UDHR 75 and Generation 2048: time to resist, disrupt and transform
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Born from the ashes of World War II under the shadow of the very worst of humanity, […]
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Egypt: Unfairly held student denied prosthetic leg
Oqba Hashad has been arbitrarily detained without trial for over four years and six months solely for his brother’s human rights activism. Security forces subjected him to enforced disappearance for […]
‘We continue to risk our lives defending Colombia’s rivers and wetlands’
By Colombian water defender Yuly Velásquez Briceño * Rivers and wetlands have always held great significance for me. They are a source of livelihood and economic and emotional well-being for many […]
European governments donors’ discriminatory funding restrictions to Palestinian civil society risk deepening human rights crisis
Announcements by a number of European countries and the European Commission to restrict funding to Palestinian civil society and human rights organizations would further damage the European Union’s credibility as […]
Russia: Unfairly jailed nurse at risk of complete hearing loss
Irina Danilovich, a nurse and human rights activist, was abducted by security officers in Russian-occupied Crimea in April 2022 and sentenced to seven years imprisonment following an unfair trial. She […]
Iran: Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s health at risk
Iranian authorities have been subjecting arbitrarily detained human rights defender and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi to torture and other ill-treatment. The authorities are deliberately denying or severely […]
Wendy Geraldina López: “In Guatemala, women are under attack”
Wendy Geraldina López Rosales is a Maya Kaqchikel lawyer and human rights defender. She has worked with the Human Rights Law Firm (Bufete Jurídico de Derechos Humanos) and the Indigenous […]
Americas: States must ensure an environment conducive to the work of climate, land defenders
Amnesty International has released a new report in the lead-up to COP28 about threats facing environment and land defenders in the Americas.
It’s hunting season against justice officials in Guatemala
By Adeline Neau and Josefina Salomon* Guatemalan lawyer Flor de María Gálvez Álvarez still struggles to see herself as a refugee. More than a decade after becoming a member of […]
Agreement at COP28 to phase out fossil fuels is vital to prevent a climate and human rights catastrophe
November 13, 2023 An agreement at the COP28 summit to end the production and use of fossil fuels is vital to prevent a global climate catastrophe and stop an unprecedented […]
Israel/OPT: Amnesty petition demanding ceasefire to end civilian suffering backed by more than one million signatures
More than a million signatures from people around the world have been gathered for an Amnesty International petition demanding an immediate ceasefire to end the unparalleled escalation of hostilities in […]
Israel/OPT: Hamas and other armed groups must release civilian hostages and treat all captives humanely
Amnesty International reiterates its call for the immediate and unconditional release of all civilian hostages, some of them children, who have been held in the occupied Gaza Strip for a […]