Report reviews human rights in 19 MENA states during 2018 International arms trade and lucrative business deals fuel cycle of abuse Lack of accountability drives widespread repression and civilian suffering Small advances on women’s rights and efforts to tackle past abuses due to civil society...

Responding to the conviction of four people in connection with the assassination of prominent lawyer Ko Ni in Myanmar, Amnesty International’s Director of Crisis Response, Tirana Hassan, said:  “Despite today’s verdict, serious questions remain about whether all those responsible have...

Military is blocking access to food and shelling villages Operation involves units responsible for past atrocities 5,200 civilians displaced since December Myanmar security forces have shelled villages and blocked civilians from accessing food and humanitarian assistance in Rakhine State, Amnesty...

An open source investigation published by Amnesty International today highlights a growing danger in Yemen’s conflict as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recklessly arms militias with a range of advanced weaponry. The investigation, “When arms go astray: Yemen’s deadly new threat of arms...

Responding to the death in Bajura district, Nepal, of a woman and her two young sons who had been forced to sleep in an outhouse during her menstruation, a practice known as Chhaupadi, Amnesty International said, the authorities must take urgent action to eradicate this discriminatory, harmful...

Jailed UK charity worker set to begin three-day hunger strike with human rights defender Narges Mohammadi in protest at denial of medical care ‘It’s outrageous it’s had to come to this for Nazanin and Narges’ – Kate Allen Ahead of a planned hunger strike by jailed UK charity worker...

Amnesty publishes review of human rights in 2018 Women activists around the world have been at the forefront of the battle for human rights in 2018, Amnesty International said today as it launched its review on the state of human rights over the past year. The human rights group also warns that the...

Responding to the guilty verdict and six-month prison sentences handed to three activists today for their role in a peaceful protest in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, Amnesty International’s Director of Crisis Response, Tirana Hassan, said: “Today’s appalling verdict against three...

Write for Rights also coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Whether they face vitriolic harassment online, intimidation for demanding equal services or death threats for protecting their land, women around the world are increasingly under attack for...

Women human rights defenders experience harassment and violence because of what they’re advocating for and because of their gender. People who advocate for freedom, justice, and equality often do so in an environment where they are demonized and restricted in their work. Many human rights...

Responding to the news that the cases of twelve men from Saudi Arabia’s Shi’a minority who were sentenced to death last year have been transferred to the ‘Presidency of State Security’, a body under the King’s direct authority mandated to address all state security matters, Heba Morayef,...

52 pre-trial detainees died in Madagascar’s prisons in 2017 Many pre-trial detainees, including children and women, held in lengthy detentions for petty crimes such as minor theft Appalling conditions of detention amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment People who have not...