The rights to education, health and life of millions of schoolgirls are at risk amid ongoing chemical gas attacks deliberately targeting girls’ schools in Iran. Since November 2022, the attacks […]

Since returning to de-facto power in August 2021, the Taliban’s relentless attack on human rights has targeted critics, ethnic and religious minorities, and decimated the rights of women and girls […]

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Today a diverse and broad group of Colombian human rights organizations and victims of excessive use of force by Colombian security forces presented, in collaboration with Amnesty International, a set […]

Rights Back At You | Episode 3 Rowa Mohamed showed up to support her neighbours at an encampment eviction and was injured by police during the protest. Her experience of […]

The Iranian authorities’ vague and conflicting statements on the supposed disbanding of Iran’s so-called “morality police” must not deceive the international community about the continuing violence against women and girls […]

Download a copy of the 1st UA 104/22 below On November 15, 2022, the Attorney General of the State of Mexico cancelled the issuing of a public apology to victims […]

Amnesty International’s ongoing investigations into the crackdown on popular protests in Iran has revealed widespread patterns of unlawful use of force and ruthless violence by security forces. These include use […]

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 58/22 BELOW On 14 June around 0:29 a.m., security forces detained Leónidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, in the province […]

More people took part in Write for Rights 2021 in Canada than ever before! More than 5,800 people across Canada gathered at 180 virtual and in-person events to send more […]

The Polish authorities must relieve volunteers from the responsibility of receiving people fleeing from Ukraine and address the chaotic and dangerous situation in Poland to ensure that they do not […]

March 9, 2022 The “Life and Family Protection Law” (Law 5272) represents a grave threat to lives, human rights and families in Guatemala, said Amnesty International after Congress approved the […]