The Iranian authorities carried out a shameless campaign of repression during 2018, crushing protests and arresting thousands in a wide-scale crackdown on dissent, said Amnesty International, a year after a wave of protests against poverty, corruption and authoritarianism erupted across the...

Two labour rights activists who were rearrested after speaking out about beatings and other abuse they suffered in detention last year are at grave risk of further torture, Amnesty International has warned.  Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Gholian were violently arrested in Ahvaz, Khuzestan province,...

The next president of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, must tackle historic human rights violations, including excessive use of pretrial detention and arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders, Amnesty International said ahead of his inauguration tomorrow. In recent years there has been a spike in...

The Ugandan authorities must immediately drop charges against radical academic Stella Nyanzi and put a stop to the charade that has seen her spend weeks in jail, Amnesty International said today as her case finally went to trial. The charges levelled against Stella Nyanzi under the Computer Misuse...

It’s a big question, but someone’s got to ask it. At this year’s Human Rights Defenders World Summit in Paris, France, Amnesty asked 11 prominent activists about the essence of human rights. Here’s what they said… Anielle Franco, Brazil Anielle is a teacher, journalist and activist. She...

At least 3,641 people killed between 2016 and 2018, most of them this year Failure of security forces allows some attacks to last for days Authorities’ failure to investigate attacks fuels further bloodshed The Nigerian authorities’ failure to investigate communal clashes and bring perpetrators...

  Over the last year, almost seven million Amnesty International supporters have taken action – protesting, writing, petitioning and much more – to defend and advance human rights everywhere. It’s had a huge impact. People who have been unfairly imprisoned have been released. Laws...

 ·   At least four deaths during protests in less than a week, including three by firearm ·   Verified video confirms the location where a 12-year-old boy was shot dead ·   New cyber criminality law unduly restricts freedom of expression Deadly protests violence in Togo hit the country...

As Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD) nears the end of its mandate, the government must commit to implementing its recommendations in order to ensure that perpetrators of historic human rights violations are brought to justice, victims receive reparation and measures are taken to stop...

By Alex Neve and Aditya Rao. Published on Ipolitics Dec 10, 2018 10:34am ‘Some countries under pressure from anti-immigrant and anti-refugee groups are choosing not to endorse the agreement. How disheartening to hear similar sentiments in Canada.’ The UN headquarters in New York....

Amnesty publishes review of human rights in 2018 Women activists around the world have been at the forefront of the battle for human rights in 2018, Amnesty International said today as it launched its review on the state of human rights over the past year. The human rights group also warns that the...

An escalating crackdown on freedoms across the Gulf states has brought renewed international attention to the human rights situation in the region, Amnesty International said today, ahead of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit which takes place in Riyadh on Sunday. “2018 has been a...