Six months of human rights wins worth celebrating
No-one could have predicted the disruptive start to 2020 brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. As our world experiences its most profound societal changes for a generation, and life is put […]
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Women around the world continue to challenge misogynist and sexist discourses and policies
Amnesty International will participate in the demonstrations on 8th March alongside women’s movements fighting for the protection and ongoing promotion of their rights. In view of the disturbing global trend […]
Americas: States cracked down on asylum and the right to protest in 2019
As millions took to the streets to protest rampant violence, inequality, corruption and impunity, or were forced to flee their countries in search of safety, states across the Americas clamped […]
Amnesty’s Five Year Human Rights Challenge: Creating an Ethical Battery
Alarming media reports throughout 2019 of melting ice sheets and sea levels rising faster than predicted, forest fires burning out of control in the US and Australia, and the right […]
In a dangerous world, human rights have been winning all year
With inequality, injustice and hate speech seemingly ever more prevalent across the globe, you’d be forgiven for thinking 2019 has been a bad year for human rights. Yet, we have […]
Human rights battlegrounds of the decade
From uprisings across the Arab world and the rise of global protest movements, to the resurgence of the politics of hate, and concerns over the misuse of big data and […]
Climate change ranks highest as vital issue of our time – Generation Z survey
Climate change was the most commonly cited among most important issues facing the world, in a survey of more than 10,000 young people, including Canadians Young people living inside a […]
Join the Women’s March on January 18
On January 18, Amnesty International will take to the streets for the third Women’s March to bring attention to the alarming rollback on bodily autonomy experienced by women, transgender, and […]
Protests around the world explained
The past few months have seen a seemingly massive surge in protests globally. From the streets of Hong Kong to La Paz, Quito, Barcelona, Beirut and Santiago, we have witnessed […]
UN must seize historic opportunity to stop equipping torturers
Spiked batons, stun belts and leg irons are among the gruesome tools of torture which should be banned outright, Amnesty International said today, ahead of a crucial vote on a […]
Americas: Stale politics must give way to decisive human rights action
Leaders in the Americas must move beyond stale political debate and strengthen their focus and commitment to human rights protections, said Amnesty International in an open letter to the heads […]
Americas: Amnesty International sends open letter highlighting the importance of the Inter-American Human Rights System
Amnesty International sent an open letter to the heads of state of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Paraguay today in response to their recent statement on the Inter-American System for […]
