By Duncan Tucker, Amnesty International’s Americas Media Coordinator Monday 9 November was a sad day for Mexican journalism. That morning, the reporter Israel Vázquez Rangel was investigating a crime scene […]

By Gustavo Gatica*  My life changed completely on Nov. 8 last year. That day, Carabinero officers—members of the Chilean National Police—shot me in both eyes, leaving me completely blind. Why […]

By Marco Peronlini, Amnesty International researcher. Follow Marco on Twitter @esteban80paris A year ago, monitoring the G7 protests in Biarritz, I was kettled for more than two hours by police under a […]

NEW: Protect Peaceful Protest in Belarus Hundreds of thousands of Belarusian people have taken to the streets across the country to protest electoral violations, police brutality and severe reprisals against […]

Following reports indicating that two protestors were killed and one was injured during protests in Kenosha, WI, Amnesty International USA released the following statement from End Gun Violence campaign manager, […]

More than 230 people injured during protests on 8 August Security forces shoot-to-harm policy caused serious injuries, including one man losing an eye Tear gas, rubber bullets and pellets fired […]

By Saad Hammadi, South Asia Campaigner, Amnesty International. Follow Saad on Twitter @saadhammadi Rahima Khatun*, a Rohingya woman, was dragged by the authorities to an isolation facility soon after someone with the same […]

Here’s how you can learn more and take action in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and two-spirit rights while practicing social distancing. Check out what’s happening in your […]

Amnesty International identifies and maps out police violence nationwide since 26 May Almost 500 videos and photographs of incidents analyzed 125 incidents in 40 states highlight where police used force […]

As protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing spur a ripple effect of change around the country, and around the world, Amnesty International is calling for a ban on […]

Responding to remarks by President Donald Trump today in the Rose Garden, Ernest Coverson, the End Gun Violence campaign manager at Amnesty International USA said: “The violence that can no […]

Health workers not adequately protected At least 40 health workers tested positive for COVID-19 The Nigerian authorities must ensure that health workers in the frontline of COVID-19 response have access […]