A new Amnesty International report documents sexual and other forms of gender-based violence committed by Colombian police during the repression of the 2021 National Strike.

Download a copy of the 1st 95/22 below A Fijian lawyer is at risk of hefty fines or imprisonment for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression. After pointing […]

By Pilar Sanmartín, Americas crisis researcher at Amnesty International This blog was originally published in Spain’s El Diario The Chilean Attorney General’s Office is continuing investigations, seemingly now very seriously, […]

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 86/22 BELOW Prisoner of conscience Sergey Tihanovski (Syarhei Tsikhanouski) is a popular blogger and prominent government critic, and the husband of Belarus’ exiled opposition leader […]

Land defenders are at risk of serious human rights violations as the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline has reportedly begun under the Wedzin Kwa (Morice River).

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 83/22 BELOW On 1 June, the President Kais Saied arbitrarily dismissed 57 judges and prosecutors on vague grounds that included obstructing terrorism-related investigations, financial corruption, […]

The first report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan must serve as a wakeup call to the international community on the urgent need […]

The defenders of land, water, forests, Indigenous rights and a healthy environment are a beacon of hope in the ever more worrying climate crisis. Yet across our hemisphere, these defenders […]

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 76/22 BELOW Iran’s persecuted Baha’i minority are suffering escalated attacks on their human rights. Since 31 July 2022, the authorities have raided dozens of Baha’i […]

“Naan, kor, azadi!” Bread, work, freedom! This was the chant heard on the streets of Kabul by the many brave women this past weekend, who marched in the name of […]

Since seizing control of Afghanistan a year ago, the Taliban have mounted a sustained attack on human rights, persecuting minority groups, violently clamping down on peaceful protests, suppressing women’s rights […]

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 61/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Canada are at risk of serious human rights violations as the construction of a pipeline is slated […]