Myanmar’s military must refrain from deliberate air strikes and other forms of attack on civilian targets in areas impacted by last week’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, Amnesty International said today as it […]

Your vote is your megaphone. Your ballot is your power. During the 2025 election, let's put #RightsFirst and #VoteForRights.

Update: The appeal deadline for this UA has been extended to May 24, 2025. On March 9, US immigration authorities unlawfully arrested and arbitrarily detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist […]

In response to the Trump administration’s unlawful arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and recent graduate of Columbia University, Paul O’Brien, Amnesty International USA’s Executive Director, […]

Pakhshan Azizi, a humanitarian worker and human rights defender from Iran’s Kurdish minority, is in grave danger of execution. On February 5, 2025, her lawyers learned that Branch Nine of […]

In response to the executive order announced today by President Trump imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: “This reckless action sends […]

As the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalate their fighting in Khartoum, Amnesty International has received alarming information, including reports of lists of potential targets, indicating […]

The international community must take urgent action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organizations said today ahead of the four-year anniversary of the 1 February 2021 military coup. […]

On January 14, the 14th anniversary of the Tunisian revolution, human rights defender Sihem Bensedrine began a hunger strike to protest her arbitrary detention. She has been jailed since August […]

Behrouz Ehsani, 69, and Mehdi Hassani, 48, are at immediate risk of execution. In early January, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld their death sentences. On January 26, authorities transferred them from […]

On March 8, people around the country will come together to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025 in Canada. It’s an annual global day that recognizes and celebrates women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements.

The leaders of all Amnesty International Americas sections joined to share concerns on President Trump's agenda and threats to human rights.