We celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day to recognize the strength, beauty and contributions of First Nation, Inuit, and Metis peoples, the original peoples of this land. Indigenous Nations have stewarded the land, developed sophisticated legal and governance systems and created rich cultural...

On 1 June 2025, 12 people set sail on the Madleen with the goal of breaking Israel’s unlawful blockade on the occupied Gaza Strip and delivering desperately needed food and medical supplies […]

Responding to the news that Israel has intercepted and detained the 12-person crew aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla’s Madleen boat, including activist Greta Thunberg, who has been designated by Amnesty International […]

The Honduran Congress is close to passing a dangerous new law. It would make it easier for companies to get environmental licenses without protecting human rights. This bill does not […]

On March 14, 2025, a court in Türkiye acquitted 45 people of charges related to a peaceful protest in 2018. The group included relatives of victims of enforced disappearances who […]

Amnesty International Canada urges the Ontario government to change course on Bill 5, which threatens Indigenous Rights and the environment.

By Warriors for the Amazon (Guerreras por la Amazonía) Throughout our lives, we have witnessed the suffering and devastation wrought on the Amazon region by oil extraction. We, the young […]

Your vote is your megaphone. Your ballot is your power. During the 2025 election, let's put #RightsFirst and #VoteForRights.

In response to a U.S. jury in North Dakota ordering Greenpeace to pay at least $660m to the fossil fuel company Energy Transfer, having found the organization responsible for defamation […]

The proposed Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement threatens Indigenous rights in Ecuador and must be rejected by Canadian lawmakers.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s regional and international partners must exert pressure on all parties to the conflict in the east of the country — including the Rwandan-backed M23 […]

Since January 16, armed violence has intensified in the Catatumbo region of northeast Colombia. This violence stems from clashes between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the General Staff of […]