Human Rights News
Sudan
Censorship & Freedom of Expression
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 […]
March 8, 2024
Features
Colombia
Women's Rights
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. […]
March 5, 2024
Features
Ecuador
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. […]
February 15, 2024
Urgent Actions
Colombia
Human Rights Defenders
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 […]
February 14, 2024
Activism Guide
Myanmar
War Crimes & Crimes Against Humanity
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 […]
February 12, 2024
Features
Honduras
Climate Justice
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 […]
January 26, 2024
Human Rights News
Climate Justice
The Copernicus Global Climate Report shows that global average temperatures in 2023 reached 14.98ºC, making it the hottest year on record.
January 9, 2024
Human Rights News
December 14, 2023 The COP28 climate summit in Dubai ended after 14 days with an agreement which recognized for the first time the need to move away from fossil fuels. […]
December 14, 2023
Urgent Actions
Burkina Faso
Censorship & Freedom of Expression
On December 1, human rights defender, Daouda Diallo was abducted by security forces in civilian clothes while he was renewing his passport at the passport office in Ouagadougou, capital of […]
December 13, 2023
Features
Colombia
By Colombian water defender Yuly Velásquez Briceño * Rivers and wetlands have always held great significance for me. They are a source of livelihood and economic and emotional well-being for many […]
December 1, 2023
Human Rights News
November 13, 2023 An agreement at the COP28 summit to end the production and use of fossil fuels is vital to prevent a global climate catastrophe and stop an unprecedented […]
November 13, 2023
The Wet’suwet’en Nation’s unceded traditional territory is in the province of British Columbia, Canada. For several years now, Wet’suwet’en land defenders have been harassed, intimidated, forcibly removed and criminalized by […]
October 31, 2023