Since early 2025, Iran has forcibly returned more than one million Afghans to Afghanistan, including people who were born in Iran or have lived there for decades. This is part […]

Climate change is a human rights issue, and Amnesty Canada’s Climate Justice Advocacy Team is taking action! This passionate group of activists from across the country campaigns on everything from […]

Activists Hivda Selen, Sinem Çelebi, and Doğan Nur were arbitrarily detained on the day of the Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride march. Since June 30, they have been held in pre-trial detention […]

We are watching the authoritarian playbook in action. Since the beginning of his second term, President Trump has led with cruelty and chaos, creating a human rights emergency by systematically […]

The Israeli military’s deliberate air strikes on Evin prison in Tehran on 23 June 2025 constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war […]

On January 7, Ugandan human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza was convicted of “contempt of court” and sentenced to nine months in prison by a military court in Kampala. His so-called […]

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Every letter, email, and signature you’ve sent this year has made a real difference. Thanks to your urgent actions, 2025 has already brought hope, freedom, and dignity to people who […]

Ahead of the submission of findings by the fact-finding committee, established on 9 March 2025 to investigate the killings of civilians on Syria’s northwest coast, to President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Kristine […]

On June 24, 26 fishing families living near the lakes and rivers around Barrancabermeja were forcibly displaced. They were moved to Bucaramanga, the capital of Santander department. Back on February […]

Egyptian authorities must unconditionally and immediately release anyone detained for expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amidst Israel’s ongoing genocide, including at least seven Egyptian nationals held for expressing support […]

Throughout the beginning of Nayib Bukele’s second presidential term, El Salvador has experienced an alarming increase in the harassment, persecution and criminalization of human rights defenders, journalists, activists, critical voices and […]