Since his arrest on September 10, 2017, Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily detained Ibrahim Metwaly, human rights lawyer and co-founder of the Families of the Disappeared in Egypt group, who was detained on his way to Geneva to address the UN. Ibrahim Metwaly is held at the Badr Prison Complex...

“Children are among those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change,” says Ann Harrison, Amnesty International’s Climate Advisor.

Manitoba's refusal to search for the remains of three murdered Indigenous women is ‘indefensible,’ Amnesty International Canada says.

The families of those unlawfully killed by Iran’s security forces during the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising in 2022 must be allowed to mark the one-year anniversaries of their deaths, Amnesty International said today, as the Iranian authorities ramp up their campaign of harassment and...

Gubad Ibadoghlu, a renowned political economist and civil activist, was detained on July 23, 2023 on fabricated charges of the production, acquisition, or sale of counterfeit money by an organized group. His arrest and prosecution are an apparent retaliation for his criticism of the government and...

This year, the state host for the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the United Arab Emirates (UAE).1 To have a successful COP28 UAE that takes humanity off the path of climate crisis, the conference requires open civic space...

Maykel Castillo Pérez, also known as “Maykel Osorbo,” is a Cuban musician and prisoner of conscience who has faced constant harassment and arbitrary detentions. On May 18, 2021, state security agents arrested him at his home. In June 2022, he was sentenced to nine years in prison....

Amnesty International is highlighting nine rights defenders and collectives who have devoted their lives to ending inequality and violence.

Irina Danilovich, a nurse and human rights activist from Russian-occupied Crimea is still being denied healthcare. She was abducted by Russian security officials in April 2022 and sentenced to seven years in prison in December 2022 following an unfair trial. Her condition has gravely deteriorated,...

We are pleased to announce that on July 4, Cecillia Chimbiri and Joanah Mamombe were found not guilty of communicating falsehoods about their abduction and were acquitted by the High Court of Zimbabwe. Netsai Marova (who did not face trial as she is out of the country), Cecillia, and Joanah’s...

On May 11, 2023, Imran Riaz Khan, a Pakistani YouTuber and TV anchor, was detained and arrested by police at the Sialkot International Airport. It was only after his detention that a detention order was issued alleging he had incited violence. Authorities allege he was released on May 12; however,...

Amnesty International is calling on Honduras to protect human rights in response an ongoing rise in murders in the country.