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In "Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands", the Supreme Court of the Netherlands upholds a 2015 ruling that "protection from the potentially devastating effects of climate change" is a human right, ordering the Dutch government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by the end of 2020 compared to 1990 levels.
2019-12-20

Human Rights Watch releases a report about "serious" human rights violations committed by Carabineros, confirming the findings of Amnesty International published last week.
2019-11-26

According to the human rights organization Amnesty International, casualties are estimated to be around 106 protestors and rising.
2019-11-20

The United Nations issues a report calling for an end to the nation's state of emergency, claiming it has been used to violate human rights. Turkey responds, calling the report "biased" and "unacceptable".
2018-03-20

Amnesty International accuses Australian border protection officials of illegally paying people smugglers and endangering lives in a bid to prevent boats of asylum seekers from reaching the country via Operation Sovereign Borders. Australia's government rejects Amnesty's report and denies any wrongdoing.
2015-10-29

Amnesty International calls for a United Nations investigation into allegations of human rights abuses in Syria.
2011-07-5

Amnesty International calls on the People's Republic of China to stop the harassment, arbitrary detention and torture of human rights lawyers.
2011-06-30

A report by Amnesty International says that North Korea's healthcare system is in a state of "crisis".
2010-07-15

Amnesty International calls for an independent investigation into the July 2009 Ürümqi riots, while the United States agrees.
2010-07-2

In its annual report, Amnesty International says human rights abuses and repression increased in Iran and China last year, the African Union refused to cooperate with the International Criminal Court after it indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur, the United Nations’ Human Rights Council took little action while Sri Lanka’s army and Tamil militants both committed potential war crimes, and Israel and the militant group Hamas did not follow up on reports that accused both sides of human rights abuses during the Gaza War.
2010-05-27