The release of Xie Yang on bail does not represent a break in China’s relentless crackdown against human rights lawyers, Amnesty International said today. Xie Yang was tried in Changsha […]

The USA and UK are fuelling serious violations that have caused devastating civilian suffering through multibillion-dollar arms transfers to Saudi Arabia that vastly overshadow their humanitarian efforts, said Amnesty International. […]

Young activists from Guatemala recently shared with Amnesty International their experiences and motivations for putting their lives on the line to fight for the rights of their communities and the […]

Adolfo Garcia (pictured, second from the left), is a quiet, serious middle-aged farmer from Guatemala. Once the Guatemalan government began issuing mining licenses in Santa Rosa, he dedicated his life […]

Everyday across the globe, men, women and youth speak out in defence of the land and environment. They defend our planet and thanks to their work, we have clean air […]

A hunger strike by three Inuit land defenders – Billy Gauthier, Jerry Kohlmeister and Delilah Saunders – is a powerful symbol of the tragic choices that will face Inuit hunters […]

By Erika Guevara-Rosas Chills ran down Tomás Gómez Membreño’s spine when he first heard about the brutal murder of his renowned friend and ally, the Honduran Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres, six […]

By Josefina Salomón, News Writer at Amnesty International The armed men who burst into the house of Honduran Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres on 3 March had a simple plan: find […]

By Tara Scurr, Campaigner, Business and Human Rights     One year ago, Alex Neve and I were sitting in the Hotel Continental in Guatemala City, waiting for reporters to turn […]

When 12 people working at the satirical magazine Charlie Hedbo were gunned down at their offices in central Paris in January, the world woke up to the grim reality of […]

By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigner and Women’s Rights Campaigner Basic freedoms are under threat in Russia. Restrictive new laws are making it difficult for NGOs to carry out their work. […]

Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada from Duékoué, Côte d’Ivoire, 2 March 2013 “Nature is growing back, making it look like nothing ever happened here.” Those were the sad […]