Belarusian students are being arrested on criminal charges, prosecuted for peaceful activism and expelled from educational institutions, in retribution for their involvement in the continuing protest movement against the widely-contested […]

Amnesty International’s 2004 Stolen Sisters report was one of the first reports to systematically document the pattern of violence experienced by Indigenous women and girls in Canada. Due to continued government inaction to end the violence, the findings and recommendations in the 2004 report,...

No More Stolen Sisters Reports Amnesty International’s 2004 Stolen Sisters report was one of the first reports to systematically document the pattern of violence experienced by Indigenous women and girls […]

Violence against Indigenous women and girls isn’t just an Indigenous issue or a women’s issue. It is a Canadian issue and to end the violence each one of us must commit to taking action in our daily lives. What can you do?

Your Excellency, I am writing to express Amnesty International’s deep concern about the serious human rights crisis facing Colombia in the context of the “national strike” and the massive demonstrations […]

Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world to defend land, Indigenous territory, and the environment according to the 2023 report of Global Witness. Between 2016 and 2022, an average of one human rights defender was killed every 61 hours in Colombia, according to the organization Somos...

” 1. Indigenous individuals have the rights to life, physical and mental integrity, liberty and security of person. 2. Indigenous peoples have the collective right to live in freedom, peace and security as distinct peoples and shall not be subjected to any act of genocide or any other act of...

Indigenous communities are working to ensure the safety of their members in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Different communities face different threats and challenges and they are developing effective solutions based on the needs of the people and the resources at hand. Many are in need of...

Amnesty International joins call for #NotOneBulletMore with over 200 organizations The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must immediately impose a comprehensive arms embargo on Myanmar to bring an end to […]

Perhaps the greatest priority we all face is protecting the environment on which our shared future depends.

Regardless of their status in a country, both regular and irregular migrants have human rights, including the right to freedom from slavery and servitude, freedom from arbitrary detention, freedom from exploitation and forced labour, the right to freedom of assembly, the right to education for...

Perhaps the greatest cross border priority we all face is protecting the environment on which our human rights and shared future depends.  Environment defenders in Latin America risk their very […]