9 Afro-Latina and Afro-Caribbean women, collectives devoting their lives to justice
Amnesty International is highlighting nine rights defenders and collectives who have devoted their lives to ending inequality and violence.
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Amnesty International Death Penalty Report 2022
Recorded executions worldwide in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years. According to the Amnesty International Death Penalty Report released today, the Middle East and North Africa’s most notorious […]
Amnesty International urges social security protection for all
Amnesty International is calling this week for social security to be made available to everyone worldwide after a series of crises exposed huge gaps in state support and protection systems, […]
Solidarity with Women Human Rights Defenders in Exile in Canada
Who are Women Human Rights Defenders? Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) is an inclusive term used to represent the struggle for the recognition of unique challenges faced by women and […]
Police misuse of rubber bullets kills and maims peaceful protesters
Security forces across the world are routinely misusing rubber bullets, plastic bullets and other law enforcement weapons to violently suppress peaceful protests and cause horrific injuries and deaths, said Amnesty […]
Save the Date(s): International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is March 8th – here are some of the events taking place! If your Amnesty chapter or group is organizing an International Women’s Day event, let us […]
BURUNDI: Journalist’s conviction must be overturned
Download a copy of the 1st UA 13/23 below On January 02, the High Court of Mukaza in Bujumbura, Burundi, sentenced journalist Floriane Irangabiye to 10 years in prison and […]
2022 in rights: Covid-19 legacy, rising authoritarianism and Russian aggression in Ukraine sum-up 2022
Op-ed by Deprose Muchena, senior director for regional human rights impact at Amnesty International. It’s been 74 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN […]
Human Rights wins in 2022
Confronted with what can sometimes seem like an endless cycle of bad news in the media, it’s easy to feel despondent. But, amid the gloom, there were plenty of good news […]
Write for Rights 2022: Canada celebrates world’s largest human rights event with first in-person Write-A-Thons in three years
Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign sees advocates in more than 200 countries and territories take millions of actions in support of people whose human rights are under attack.
Afghanistan: Taliban torture and execute Hazaras in targeted attack – new investigation
Six people killed during a night raid on a family home in Ghor province, including a 12-year-old girl Ongoing Taliban killings indicate a pattern of attacks on ethnic minorities and members […]
Sri Lanka: Shameful, brutal assault on peaceful protestors must immediately stop
The new Sri Lankan President must immediately stop the shameful, brutal assault on peaceful protestors, Amnesty International said today after the military carried out a pre-dawn attack on the peaceful […]
