In response to the executive order announced today by President Trump imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: “This reckless action sends […]

As the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalate their fighting in Khartoum, Amnesty International has received alarming information, including reports of lists of potential targets, indicating […]

The international community must take urgent action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organizations said today ahead of the four-year anniversary of the 1 February 2021 military coup. […]

On January 14, the 14th anniversary of the Tunisian revolution, human rights defender Sihem Bensedrine began a hunger strike to protest her arbitrary detention. She has been jailed since August […]

Behrouz Ehsani, 69, and Mehdi Hassani, 48, are at immediate risk of execution. In early January, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld their death sentences. On January 26, authorities transferred them from […]

On March 8, people around the country will come together to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025 in Canada. It’s an annual global day that recognizes and celebrates women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements.

The leaders of all Amnesty International Americas sections joined to share concerns on President Trump's agenda and threats to human rights.

Amnesty International calls on President Donald Trump and his administration to respect human rights obligations in all their policies.

Authorities in Angola released Tiktoker Neth Nahara, who is featured in this year's Write for Rights campaign, along with four other government critics who were imprisoned.

This year people around the world continued to prove that change is possible. From changing laws to ensuring justice prevails, here are Amnesty's human rights successes of 2024.

The court case involves three land defenders criminalized for their efforts to protect the unceded territory of the Wet’suwet’en Nation.

Tunisian lawyer and media personality Sonia Dahmani has been unjustly detained since May 11, 2024, when security forces arrested her at the Tunisian Bar Association’s office in Tunis. She is […]