Honduras: Xiomara Castro’s government must firmly deliver on human rights agenda
Amnesty International has issued a new open letter calling for the protection of human rights defenders in Honduras.
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2022 in rights: Covid-19 legacy, rising authoritarianism and Russian aggression in Ukraine sum-up 2022
Op-ed by Deprose Muchena, senior director for regional human rights impact at Amnesty International. It’s been 74 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN […]
Human Rights wins in 2022
Confronted with what can sometimes seem like an endless cycle of bad news in the media, it’s easy to feel despondent. But, amid the gloom, there were plenty of good news […]
Israel/OPT: Solidarity with Palestinians means ending all support for apartheid
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Amnesty International reiterates its call for global action to end the system of apartheid which Israeli authorities enforce against Palestinians […]
EGYPT: Ailing Rights Lawyer Deprived of Healthcare
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 190/18 UPDATE 5 BELOW Lawyer Hoda Abdelmoniem has been arbitrarily detained for four years and is on trial by an Emergency State Security Court on […]
Iran: At least 82 Baluchi protesters and bystanders killed in bloody crackdown
Iranian security forces unlawfully killed at least 66 people, including children, and injured hundreds of others after firing live ammunition, metal pellets and teargas at protesters, bystanders and worshippers during […]
Iran: Leaked documents reveal top-level orders to armed forces to ‘mercilessly confront’ protesters
Iran’s highest military body instructed the commanders of armed forces in all provinces to “severely confront” protesters who took to the streets following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini […]
Iran: Urgent international action needed to ensure accountability for Mahsa Amini’s death in custody
The death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini (whose Kurdish name is Zhina) on 16 September 2022, days after she was violently arrested by Iran’s “morality” police amid credible reports […]
China: UN Human Rights Council must ensure accountability for ongoing atrocities in Xinjiang
Council must mandate an independent international mechanism to investigate crimes People who recently fled Xinjiang tell Amnesty International of abuses they suffered Free Xinjiang Detainees campaign now profiles 126 women and […]
IRAN: LGBTI Defender Sentenced to Death
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 5/22 UODATE 1 BELOW Iranian LGBTI rights defender Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani and another woman, Elham Choubdar, were sentenced to death for “corruption on earth”. The women […]
Amnesty International Canada announces winners of 2021-2022 Media Awards
The Amnesty International Media Award winners will be celebrated at an Oct. 12 virtual ceremony hosted by How She Hustles’s Emily Mills.
Afghanistan: International community must urgently action upon the UN Special Rapporteur’s recommendations
The first report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan must serve as a wakeup call to the international community on the urgent need […]