The biggest-ever football World Cup begins on Thursday, across three countries and two continents, with over 100 games. The UN is raising awareness of the game’s powerful capacity to serve as a platform for sustainable development and social justice.
Global forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday, though the figure remains unacceptably high and tens of millions of people are still trapped in prolonged exile with little prospect of rebuilding their lives.
Brazil is rushing to regulate its critical minerals industry and unlock its vast untapped reserves of rare earths, aiming to position itself as a strategic producer with Chinese and US companies competing for fresh supplies. Despite opposition from some environmental and Indigenous rights groups, lawmakers in Brazil’s lower house of Congress passed the government’s critical […]
Significant escalation in speed and scale of annexation measures under Israel’s current government Ethnic cleansing campaign is state-led, and state-sponsored, not driven by rogue settlers or so-called extremist ministers Exponential rise in state-backed settler violence terrorizing and expelling thousands of Palestinians to annex land Communities still at critical risk of displacement, those uprooted must be protected States must halt trade, cooperation and investment relations enabling unlawful occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and impose sanctions on implicated officials The international community’s tacit or explicit […]
A member of Three Lions Pride explains why they won’t be attending the World Cup this year Robert*, 33, is part of Three Lions Pride, the official LGBT+ supporters’ group for the England national football team. The group serves to provide a safe, inclusive, and highly visible space for queer football fans and their allies. […]
A new decree from the Taliban enabling child marriage is the latest salvo in an ongoing assault on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, Amnesty International said in a new legal analysis. The Decree No. 18 “Code on Judicial Separation of Spouses”, published by the Taliban in an official gazette on 14 May […]
Erasing anything Palestinian MDE 15/1103/2026 download report Executive summary Background: Israel’s policies Annex the land, remove Palestinians Settler violence as state policy Forced displacement: three case studies Violations of international law Conclusions and recommendations PreviousNext Executive summary © ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images Download in arabic download in french Download in spanish What is happening […]
Global demand for minerals is rising fast. This is being driven by the shift to renewable energy and electric vehicles, and increasingly by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres. Minerals such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt are essential for these technologies, but extracting them often comes at a high cost to people and planet. Amnesty International’s research, spanning more than a decade and many countries, shows that […]
Russian troops rely on supplies via the land corridor to Crimea, but Ukrainian forces are now able to launch concentrated attacks along the critical route. Experts say this indicates growing Russian vulnerability.
LGBTQ+ organizations in Kenya are struggling: Deep funding cuts, not just during Pride, have forced layoffs, shrinking services and tough choices. But organizations that serve queer communities are adapting.
