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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

June is Pride month – kicking off a summer of marches and events across the country and around the world. While Pride is often thought of as a celebration, it […]

Authorities in the occupied Gaza Strip must respect the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression and cease the ongoing repression of protesters, Amnesty International said today.   Over the […]

The Amnesty Media Awards celebrate excellence in human rights reporting. Submissions will be accepted until August 17, 2025.

Human rights defender Eduardo Torres has been missing since May 9. He was last seen in Caracas, and his whereabouts remain unknown. His detention and enforced disappearance are part of […]