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Bahrain: Verdict on opposition leader is bitter blow to freedom of expression

Responding to the news that Bahrain’s Court of Cassation has upheld the conviction of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, Amnesty...

Sri Lanka: Hope flickers as justice still proves elusive

Time is running out for the Sri Lankan authorities to deliver on its 2015 commitments to truth, justice, reparations and...

Zimbabwe: Security forces must be held accountable for the brutal assault on human rights

The Zimbabwean authorities must act swiftly to ensure security forces are held to account for ongoing brutal human rights violations,...

Amnesty International and National Immigrant Justice Center Send Senior Leadership Delegation to US-Mexico Border

WASHINGTON, DC – Amnesty International and the National Immigrant Justice Center are sending an international delegation of senior leadership to...

Saudi Arabia: Access for independent monitors urgently needed amid more reports of torture of activists

Amnesty International has obtained new reports of torture and abuse inflicted on a group of Saudi Arabian human rights activists...

Nigeria: Increasing intimidation, arrests and raids strike fear in journalists

Arrests of journalists generates a chilling effect of fear in the media At least 4 journalists arbitrarily detained last year...

Egypt ‘more dangerous than ever’ for peaceful critics

Eight years after the start of Egypt’s revolution, the Egyptian people are facing an unprecedented attack on freedom of expression,...

Mexico: State protection measures were not enough to prevent the killing of environmental defender Julián Carrillo

The Mexican state failed in its obligation to ensure the effective protection of the environmental human rights defender Julián Carrillo,...

China: Secret detention places writer at risk of torture 

Responding to the Chinese authorities’ confirmation that Australian-Chinese writer Yang Hengjun has been detained on suspicion of “endangering national security”,...

Iran’s ‘year of shame’: More than 7,000 arrested in chilling crackdown on dissent during 2018

The Iranian authorities carried out a shameless campaign of repression during 2018, crushing protests and arresting thousands in a wide-scale...

Open letter urges federal and provincial governments to suspend construction of Site C dam

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier John Horgan can’t ignore recommendations of United Nations anti-racism committee A new statement from...

Iran: Labour rights activists at imminent risk of further torture

Two labour rights activists who were rearrested after speaking out about beatings and other abuse they suffered in detention last...

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