April 25, 2017

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“Help bring my husband back” – One woman’s campaign to free her husband in Iran

By Vida Mehrannia Sweden Tweet Iranian-born Swedish resident Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, a medical doctor and lecturer in disaster medicine, has...

Honduras: Historic opportunity to decriminalize abortion

Ahead of a debate in the Honduran congress today over the country’s criminalization of abortion, Amnesty International’s Americas Director Erika...

Joint statement on implementation of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Sixteenth Session Tuesday April 25, 2017 Agenda Item 8 Joint Statement of: Assembly of...

Bahrain: 32 dissidents rounded up within days in clampdown ahead of UN human rights session

Bahrain’s authorities have dramatically escalated their crackdown against perceived critics with 32 people summoned for questioning by the Public Prosecution...

Turkey: Council of Europe takes Turkey to task over human rights crackdown

Reacting to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe vote to reintroduce full monitoring of the ‘functioning of democratic...

ASEAN Summit: Leaders must take a stand against Philippines bloodshed

With mounting evidence of government involvement in thousands of extrajudicial executions in Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’, Amnesty...

Yemen: Mounting fears for civilian safety as Hodeidah offensive looms

Reports Saudi Arabia-led coalition is gearing up for major military offensive Key port city of Hodeidah is a major entry...

USA: 100 ways Trump has threatened human rights in first 100 days

“These first 100 days show how dangerous Trump’s agenda is, and they’re also a roadmap for how to stop it...

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