Human Rights Watch is calling for international pressure on the Hasina government to protect rights from military violence against peaceful protesters and internet shutdowns.
The NGO points to a 2016 UN Human Rights Council resolution that “shutting down the internet...
by Anna Violante
On 6 June, on the sixth anniversary of the arbitrary arrest of 16 defenders of the rights of the casteless and marginalised, Amnesty International took to Twitter and Instagram to once again call on the Indian government...
by Ambra Visentin
(This interview was originally published in the Atlas of Wars on June 30, 2023)
Stella Assange recounts the long struggle to free her husband. A case of persecution by the US with the complicity of the UK. ‘If...
by Sofia Silei
On June 18, Thailand made an important historic step in the recognition of LGBTQ+ rights, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. The Thai Senate, under the government of Srettha Thavisin, passed a...
By Ambra Visentin
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked the court's Pre-Trial Chamber to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for "war crimes and crimes against humanity"...
By Ambra Visentin
The Malian government has launched an inter-Malian dialogue with the aim of "reconciling the sons and daughters of the country and establishing lasting peace". This initiative, requested by President Assimi Goïta and outlined in his address to...
By Ambra Visentin
The data collected and highlighted in the more than one-hour video investigation by Report, a programme of the public broadcaster RAI - with 12,000 employees, an annual budget of 2.5 billion euros and a market share of...
by Ambra Visentin
One year on from the start of the latest civil war in Sudan, an international humanitarian conference in Paris recently pledged more than two billion euros in aid for the north-east African country. The country has been...
By Ambra Visentin
The school says no to militarisation. An appeal against the participation of students in the Frecce Tricolori training day at the Ghedi air base has been signed by almost 300 teachers from a high school in Desenzano...
In the last week alone, three mass abductions took place. The perpetrators are criminal, terrorist or herdsmen groups taking advantage of the extreme weakness of the Nigerian government. Riccardo Noury, spokesperson for Amnesty International Italy, explains the impact of...
