Amnesty International

Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observe the Assange hearing?

If Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, is silenced, others will also be gagged either directly or by the fear of persecution and prosecution

USA must not hunt down whistleblower Edward Snowden

Google’s new Chat service shows contempt for Android users’ privacy

Google launches Chat - new messaging service for Android phones

Amnesty International on the detention of Greenwald's partner

Allowing mass surveillance at Olympics undermines EU efforts to regulate AI

Responding to the French National Assembly’s decision to permit the use of mass video surveillance technology powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) during the 2024 Olympics, Mher Hakobyan, Amnesty International’s Advocacy Advisor on AI Regulation, said: “France’s decision to allow the use of mass surveillance…

Russia’s move to block Telegram another attack on online freedom of expression

On Friday, the Tagansky District Court in Moscow is expected to rule on a request by Roskomnadzor, the Russian media watchdog, to block Telegram for its refusal to provide the Federal Security Service (FSB) with backdoor access to encrypted messages.

NYPD can use more than 15,000 cameras to track people using facial recognition

Thousands of volunteers helped map surveillance cameras that the NYPD could use to track people using facial recognition.

Israel's apartheid against Palestinians

Palestinians are systematically subjected to home demolitions and forced evictions, and live in constant fear of losing their homes. For more than 73 years, Israel has been forcibly displacing entire Palestinian communities. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians’ homes have been demolished, causing terrible trauma &…

Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.

Forensic Methodology Report: How to catch NSO Group’s Pegasus

NSO Group claims that its Pegasus spyware is only used to “investigate terrorism and crime” and “leaves no traces whatsoever”. This Forensic Methodology Report shows that neither of these statements are true. This report accompanies the release of the Pegasus Project, a collaborative investigation that involves more…

Myanmar: Facebook’s systems promoted violence against Rohingya; Meta owes reparations

Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya people in 2017, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.