Following a recent investigation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Amnesty International has gathered new evidence that the Myanmar military is committing war crimes and other human rights violations. The military operation is ongoing, raising the prospect of additional crimes being committed.

The European elections are over and now the real work begins for our new MEPs! The new cohort take their seats at a time of great turbulence both in Europe and globally. Leaders are spreading hate and fear,politicians are cracking down on peaceful activists, and powerful people are pushing for policies that are making us poorer and destroying our environment. As they take their seats for the next five years, new Members of the European Parliament (EP) have work to do to ensure that the human rights of everyone within the EU, and around the world, are respected.  

We all want the opportunity to build the life we want and pursue our ambitions. To have work that pays enough, to be able to afford somewhere decent to live. We should all have access to good education, access to a doctor or the hospital, regardless of our circumstances.

In response to a decision by Turkey’s Constitutional Court to reject an application by civil society leader Osman Kavala to end his continued pre-trial detention on the grounds that it is in violation of his human rights, Amnesty International’s Turkey Campaigner Milena Buyum said:

Your voice matters. You have the right to say what you think, express your hopes and wishes and demand a better world. You have the right to agree or disagree with those in power, and to peacefully protest.

Six weeks on, the offensive to takeover Tripoli has resulted in unlawful attacks that could amount to war crimes which must be investigated by international prosecutors, Amnesty International said today, revealing evidence of indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas in the Libyan capital.

Reacting to the onward voyage of the Saudi Arabian state shipping company’s vessel, the Bahri Yanbu, from the Spanish port of Santander this afternoon, Ara Marcen Naval, Deputy Director for Arms Control and Human Rights at Amnesty International, said:

Dear President Tusk,

Responding to news that the Polish authorities detained an activist, Elżbieta Podlesna for several hours, on suspicion of offending religious beliefs, Amnesty International’s Regional Europe Researcher, Barbora Cernusakova, said:

Kindness, compassion, solidarity – these values are all part of being human. When people are forced to flee their home because of war, poverty, or persecution, we want to help them to get back on their feet.

We’re all different, all unique, and all equal. No one in our societies should be left behind or pushed aside because of who we are, or where we come from.

It’s 2019. It’s high time that we lived in a world where people of different genders are treated and respected equally.