June 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
Ukraine
Report on the attack by Russian armed forces on a theatre building in Mariupol on 16 March 2022 (security-related and humanitarian developments in Mariupol since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022; civilian casualties; other topics)
"Children": Attack on the Donetsk Regional Academic Drama Theatre in Mariupol, Ukraine [EUR 50/5713/2022] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
30 June 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
Algeria
More than 260 individuals currently detained in connection with the Hirak protest movement
Algeria: Over 260 Hirak detainees languishing in prison must be released (Appeal or News Release, English)
30 June 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
China
Hong Kong: Former security chief John Lee appoined chief executive
Hong Kong: New leader John Lee must change course to halt collapse of city’s freedoms (Appeal or News Release, English)
30 June 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
Ethiopia
Statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Tigray and other regions affected by armed conflict and the Ethiopian government's rejection of the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia
International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia should investigate all atrocities [AFR 25/5777/2022] (Appeal or News Release, English)
30 June 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
Zimbabwe
Statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation and the Zimbabwean government's refusal of specific recommendations of the UN Universal Periodic Review
Oral Statement Item 6: Consideration of UPR reports: Zimbabwe; UN Human Rights Council 50th session, 13 June - 8 July 2022 [AFR 46/5753/2022] (Appeal or News Release, English)
29 June 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
India
Rajasthan state: Man killed by 2 perpetrators after having voiced his support in social media for a politician who had made Islamophobic statements
India: Amnesty International condemns shocking murder of Kanhaiya Lal (Appeal or News Release, English)
29 June 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
Senegal
Dakar and other cities: : Several people killed, injured or arbitrarily arrested in protests met with violence by security forces
Senegal. Prohibitions, violence, arbitrary arrests: the right to protest is under threat (Appeal or News Release, English)
29 June 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
Burundi
Statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation (restrictions on freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly)
Burundi: Government must uphold its human rights obligations, curb widespread impunity [IOR 40/5768/2022] (Appeal or News Release, English)
28 June 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
India
Co-founder of independent fact-checking website ALT-News arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity in social media
India: Free Human Rights Defender Mohammed Zubair (Appeal or News Release, English)
28 June 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
Egypt
10 people sentenced to death and 153 to prison terms ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment in terrorism trial characterised by enforced disappearances and torture
Egypt: Quash death sentences in torture-tainted grossly unfair mass trial (Appeal or News Release, English)