Through its seamless hyper-personalization, TikTok has created an addictive platform, despite mounting evidence of the serious health risks associated with children’s compulsive use of social media. Examining further risks of TikTok’s content targeting, Amnesty International’s research shows that...

Rocky Myers, USA  Rocky Myers is described by those who know him as gentle and kind. He loves his siblings, children, and grandchildren, and they adore him. He played drums in his church choir.  At age 11, Rocky was diagnosed with an intellectual disability. He finds reading hard and can’t keep...

Thapelo Mohapi and the Abahlali baseMjondolo movement, South Africa     Thapelo Mohapi loves listening to jazz and supporting his favourite football teams, the Mamelodi Sundowns and Manchester City. But right now he can’t enjoy these things like he used to. Since 2021, he has been forced to...

Maung Sawyeddollah, Myanmar  Six years ago, life wasn’t easy for Maung Sawyeddollah, but he enjoyed playing football and dreamed of becoming a doctor. However, in 2017, when he was 15, his life was upended.   The Myanmar military unleashed ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya – an ethnic...

Ana Maria Santos Cruz – Brazil Ana Maria Santos Cruz is a loving mother. She enjoys attending concerts and cultural events with her daughter in Salvador, Brazil. However, since the death of her son, Pedro Henrique, Ana Maria feels like a part of her has been taken away.   In his short...

Uncle Pabai and Uncle Paul, Australia Uncle Pabai and Uncle Paul are community leaders from the Guda Maluyligal Nation at the northernmost part of Australia in the Torres Strait. Their Indigenous ancestors have lived on the islands for thousands of years. Now, because of climate change, their way...

Press Release Amnesty International is issuing an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire by all parties in the occupied Gaza Strip and Israel to prevent further loss of civilian lives and to ensure access to life-saving aid for people in Gaza amidst an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. “Over...

Failure to hold anyone accountable for the torture endured by Raymond and Reynaldo Manalo after being abducted and held in secret for 18 months by men under General Palparan’s command in 2006 raises serious questions yet again on the effectiveness and fairness of the justice system in the...

RightUp is Amnesty International’s first youth-led research project. An exhilarating initiative, inviting young minds to actively participate in our research processes. Gone are the days when only adults with specific qualifications held the reins of research. RightUp challenges the status quo and...

Former President Rodrigo Duterte helped pave a seamless road for the Marcos family to fulfill their lifelong mission of distorting history and shrouding the Filipino peoples’ memory with doubts in their desire to reinstall their family’s influence and clout in Philippine politics and business. Only...

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Media Quote Amnesty International Philippines responding to the Department of Education’s report on a number of NCR public high schools allegedly engaging in “leftist activities”, Section Director Butch Olano, said: “Amnesty International Philippines is alarmed over the pronouncement of the...