From the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador and Brazil, to the watersheds of Colombia, the canyons of Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara, across beautiful Guatemala, Honduras and beyond, Latin America is a region that […]

People who speak out to defend land, water and forests in Latin America are seeking to protect the human rights and well-being of their communities. Yet, they face unprecedented attacks […]

People who speak out to defend land, water and forests in Latin America are seeking to protect the human rights and well-being of their communities. Yet, they face unprecedented attacks […]

Earth Day is April 22 and the week around it is a time for community celebrations and events focusing on pressing environmental issues facing our world. One of those issues […]

Earth Day is April 22 and the week around it is a time for community celebrations and events focusing on pressing environmental issues facing our world. One of those issues […]

  Over the last year, almost seven million Amnesty International supporters have taken action – protesting, writing, petitioning and much more – to defend and advance human rights everywhere. It’s […]

By Alex Neve, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada Donald Trump has clearly decided that several thousand Honduran refugees and migrants who have formed a “caravan” that has been making its way […]

It’s impossible to be in beautiful, dangerous Honduras without being deeply moved by the courage and big-hearted tenacity of people who risk their lives and freedom to defend human rights. […]

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By Kathy Price It was less than a month ago that I visited Honduras with an Amnesty delegation that travelled to Intibucá and La Paz to meet with threatened defenders […]

States around the world are failing in their duty to effectively protect people who defend human rights, leading to an escalation in preventable killings and enforced disappearances, Amnesty International said […]

Women human rights defenders. Whether we’re defending the rights of women, girls and LGBTI folks, or advocating for land and environment, we’re more likely to be marginalized by government and […]