Kyrgyzstan: Rita Karasartova released from prison following Amnesty’s Urgent Action https://amnesty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/294144.mp4 If we have a dream, then fears can be overcome. Rita Those are the words of Rita Karasartova, a peaceful human rights defender and expert in civic...

THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN RIGHTS Amnesty International’s Global Annual Human Rights Report  READ THE REPORT Amnesty International sounds alarm on a watershed moment for international law amid flagrant rule-breaking by governments and corporate actors Powerful governments cast...

Nomsa Sizani, a former General Secretary of Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) and human rights defender, is currently facing severe threats to her life. These threats began the day after she reportedly questioned government officials about a local development project during their visit to the community...

Gubad Ibadoghlu is a renowned economist and political activist. On July 23, 2023, the Azerbaijani authorities detained him on fabricated charges in an apparent retaliation for his criticism of the government. He suffers from serious health issues including diabetes and heart conditions. Gubad...

The following words were shared by Amnesty International Canada’s Secretary General Ketty Nivyabandi at a webinar on April 4 with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, David Boyd, and defenders of the right to a healthy environment in Ecuador: Fanny Kaekat Utitiaj of...

“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 implications for the entire planet. We are very concerned about the free-trade agreement negotiations...

A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns in early February poses serious risks to the coordination of emergency assistance and humanitarian services to millions of people caught up in the conflict, Amnesty International said today. The continued...

Recently, Amnesty Canada organized a meeting to enable four threatened women human rights defenders in Colombia to share their experiences with Canada’s Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, Jacqueline O’Neill. This is what the women defenders shared about the realities they are...

On February 13, Amnesty International Canada testified before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) as part of its study of free trade negotiations between Canada and Ecuador. At the hearing, Amnesty International Canada drew attention to an ongoing pattern...

On February 1, the “High Command of the Magdalena Medio Block” of the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia made a public statement. They threatened the lives of people working for human rights and environmental groups in Colombia’s Magdalena Medio region. This includes groups...

After a military coup in February 2021 and a brutal crackdown on protests, the human rights situation in Myanmar rapidly deteriorated. Thousands of people were arbitrarily detained and by 2022 more than 1,000 opposition politicians, political activists, human rights defenders and others were...

By Graciela Martínez González, campaigner at Amnesty International’s Latin America Regional Office. This piece was published in Newsweek en español When Honduras President Xiomara Castro took office in January 2022 with a promise to protect national parks and end open pit mining, members...