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Q&A: How can African electricity access power jobs not just lightbulbs?

At the African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meetings this week, several African leaders called for investments in electricity infrastructure which go beyond lighting homes to powering economies. Applauding the AfDB for its energy programmes like Mission 300 – which aims to provide electricity access to 300 million Africans by 2030 – the Central African Republic’s […]

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Muhammad Atta ur Rehman

Chairman, Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) Muhammad Atta ur Rehman is the Chairman of the Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL), a global think tank dedicated to promoting peace, sustainable development, climate action, and interfaith harmony. Under his leadership, IIPL has expanded its international footprint through global partnerships, youth leadership initiatives, and high-level diplomatic engagements. He has represented the organization at major international forums, including the UN World Summit on Social Development, and continues to work closely with governments, diplomats, civil society, and academic institutions to advance dialogue on human rights, peaceful coexistence, and global cooperation. As Chairman, he provides strategic direction, strengthens international collaborations, and guides IIPL’s mission to empower youth and communities as catalysts for peace and sustainable progress worldwide.

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An Eye on Methane: International Methane Emissions Observatory 2023 Report

An Eye on Methane: International Methane Emissions Observatory 2023 Report An Eye on Methane: the road to radical transparency takes stock of progress harnessing an imminent data revolution that can accelerate methane reduction on a global scale. Credible data has the potential to deliver the transparency needed for rapid climate action, but only if reconciled, integrated and […]

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Colombia: The military criminal justice system should not act in cases of human rights violations

Military courts continue to investigate possible human rights violations and crimes under international law committed by members of the Colombian security forces, despite express prohibitions in national and international standards, Amnesty International said today in a new report. The report Insist, persist, resist and never give up? Impact of the use of military criminal justice […]

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South Africa must seize opportunity to show principled global leadership

By Agnès Callamard, Secretary General at Amnesty International South Africa has played a leading role in international efforts to prevent, stop and punish Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. Now, as the nation prepares to host the first G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil, it has an important opportunity to step up that pressure […]

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Slovenia: MPs must reject draconian ‘security’ bill which puts rights at risk and targets Roma community

Ahead of an expected vote in Slovenia’s parliament on hastily proposed sweeping changes which would significantly expand police powers, restrict welfare rights and weaken key safeguards, Esther Major Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Research in Europe, said: “This draconian bill risks stripping all people in Slovenia of an array of vital human rights protections as […]

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Tunisia: Escalating crackdown on human rights organizations reaches critical levels 

Tunisian authorities have increasingly escalated their crackdown on human rights defenders and independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) through arbitrary arrests, detention, asset freezes, bank restrictions and court-ordered suspensions, all under the pretext of fighting “suspicious” foreign funding and shielding “national interests,” Amnesty International said today. In an unprecedented step six NGO workers and human rights defenders working for […]

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USA: Amnesty International, S.T.O.P. Lawsuit Reveals NYPD Surveillance Abuses 

Language used maybe offensive to some readers  Thousands of NYPD records secured by the rights groups detail expansive and unlawful surveillance of protesters, and Black, Indigenous and People of Colour communities.  Records obtained by Amnesty International and the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, after a five-year long […]

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Ecuadorian Rights Group Files Case to Enforce Amazon Oil Referendum

Click to expand Image Waorani Indigenous leaders protest in front of the Constitutional Court in Quito on August 20, 2025, two years after a key victory for climate democracy in an Indigenous-led referendum to halt exploitation of an oil block in Yasuni National Park. © 2025 Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images The grassroots collective Yasunidos […]