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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Alex Neve, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada Even as the truth about how Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 remains elusive, there is […]