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Iranian authorities have used rape and sexual assault to punish or silence those arrested during the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests, Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday. Amnesty documented 45 cases of sexual violence perpetrated against men, women and children who were detained and says the actual number…

Amnesty International report details ‘harrowing’ testimonies of survivors at hands of security forces following nationwide protests

A report by Amnesty International says El Salvador is experiencing one of the worst human rights crises since the country's 1980-1992 civil war, because of President Nayib Bukele's harsh anti-gang crackdown

Rights groups in Burkina Faso say a prominent human rights defender has been abducted by unknown individuals in what they say could be the latest attempt by the military government to target dissidents

In part two of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we weigh up the issues of resource extraction

In its landmark ruling, issued in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled what the suit called the LGBTQ+ “movement” operating in Russia as an extremist organization and banned it.

Jatau has been in detention since May 2022 when she shared a WhatsApp video condemning mob action on another woman.

Amnesty International organised a banner to encourage City fans to put pressure on owner Sheik Mansour to free Ahmed Mansoor from jail in Abu Dhabi

Despite their rosy narrative, the tournament hosts – and Fifa – face criticism for continued exploitation of migrant labour

One year after Qatar hosted the men’s World Cup, the gas-rich emirate and soccer body FIFA have been urged by human rights group Amnesty International to do more for migrant workers

Somali and Sudanese refugees say they are elated by the British court’s decision to block the Rwanda asylum deal.