrific' assault on Kharkiv13 Jun 2022 Press release
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Myanmar: 150,000 displaced and hundreds killed during military attacks in Eastern States - new reportMilitary onslaught in Kayin and Kayah States includes war crimes and likely crimes against humanity
31 May 2022 Press release -
Ukraine/Russia: The rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war from Azovstal must be protectedUkrainian soldiers who were besieged in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant for months have surrendered themselves to Russia’s armed forces
17 May 2022 Press release -
The Tadamon Massacre - Six Minutes that Shocked a NationThe Tadamon Massacre - Six Minutes that Shocked a Nation By Mansour Omari
14 May 2022 Blog post -
Ukraine: further evidence of Russian war crimes in Bucha and other towns - new reportRussian forces must face justice for a series of war crimes committed northwest of Kyiv.
06 May 2022 Press release -
Ukraine: Russian forces extrajudicially executed civilians in apparent war crimes - new testimonies07 Apr 2022 Press release
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Ukraine: apparent war crimes in Bucha must be investigated04 Apr 2022 Press release
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Ukraine: safe humanitarian corridors urgently neededCivilians whose homes have been destroyed and others fearing for their lives under Russian bombardment must be granted access to safe humanitarian corridors as a matter of urgency, Amnesty International said today.
10 Mar 2022 Press release -
Ukraine: Russian 'dumb bomb' attack killed dozens of civilians in Chernihiv - new investigationA Russian airstrike that reportedly killed 47 civilians in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv may constitute a war crime.
09 Mar 2022 Press release -
Ukraine: concern at prisoners of war appearing at press conferencesPrisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine must have their rights respected under the Third Geneva Convention.
07 Mar 2022 Press release -
Ukraine: Russia's invasion is 'crime of aggression' under international lawRussia’s invasion of Ukraine is a clear violation of the United Nations Charter and an act of aggression that is a crime under international law.
01 Mar 2022 Press release -
Ukraine: Russian military have carried out indiscriminate attacks - new expert analysisRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has included indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas and strikes on protected objects such as hospitals, Amnesty International said today, after documenting three incidents it believes have killed at least six civilians and…
25 Feb 2022 Press release -
Ukraine: fears for civilians amid likely indiscriminate Russian attacks
Amnesty International has expressed fears for human rights and for the safety of civilians in the wake of Russia’s multi-pronged military attack on Ukraine this morning.
24 Feb 2022 Press release
