An open call to all UN Member States to stop fueling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian life. We, the undersigned organisations, call […]

The 2023 Human Rights Agenda lays out Amnesty's calls to action for parties and politicians vying for power in Canada’s next federal election.

“We, the Amazonian Women of Ecuador, Defenders of the Amazon Rainforest have organized to defend our human rights, and to protect the Amazon from irreversible tipping points, which would have […]

On May 25, armed Huthi forces stormed a peaceful gathering of Baha’is in Sana’a, Yemen. They took 17 members of the Baha’i community, including five women and human rights and […]

Iranian authorities are waging a large-scale campaign to enforce repressive compulsory veiling laws through widespread surveillance of women and girls in public spaces and mass police checks targeting women drivers, […]

It was 3 AM when armed men arrived at the homes of Maria, Luz Angela, and Richar. The three water defenders had just returned from a meeting with other leaders […]

The death in detention of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini on September 16, 2022, following her violent arrest by Iran’s “morality” police sparked an unprecedented popular uprising. The crackdown was swift […]

February 15, 2024 – We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the Government of Alberta’s planned changes to gender-affirming care, education, and sports in the province. These changes amount to an attack […]

Vanessa Mendoza Cortés acquittal on January 17, 2024, marked a significant moment in human rights advocacy. A court in Andorra absolved her of all charges, vindicating her from unjust accusations […]

Vanessa Mendoza Cortés acquittal on January 17, 2024, marked a significant moment in human rights advocacy. A court in Andorra absolved her of all charges, vindicating her from unjust accusations […]

Bulldozer Injustice: JCB brand machinery weaponized as a tool in hate campaign against minorities in India India’s widespread unlawful demolitions of Muslims’ homes, businesses and places of worship through the […]

Background Amnesty International’s new research report, “Removed from our land for defending it: Criminalization, Intimidation and Harassment of Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders”, was launched on December 11, 2023. The research is […]