Attacks on civilians in the first three months of this year and the inability of the Afghan government to ensure their adequate protection show that Afghanistan remains an unsafe country […]

The killing of six employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in northern Afghanistan is a horrific crime, Amnesty International said today. “By targeting the ICRC, who […]

By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner , Afghanistan is a dangerous place. It’s particularly dangerous for women, who all too often experience threats and violence simply because […]

By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner Afghanistan is a dangerous place. It’s particularly dangerous for women, who all too often experience threats and violence simply because of […]

By Horia Mosadiq, Afghanistan researcher at Amnesty International “Nearly every woman in Afghanistan has a painful story to tell,” says Dr Lima, an Afghan woman who decided to take action […]

By Horia Mosadiq, Afghanistan researcher at Amnesty’s International Secretariat in London, England Her body ridden with bullets and left on the outskirts of Paktika province in Afghanistan, Sushmita Banerjee’s killing […]

Since Pakistan introduced its “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan” in October 2023, more than 1 million Afghan refugees and asylum seekers have been forced to return to Afghanistan. This mass return […]

Learn about the impacts of war, displacement, and intergenerational trauma in this memoir by Vinh Nguyen.

In response to President Trump imposing a new discriminatory travel ban on visitors from Afghanistan, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan […]

Discover how sudden U.S. aid cuts put lives at risk, and how we can protect health and human rights worldwide.

“As a woman of colour and a young ethnic minority in Canada – as well as a dedicated human rights and gender equality advocate – this opportunity to serve on […]

Dear Members of the Selection Committee, I am writing to express my earnest interest in the Youth Director position on the Board of Amnesty International Canada (English-Speaking Section). As a […]