Kenyan police must not use unnecessary force in their handling of any election-related protests, said Amnesty International today amid fear and uncertainty in the country after the opposition rejected the […]

  By Josef Benedict, Amnesty International’s Deputy Campaigns Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific   There is nothing left of Boeung Kak lake in the centre of Cambodia’s capital […]

The Sudanese authorities must end the continued discrimination of Darfuri students at universities, said Amnesty International today as more than 1,000 Darfuri students of Bakht al-Rida University in White Nile State […]

The Colombian government must halt its excessive use of force against protestors taking part in the general strike in Buenaventura, Amnesty International said today. “Instead of trying to silence the […]

France: Unchecked clampdown on protests under guise of fighting terrorism Powers designed to combat terrorism have been repeatedly misused to curb peaceful protest, a new report from Amnesty International has […]

Johannesburg –The Angolan government must allow protesters to exercise their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said ahead of a planned demonstration in […]

Photographic evidence and witness testimony gathered by Amnesty International at the scene suggest that Palestinian security forces used excessive force to violently suppress a peaceful protest outside of the Ramallah […]

“One bad Apple, spoils the whole bunch.” On June 12, the hustle and bustle of the Grand Prix in Montreal did not stop dedicated Amnesty International activists from protesting on World […]

By Elise Auerbach, AIUSA As if it weren’t bad enough. Iranian women face persistent systemic discrimination in terms of family law. New legislation being considered by Iran’s parliament is intended […]

Amnesty International USA has gone to court, represented by the ACLU, because in a world under threat of constant, all-encompassing surveillance, our work to protect human rights is made much […]

By Kathy Price, Colombia campaigner with Amnesty International Canada Witnesses report that security forces fired tear gas canisters filled with shrapnel directly at demonstrators. The voice at the other end […]

By Craig Benjamin, Campaigner for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples Amnesty International is following with concern the police and government response to anti-fracking protests by the Elsipogtog Mi’kmaq Nation […]