Write for Rights 2021: Your Words are Changing Lives
More people took part in Write for Rights 2021 in Canada than ever before! More than 5,800 people across Canada gathered at 180 virtual and in-person events to send more […]
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GAMBIA: Human Rights Defender at Risk
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 40/22 BELOW During his annual meeting with the Banjul Muslim Elders for Koriteh at the State House on 2 May 2022, President Adama Barrow accused […]
IRAN: Activist Forcibly Disappeared for Months
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 39/22 BELOW Political activist Ebrahim Babaei was forcibly disappeared by Iranian authorities amidst his efforts to flee Iran on 21 December 2021 to escape unjust […]
Ecuador: Authorities and companies threaten the Amazon and its Indigenous Peoples
May 4, 2022 Authorities and companies in Ecuador threaten the Amazon through legislation, policies and extractive projects – mainly oil and mining – that have not obtained the free, prior […]
MOROCCO/WESTERN SAHARA: Sahrawi Activist Beaten by Prison Guards
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 37/21, UPDATE 2 HERE On 15, 17, 18 and 21 March, five prison guards entered the cell of Sahrawi activist Mohamed Lamine Haddi, beat him […]
Crisis and Tactical Round Up: Ukraine, Russia, and More
Russia Invades Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 – now entering the third month with no end in sight – is an act of aggression that has […]
I want to fight climate chaos. What can I do?
Normally, the coming of spring is a welcome reprieve from long, cold, dark, and, if you’re from British Columbia like me, wet winters. But this year’s coming of spring may […]
Amnesty Statement on Canada Emergencies Act Inquiry
OTTAWA – On February 14th, 2022, the Government of Canada declared a national emergency under the Emergencies Act. Although the declaration of emergency was revoked nine days later, questions remain […]
Political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people, betraying promises for fair recovery from pandemic
Amnesty International releases its Annual Report for 2021 Peddling false promises of a fair recovery from Covid-19 to address deep-seated inequalities world leaders colluded with corporate titans to hoard power […]
Ukraine: Activists across the globe call on Russia to end its all-out assault on human rights
On 24 March, Amnesty International will stage a Global Day of Action to demand that Russia end its invasion of Ukraine — an illegal act of aggression that continues to […]
Mexico: Shelve regressive bill to curb civil society groups
March 11, 2022 A bill being considered by Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies would severely restrict the work of civil society groups in Mexico and violate Mexico’s international legal obligations, Human […]
International Women’s Day: Dramatic deterioration in respect for women’s rights and gender equality must be decisively reversed
Alarming assaults on women’s rights around the world in 2021/22. Legal protections dismantled, and women human rights defenders now at unprecedented risk. Protection and promotion of women’s and girls’ […]