41 wins for human rights to celebrate this year
It’s been a busy year for Amnesty International with positive changes taking place around the world. Laws have been rewritten, awards have been won, prisoners of conscience released and our […]
740 results for 'protect the protest'
Honduras: Amnesty International urges authorities to immediately release eight prisoners of conscience
José Daniel Márquez, Kelvin Alejandro Romero, José Abelino Cedillo, Porfirio Sorto Cedillo, Ewer Alexander Cedillo, Orbin Nahún Hernández, Arnol Javier Alemán and Jeremías Martínez Díaz, environmental defenders from the municipality […]
Human rights is the only path forward
By Ketty Nivyabandi One year ago, Germain Rukuki, a well-known activist from Burundi, was languishing in the overcrowded Ngozi jail, serving a 32-year sentence. UN experts determined that his charges, which included rebellion and […]
“I could send him books to prison. But they do not have a free minute there”. A story of 17-years old Mikita Zalatarou
On a hot day of 10 August 2020, Mikita Zalatarou was standing at a bus stop in the central square of the city of Homel in south-eastern Belarus. Everyone around him […]
Myanmar: Unbridled destruction of freedoms as Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced
In response to the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns Ming Yu Hah said: “The harsh sentences handed down to […]
Op-ed: Sounding the alarm: Canada must address a growing crisis in Guatemala
As our new Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly assesses priorities for Canada’s foreign policy, it’s crucially important that Guatemala be on the agenda. The Central American country was cause for […]
Write for Rights: World’s biggest human rights campaign marks 20th birthday
Amnesty International’s record-breaking Write for Rights campaign launches today, marking 20 years of the global letter-writing drive. Since 2001, the organization has collected millions of messages written in support of people […]
Good news! Ali al-Nimr released from death row in Saudi Arabia
After almost a decade of campaigning, Ali al-Nimr is finally free. Ali al-Nimr was just 17-years-old when he was arrested in 2012 for participating in anti-government protests in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Two of his friends, Abdullah al-Zaher,...
COP26: Leaders’ catastrophic failure on climate shows they have forgotten who they should serve
At COP26, world leaders chose to ignore and bargain away our rights. People must be at the centre of our global response to the climate crisis - not profit, not industry, not nationalism.
Afghanistan: Thank you for supporting Amnesty’s crisis response work
Thousands of Afghans are at serious risk of Taliban reprisals—your support ensures Amnesty is working to protect those in danger. “The Taliban are searching for me,” Mahmud, a human rights […]
Sudan: Immediately Free Detainees; Halt Arrests
Some Officials Freed, but New Detentions and Others Still Held (Nairobi, November 9, 2021) – Sudanese security authorities should immediately release people arbitrarily detained since the military takeover on October […]
SAUDI ARABIA: Release 10 Egyptian Nubian Men
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 111/21 BELOW Ten Egyptian men of the Nubian ethnicity are due to appear for their first hearing before the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh on […]
