Escribe Por Los Derechos
Cuando nos unimos para actuar, tenemos poder para cambiar vidas. Escribe por los Derechos es el mayor evento de derechos humanos del mundo, en el que millones de personas de […]
El Salvador’s president Bukele must change course before it’s too late
By Astrid Valencia researcher for Central America at Amnesty International December 1 marks the halfway point of Nayib Bukele’s five-year term as president of El Salvador. The road has not […]
Canada: Act now to respect Indigenous rights on Wet’suwet’en territory
Take action in solidarity with land defenders in British Columbia, Canada
Solidarity Against Environmental Racism in Kanehsatà:ke, Quebéc
Amnesty International has added its voice to a community-led campaign calling on the Federal government to decontaminate a waste disposal site in the Mohawk community of Kanehstatà:ke, just an hour’s drive from Montreal.
Write for Rights: Celebrating 20 years of change
A slam poet imprisoned in Myanmar, an NGO worker arrested in Burundi, Pride protestors detained in Turkey, a sixteen-year-old sentenced to death in Nigeria. All these people faced terrible injustices, […]
CANADA: Mamadou Konate’s Deportation Suspended
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 115/21, UPDATE 1 BELOW Mamadou Konaté is an immigrant worker from Ivory Coast who has lived in Canada for six years who was at imminent risk of […]
Op-ed: Sounding the alarm: Canada must address a growing crisis in Guatemala
As our new Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly assesses priorities for Canada’s foreign policy, it’s crucially important that Guatemala be on the agenda. The Central American country was cause for […]
Good news! Ali al-Nimr released from death row in Saudi Arabia
After almost a decade of campaigning, Ali al-Nimr is finally free. Ali al-Nimr was just 17-years-old when he was arrested in 2012 for participating in anti-government protests in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Two of his friends, Abdullah al-Zaher, […]
Afghanistan: Thank you for supporting Amnesty’s crisis response work
Thousands of Afghans are at serious risk of Taliban reprisals—your support ensures Amnesty is working to protect those in danger. “The Taliban are searching for me,” Mahmud, a human rights […]
AI Canada National Organizers take action on Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories
National Organizers from all over Canada came together this summer to take action after the recent atrocities that happened in Palestine, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Israel. Israel has a […]
COP26: STATES RISK BULLDOZING HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE MOST AFFECTED BY THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Amnesty International is deeply alarmed that human rights, particularly of Indigenous peoples, local communities, women and workers, are in danger of becoming a casualty of COP26 negotiations, as states are […]
Tweet With Us on December 10th!
Join activists around the world this Human Rights Day for our annual letter-writing campaign! Write for Rights is one of the world’s largest human rights events and on Human Rights Day […]