By Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s North Africa Researcher Arriving in Cairo a few days before the constitutional referendum held on Saturday 15 December, I couldn’t remember a more bitterly divided […]

Pride events in Türkiye are once again at risk. For years, local authorities have banned these peaceful marches without a legal basis. Police have often used unnecessary force to break […]

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) should take immediate and demonstrable steps to safeguard human rights for all people involved in the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, the Sport […]

In response to the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles, Amnesty International USA Executive Director, Paul O’Brien, made the following statement: “President Trump’s deployment of National […]

In response to President Trump imposing a new discriminatory travel ban on visitors from Afghanistan, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan […]

Hamid Farhadi, a journalist working for an independent exile-based newspaper, was arrested by Taliban Ministry of Interior officials on September 3, 2024. He was sentenced to two years in prison […]

On May 7, union leader Ghislain Duggary Assy was released on a provisional basis from Abidjan Central Prison. While this is a positive step, the charges against him have not […]

“As a woman of colour and a young ethnic minority in Canada – as well as a dedicated human rights and gender equality advocate – this opportunity to serve on […]

On April 29, 2025, Cuban opposition leaders and prisoners of conscience José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro were sent back to prison under unclear and arbitrary circumstances. Both had been […]

A novel addressing themes of war, displacement, human rights, and survival, featured in the Amnesty Book Club. Suitable for readers interested in social justice and contemporary conflict.

As President Donald Trump marks his first 100 days in office, Amnesty International highlights the human rights crisis fueled by President Trump’s administration’s authoritarian practices, discriminatory and racist policies, and […]

The Trump White House’s anti-rights campaign is turbocharging threats to human rights, Amnesty International warns in its 2025 annual report.