A historic victory for truth, justice and human rights in Guatemala
By Val Croft, an Amnesty activist from Toronto with a passionate commitment to human rights in Guatemala. Photo: An Ixil woman is sworn in before giving her testimony in the […]
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Iran: Authorities unleash wave of oppression after hostilities with Israel
Authorities in Iran are waging a terrifying crackdown under the guise of national security in the aftermath of the June 2025 hostilities with Israel, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The deepening […]
Syria: New investigation reveals evidence government and affiliated forces extrajudicially executed dozens of Druze people in Suwayda
The Syrian government must hold members of government security and military forces and members of affiliated forces accountable for the extrajudicial executions of Druze men and women in Suwayda, said […]
Warring factions in eastern DRC commit horrific abuses including gang rapes, summary executions and abductions
Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups backed by the Congolese army, have gang raped women and committed widespread human rights abuses […]
Venezuela: One defender freed, five others still in detention
On August 12, 2025, at around 9:00 p.m., human rights defender Martha Lía Grajales was conditionally released in Caracas, Venezuela. She had been arbitrarily detained since August 8. The charges […]
Stop the mass deportations of Afghans
Since early 2025, Iran has forcibly returned more than one million Afghans to Afghanistan, including people who were born in Iran or have lived there for decades. This is part […]
Webinar: War and Capital Punishment
Please join us on Monday, July 28 at 12:30pm-2:30pm EDT for the sixth webinar in this ongoing series on the abolition of the death penalty. This series is sponsored by […]
Guarantee a safe return for displaced fishers
On June 24, 26 fishing families living near the lakes and rivers around Barrancabermeja were forcibly displaced. They were moved to Bucaramanga, the capital of Santander department. Back on February […]
Chinese government impunity for 709 crackdown on lawyers fuels decade of repression
As Amnesty International signed on to a joint statement ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the ‘709’ crackdown on human rights lawyers in China, the organization’s China Director Sarah Brooks […]
El Salvador: Amnesty International declares Ruth Eleonora López, Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez prisoners of conscience amid increasing repression
Throughout the beginning of Nayib Bukele’s second presidential term, El Salvador has experienced an alarming increase in the harassment, persecution and criminalization of human rights defenders, journalists, activists, critical voices and […]
Urgent need to protect civilians amid unprecedented escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran
As more and more civilians bear the cruel toll of the terrifying military escalation in Iran and Israel since 13 June 2025, and amid threats of further escalation in the […]
2026 FIFA World Cup: A year out, growing attacks on rights
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) should take immediate and demonstrable steps to safeguard human rights for all people involved in the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, the Sport […]