Saudi Arabia, Iraq, South Sudan, and Yemen bucked a global trend with spikes in executions Global executions fell by 5%, hitting a 10-year low Saudi Arabia executed a record number […]

Responding to plans announced by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States”, Joanne Lin, the national advocacy director of […]

At least 22 arrested, 7 charged amid crackdown on alleged “false information” about outbreak Authorities claim they are ‘working with Facebook’ to track down individuals Cambodia’s largest prison 500% over […]

Coastei community in Romania receives some good news and shares words of thanks to Amnesty International letter-writers who spoke out against their forced removal from their homes. Amnesty International members […]

An exclusive new visual investigation by Amnesty International and SITU Research shows that Iraqi security forces intended to kill or severely maim dozens of protesters when they fired military-style grenades […]

News about COVID-19 in Canada and around the world is at the forefront of all our minds. While we are and should be engaging in physical distancing from each other, […]

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 […]

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Following Sri Lanka’s decision to withdraw from its commitments to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, Amnesty International calls on the Council to establish an international accountability […]

Report reviews human rights in 19 MENA states during 2019 Wave of protests across Algeria, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon demonstrates reinvigorated faith in people power 500+ killed in Iraq and […]

A new report published by Amnesty International today exposes how despite all their rhetoric of reforms, the Saudi authorities are using the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) as a weapon to […]

Spokespeople are available in New York and Washington, D.C. Responding to reports that the Trump administration is expanding what has become known as the Muslim ban, which President Trump signed […]