On March 8, people around the country will come together to celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 in Canada. It’s a global day organized annually that recognizes and celebrates women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. But International Women’s Day is more...

Authorities have wrongfully detained Abir Moussi, a leader who opposes the government, for her outspoken criticism and for organizing peaceful protests. Abir Moussi has been vocal about the flaws in the election process, leading to four legal complaints against her by the election oversight body....

Chow Hang-tung, a young human rights lawyer, is imprisoned in Hong Kong for holding vigils to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Hundreds – possibly thousands – of people were killed in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on 4 June 1989 when Chinese troops opened...

One month after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered “immediate and effective measures” to protect Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip from the risk of genocide by ensuring sufficient humanitarian assistance and enabling basic services, Israel has failed to take even the bare...

A disturbing escalation in the abuse of vague anti-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation in Russia has intensified since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Amnesty International said today. The briefing “Terrorising the dissent” documents...

Journalist Gregory Gondwe is now in hiding after his exposé on the Malawi Defense Force’s interactions with a businessman under corruption scrutiny. After releasing his findings on January 29, high-level officials warned him about the Defense Force’s plan to arrest him for allegedly...

On January 31, 2024, a Kuwaiti appeals court sentenced Mohammad al-Barghash, an advocate for the stateless Bidun community in Kuwait, to three years in jail for “spreading false news.” This was after he gave an interview to an international broadcaster about the situation in Bidun....

Air strikes by the Myanmar military killed 17 civilians – including nine children – as they gathered to attend church last month, Amnesty International said in a new investigation. The strikes, at approximately 10.30am on Sunday 07 January, struck close to Saint Peter Baptist Church in Kanan...

Bulldozer Injustice: JCB brand machinery weaponized as a tool in hate campaign against minorities in India India’s widespread unlawful demolitions of Muslims’ homes, businesses and places of worship through the use of JCB bulldozers and other machines must stop immediately, Amnesty...

With the world’s eyes fixed on Gaza, Israeli forces have over the past four months unleashed a brutal wave of violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, carrying out unlawful killings, including by using lethal force without necessity or disproportionately during protests and arrest...

Victor Yeimo, a pro-independence activist from Papua, was unfairly arrested for his role in peaceful protests against racial discrimination in Indonesia. On May 5, 2023, he was cleared of treason charges by the court. However, he was convicted for a public act of displaying writings and images that...

Narges Mohammadi and Zeynab Jalalian, both long-term women human rights defenders, have been repeatedly targeted and detained for their human rights work. Amnesty International is calling for their immediate and unconditional release. Women and girls were at the forefront of the popular...