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“I will not get tired of expressing my gratitude…” Those are the words of Cuba’s well-known opposition leader and prisoner...

Following today’s ministerial statement to overturn with immediate effect the ban on pregnant girls attending schools, Marta Colomer, Amnesty International’s...

David Griffiths is Director of the Office of the Secretary General at Amnesty’s International Secretariat in London, England The pain...

On 26 March, journalist Mamane Kaka Touda was released after being detained for three weeks in Niamey Prison, Niger, for...

Unlawful detention during the ongoing conflict in Yemen – ranging from politically-motivated death sentences, to forcibly disappearing and torturing detainees...

By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada This article originally appeared in The Toronto Star., March 19, 2020....

Early on during the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, the hashtag “I want freedom of speech” trended on Weibo, a...

Coastei community in Romania receives some good news and shares words of thanks to Amnesty International letter-writers who spoke out...

This post is from Amnesty International’s Livewire team. Protesters on a tank in Cairo ©Amnesty International President Mohamed Morsi decision...

By Lamri Chirouf, Amnesty International’s delegate in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Last month we drove northwest from Ramallah to visit...

A report released by the RCMP earlier this year marks the first time that police in Canada have attempted, at...

Holly Jarrett is the grassroots activist behind the “Am I Next?” viral social media campaign. Originally from Labrador and now...