Israel: Release teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi
Israeli authorities must release a 16-year-old Palestinian activist who could face up to 10 years in prison over an altercation with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank last month, […]
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Myanmar: Military’s mass grave admission exposes extrajudicial executions of Rohingya
Following today’s admission by Myanmar’s military that security forces and villagers summarily killed 10 captured Rohingya people and buried them in a mass grave outside Inn Din, a village in […]
30 times hope overcame fear this year
Change is possible, especially when people come together and take action. From writing letters of support and campaigning outside corporate headquarters, to welcoming refugees into our homes and changing laws […]
Mexico: Amnesty International chief slams interior security law and calls on Mexican president to veto it
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, today directed an open letter to Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, calling on the leader to veto the Law on Interior Security that passed […]
South Sudan: Global action needed to end human rights violations and humanitarian crisis
Sustained international action is urgently needed to end the horrific human rights violations taking place in South Sudan, said Amnesty International today as the country’s armed conflict entered its fifth […]
Virtual reality documentary highlights harrowing tales from survivors of ethnic cleansing
Contrast VR and Amnesty International immerse viewers in Rohingya crisis with Forced to Flee DOHA, SAN FRANCISCO, LONDON (December 12, 2017) – A man forced to bury his son after […]
UN Security Council: End disgraceful inaction on Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis
New virtual reality film Forced to Flee drives home dire situation of Rohingya refugees Japan should use its United Nations Security Council presidency to end three and a half months […]
Year end message 2017: a time to stand together
“I can’t believe there are this many people, from so many countries, standing with me and my family.” – Veronica Razo’s mother, Austreberta Casales Late last month, at the end of […]
Open Letter to the Participants in the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministerial Meeting on Human Rights
The upcoming ministerial meeting on human rights demonstrates that federal, provincial and territorial governments in Canada recognize that more must be done to fulfill Canada’s domestic and international commitments to […]
UN: China fails to scupper resolution on Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya
Responding to the failed attempt by China, Philippines and Burundi to vote down a UN Human Rights Council resolution on the situation of the Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar, […]
States worldwide failing to prevent killings and disappearances of human rights defenders
States around the world are failing in their duty to effectively protect people who defend human rights, leading to an escalation in preventable killings and enforced disappearances, Amnesty International said […]
Crisis in Guatemala: Why hope must guide us
Last month, Amnesty International Canada’s Tara Scurr and Kathy Price joined a delegation of Amnesty colleagues from Spain, Sweden, Mexico and the United States for a research and solidarity mission […]