I survived imprisonment in Burundi
And what I saw on the inside has made me that much more determined to fight for human rights in my country. In July 2017, my wife Emelyne Mupfasoni and […]
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Activist Denied Access to Lawyer
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 114/21, UPDATE 2 BELOW Since 10 December, Russia’s Investigative Committee has arbitrarily removed four lawyers representing activist Lilia Chanysheva from the case, leaving her without a legal […]
China: World must use Winter Olympics to demand human rights improvements
Games take place amid worsening human rights situation International community must not be complicit in sportswashing exercise IOC should better protect athletes’ rights following Peng Shuai case The world must […]
TUNISIA: Ex-Minister and Official Arbitrarily Detained
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 2/22 BELOW On 31 December 2021, men in civilian clothing arrested former Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri and Fathi Beldi, a former Interior Ministry employee, in Tunis and took […]
LETTER WRITING ACTION: Free the Guapinol River Defenders
GOOD NEWS UPDATE – Feb 24, 2022 After more than 914 days in unjust, arbitrary detention for peacefully defending water, the Supreme Court ruled that the Guapinol River defenders should […]
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 […]
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 […]
