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 […]
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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 […]
Myanmar: Five-year anniversary of Rohingya crisis must mark ‘turning point’ in quest for justice
The upcoming five-year anniversary of the Rohingya crisis must mark a turning point in the urgent quest to deliver justice to the victims and hold those responsible to account, Amnesty […]
“NAAN, KOR, AZADI!”
“Naan, kor, azadi!” Bread, work, freedom! This was the chant heard on the streets of Kabul by the many brave women this past weekend, who marched in the name of […]
Amnesty International Launches Global Campaign To Confront Unprecedented Worldwide Threat To The Right To Protest
The right to protest is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world, Amnesty International said today, as the organization launched a new global campaign to confront […]
Human rights victories to celebrate in 2022
We’ve reached the midway point of 2022 and, as ever, it’s been a busy year for Amnesty International. With the world facing human rights challenges on so many fronts, one […]