Reacting to the acting Venezuelan government’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as confirmed on 6 August, Ana Piquer, Amnesty International’s Americas Director, said: “The Venezuelan government’s regretful decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute is the last step in a long string of efforts to avoid scrutiny and accountability for some of the most serious crimes under international law. "The Venezuelan government’s regretful decision to...

© SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images Responding to the conviction and 20-year sentence of Ruben Vardanyan, the last of 16 ethnic Armenians put on trial by Azerbaijan in connection with their roles in Azerbaijan’s break-away region of Nagorno-Karabakh (Karabakh) prior to its takeover by Azerbaijani forces in 2023, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “The conviction of the 16 defendants, culminating in this sentence against Ruben...

Norinco Group guided bombs and howitzers used in attacks Weapons almost certainly provided by UAE to RSF in Sudan “Civilians are being...