Webinar: War and Capital Punishment
Please join us on Monday, July 28 at 12:30pm-2:30pm EDT for the sixth webinar in this ongoing series on the abolition of the death penalty. This series is sponsored by […]
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Resist Rising Authoritarianism in the USA
We are watching the authoritarian playbook in action. Since the beginning of his second term, President Trump has led with cruelty and chaos, creating a human rights emergency by systematically […]
Fix the TRV Program and Reunite Gazans Now!
In January 2024, three months after the start of Israel’s genocide against over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the launch of a Temporary […]
As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now […]
Gaza fieldworker: “We are torn apart watching our children suffer from hunger”
For over 21 months, the world has been bearing witness to unfathomable levels of death and destruction in the occupied Gaza Strip. Israel’s brutal onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza has […]
Refusal to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement is a ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’
Reacting to the EU’s decision not to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, Agnès Callamard Amnesty International’s Secretary General said: “The EU’s refusal to suspend its agreement with Israel is a […]
USA: Lift Sanctions on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organization Addameer
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) June 10 decision to sanction Addameer, a prominent Palestinian human rights organization, is a deplorable illustration of the […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre “a painful reminder from history”
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica where more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed by the Bosnian Serb Army, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional […]
USA: Sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese a disgraceful affront to international justice
In response to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing sanctions against the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Francesca Albanese, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said: […]
Egypt: Release people detained over expressing support for Gaza March
Egyptian authorities must unconditionally and immediately release anyone detained for expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amidst Israel’s ongoing genocide, including at least seven Egyptian nationals held for expressing support […]
Chinese government impunity for 709 crackdown on lawyers fuels decade of repression
As Amnesty International signed on to a joint statement ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the ‘709’ crackdown on human rights lawyers in China, the organization’s China Director Sarah Brooks […]
USA: Mahmoud Khalil released from immigration detention
On June 20, 2025, a U.S. federal judge ordered the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention. Mahmoud had been held for over three months after being arrested […]
