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Chilling reminders of Syria for refugees trapped on Macedonia’s border

By Giorgos Kosmopoulos, Director of Amnesty International Greece , The view was staggering upon my arrival in the village of...

“Tearing my heart to pieces” – a mother’s story from prison in Iran

Narges Mohammadi has been in and out of prison for more than a decade for her support of human rights...

A farewell to arms that fuel atrocities is within our grasp

By Marek Marczynski, Head of Amnesty International’s Military, Security and Police team at the International Secretariat. Follow Marek on Twitter...

Killer facts: The scale of the global arms trade

As the Arms Trade Treaty’s first Conference of States Parties convenes in Cancún, Mexico from 24-27 August, Amnesty International is...

More than an app: the Panic Button, one year on

By Tanya O’Carroll, Technology and Human Rights Officer for Amnesty International. Follow Tanya on Twitter @TanyaOCarroll One year after the...

How governments are using spyware to attack free speech

Security expert and hacker Morgan Marquis-Boire spends his days researching the shady underworld of government surveillance. Here he explains how...

Interview with Chelsea Manning: ‘Why speaking out is worth the risk’

Chelsea Manning is serving a 35-year prison sentence for leaking classified US government documents to the website WikiLeaks. Two...

Indigenous youth in prison: An urgent appeal from Amnesty Australia

“I find it shocking that we are better at keeping our young people locked up in detention than in school.”...

Indigenous youth in prison: An urgent appeal from Amnesty Australia

“I find it shocking that we are better at keeping our young people locked up in detention than in school.”...

Federal party leaders failed to put women’s issues #UpforDebate in first televised debate

By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner , Watch this short video by Up for Debate supporters! ,...

Federal party leaders failed to put women’s issues #UpforDebate in first televised debate

By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner Watch this short video by Up for Debate supporters! My number...

“My culture is my identity” – a conversation with Colleen Cardinal about Indigenous adoptees in Canada

“My culture is my identity,” says Colleen Cardinal. “This is what has been denied to me.” The work of the...

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