Reacting to the news that Iran’s parliament has passed a new bill that would impose further draconian penalties severely violating women’s and girls’ rights as well as increasing  prison terms and […]

Authorities across the world are increasingly resorting to unlawful use of force and repressive legislation to crush protests. Amnesty International launched a digital map today that exposes the shocking rise […]

The Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the Tigray region, immediately before and after the signing of a Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) […]

Manitoba's refusal to search for the remains of three murdered Indigenous women is ‘indefensible,’ Amnesty International Canada says.

The Iranian authorities are doubling down on their oppressive methods of policing and severely oppressing Iranian women and girls for defying degrading compulsory veiling laws, Amnesty International said today. In a detailed...

Amnesty International is highlighting nine rights defenders and collectives who have devoted their lives to ending inequality and violence.

The Taliban’s severe restrictions and unlawful crackdown on women and girls’ rights should be investigated as possible crimes under international law, including the crime against humanity of gender persecution, Amnesty […]

During the brutal crackdown in Iran, intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protesters […]

Download a copy of the 1st UA 15/23 below Women’s rights defender, Vanessa Mendoza Cortés could soon stand trial for speaking out for women’s rights in Andorra, including abortion rights. […]

International Women’s Day is March 8th – here are some of the events taking place!  If your Amnesty chapter or group is organizing an International Women’s Day event, let us […]

Download a copy of the 1st UA 7/23 below Two Palestinian women have not been heard from since January 6 after the Palestinian security services in the Gaza Strip forced […]

The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) closed-door meeting on Afghanistan – tomorrow – must focus on how to reverse the stifling ban by the Taliban on women and girls from […]