By Ketty Nivyabandi  One year ago, Germain Rukuki, a well-known activist from Burundi, was languishing in the overcrowded Ngozi jail, serving a 32-year sentence. UN experts determined that his charges, which included rebellion and […]

On a hot day of 10 August 2020, Mikita Zalatarou was standing at a bus stop in the central square of the city of Homel in south-eastern Belarus. Everyone around him […]

In response to the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns Ming Yu Hah said:  “The harsh sentences handed down to […]

As our new Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly assesses priorities for Canada’s foreign policy, it’s crucially important that Guatemala be on the agenda. The Central American country was cause for […]

Amnesty International’s record-breaking Write for Rights campaign launches today, marking 20 years of the global letter-writing drive. Since 2001, the organization has collected millions of messages written in support of people […]

After almost a decade of campaigning, Ali al-Nimr is finally free.  Ali al-Nimr was just 17-years-old when he was arrested in 2012 for participating in anti-government protests in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Two of his friends, Abdullah al-Zaher,...

At COP26, world leaders chose to ignore and bargain away our rights. People must be at the centre of our global response to the climate crisis - not profit, not industry, not nationalism.

Thousands of Afghans are at serious risk of Taliban reprisals—your support ensures Amnesty is working to protect those in danger. “The Taliban are searching for me,” Mahmud, a human rights […]

Some Officials Freed, but New Detentions and Others Still Held (Nairobi, November 9, 2021) – Sudanese security authorities should immediately release people arbitrarily detained since the military takeover on October […]

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 111/21 BELOW Ten Egyptian men of the Nubian ethnicity are due to appear for their first hearing before the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh on […]

Can writing letters actually change things? We know it can. That’s why we run the biggest human rights event in the world every year.  Write for Rights 2021 is fast […]

By Duncan Tucker Locked up in filthy, overcrowded conditions in a prison system notorious for deadly riots and beheadings, Bernardo Caal Xol is paying the price for standing up to corporate […]