By Refugee and Migrants Campaigner Gloria Nafziger and Secretary General Alex Neve With over 2 million Syrian refugees having fled to neighbouring countries and well over 4 million Syrians internally […]

Amnesty International urgently calls on Canada to reinstate its approval of Arwa Almsrawi, a trans woman from Syria, to settle in Canada.

Afghanistan Afghanistan is at risk of losing the human rights gains made in the last 20 years. Amnesty was among many organizations expressing concern at the rapidly deteriorating situation earlier […]

The inhumane treatment of refugees and migrants threatens to stall progress on tackling COVID-19, Amnesty International said today, warning that overcrowded camps and detention centres will become new epicentres unless […]

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2   13 May 2020 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Re: Demonstrating Global Leadership on Refugees […]

 Amnesty Secretary General Kumi Naidoo in Lesvos as situation on islands reaches crisis point Refugee women raise their voices for change and set out ten demands for European leaders Female […]

On 20 September, across more than 200 cities in 60 countries, musicians, artists, activists and local communities came together in a statement of support for the world’s refugees. Give a Home, […]

By Charmain Mohamed Two years ago an image of a little boy in a red T-shirt, face down on a Mediterranean beach, brought home the full horror of the humanitarian […]

By Charmain Mohamed Two years ago an image of a little boy in a red T-shirt, face down on a Mediterranean beach, brought home the full horror of the humanitarian […]

As we enter the second year of the “I Welcome” campaign for refugees, there is much to be done. There are over 22 million refugees worldwide, of which the United Nations […]

The thing refugees need above all is a lasting, long-term solution. Without this, they have no real hope of rebuilding their lives. Imagine: you’re forced to flee your home and […]

Nearly three-quarters of young people globally would welcome refugees into their countries   A new survey released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on young peoples’ attitudes towards refugees exposes just […]