Your Excellency, I am writing to express Amnesty International’s deep concern about the serious human rights crisis facing Colombia in the context of the “national strike” and the massive demonstrations […]

Learn More Rushing Headfirst into an Abyss of Human Rights? Submission to the 45th session of the UPR Working Group, January-February 2024 On the frontline: Defending Indigenous lands and Indigenous […]

Actions planned across the globe as Joe Biden and other leaders condemn Turkey’s plan to leave Istanbul Convention Women around the world will participate in today’s Global Day of Action, […]

” 1. Indigenous individuals have the rights to life, physical and mental integrity, liberty and security of person. 2. Indigenous peoples have the collective right to live in freedom, peace and security as distinct peoples and shall not be subjected to any act of genocide or any other act of...

“Indigenous peoples have the right to determine the responsibilities of individuals to their communities.” – Article 35, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Responding to reports of violent attacks against the Indigenous Minga collective in Cali, which left several members of the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) injured, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director […]

Colombian authorities must end the repression of demonstrations, cease the militarization of cities and ensure that respect for and guarantee of human rights are at the center of any public […]

New: #StandWithBelarus on Social Media Since the widely disputed presidential election in August 2020, the Belarusian regime has engaged in a brutal crackdown on all forms of dissent, real or […]

Egypt tripled number of yearly executions China pursued the death penalty to crack down on offences related to Covid-19 prevention efforts Former US administration executed staggering 10 people in less […]

Responding to the April 11 fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer in Minnesota, Kristina Roth, Senior Advocate for Criminal Justice Programs at Amnesty International USA, said:  “The […]

Pandemic lays bare massive systemic inequality worldwide with ethnic minorities, health workers, and women among the most severely impacted Report finds COVID-19 weaponized by leaders to ramp up their assault […]

Responding to a statement by the Turkish government justifying their proposal to pull out of a convention to combat and prevent domestic violence against women by claiming it is being […]