Every woman and girl has the right to live in safety without threat of violence, intimidation, or harassment. Canadian government statistics show that First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women and […]

Over the past year, women, transgender, and non-binary people around the world have posted online their personal stories of gender-based discrimination and violence, claiming their power by telling their stories […]

Authorities in Burkina Faso should tackle violence by local self-defence groups, investigate alleged torture by police and protect women and girls at risk of early and forced marriages, Amnesty International […]

Women human rights defenders. Whether we’re defending the rights of women, girls and LGBTI folks, or advocating for land and environment, we’re more likely to be marginalized by government and […]

New research by Amnesty International has revealed the alarming impact that abuse and harassment on social media are having on women, with women around the world reporting stress, anxiety, or […]

In response to findings released today after the Myanmar military’s internal investigation into violence in northern Rakhine State since 25 August, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southeast Asia […]

View visual summary of the report (Warning: this link contains distressing images and details) Donate More than 530,000 Rohingya men, women and children have fled northern Rakhine State in terror […]

A quarter of a century after the start of the conflict, more than 20,000, survivors of wartime sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina are still being denied justice, said Amnesty […]

Thousands of South Sudanese women and girls, and some men, who have been raped in ethnically-charged sexual attacks in the ongoing conflict are battling mental distress and stigma with nowhere […]

The horrifying killing of a transgender woman in the Dominican Republic – the second such killing this year and 38th since 2006 – highlights the extreme violence faced by many […]

By Tarah Demant, Senior Director, Identity and Discrimination Unit, Amnesty International USA It’s hard to keep track of the various assaults on human rights coming out of the Trump administration. It’s […]

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUBMISSIONS TO THE UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE Canada underwent its sixth review of its compliance to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading […]