UPDATE: May 30th, Court denies Beatriz her appeal for access to a therapeutic abortion. By Esther Major, Central America researcher at Amnesty InternationalLess than a month ago, few people knew who Beatriz was. But over the last few days and weeks the horrific plight of this 22-year-old woman in...

Footage of Egyptian soldiers mercilessly beating a “red-hooded woman” during a protest went viral last year. Now, AZZA HILAL SULEIMAN tells Amnesty International Senior Editor, Clare Fermont, her story. NOTE: Amnesty International’s action is now closed. Azza thanks Amnesty members for...

Amnesty International’s Egypt researcher Diana Eltahawy writes from Cairo. Almost every girl and woman – regardless of age, social status or choice of attire – who has walked the streets or taken public transport in Cairo, has experienced some form of verbal or physical sexual harassment....

The community hearing phase of the Northern Gateway Pipeline environmental impact assessment wraps up this week in Vancouver. Craig Benjamin, Amnesty International Canada’s Campaigner for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples will be making a presentation on February 1, the final day of...

Post by Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa team, on the ground in Cairo. Egyptians have returned to Tahrir Square many times since Hosni Mubarak fell, but rarely in these numbers. After the massive protest on Tuesday 27 November, some are even beginning to talk of a second...

When the El Cercado dam opened in November 2010, its Colombian project managers trumpeted it as an engineering triumph built entirely with national know-how. , Moreover, the project was touted as a way to help combat the effects of recurrent droughts in La Guajira, a north-eastern region. , But for...

It’s been five years since a landmark provincial inquiry released its report into policing and Aboriginal land protests in Ontario. The Ontario Provincial Police claim that all the Ipperwash Inquiry’s recommendations directed to them have been addressed. For its part, the province appears...