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Turkey: Release of Cumhuriyet journalists “provides glimmer of hope”

Following a court ruling today that Cumhuriyet’s editor in chief, Murat Sabuncu, and prominent journalist, Ahmet Şık, should be released...

Iran: New evidence of appalling treatment of women human rights defenders held in Shahr-e Rey prison

Two women human rights defenders jailed for defending women’s rights and opposing the death penalty are being subjected to escalating...

Russia: Mockery of sexual harassment claims against MP prompts protest on International Women’s Day

Russia urgently needs legislation to protect against all forms of gender-based violence, along with an end to the government-endorsed culture...

International Women’s Day Ottawa announces 10th Annual Femmy Award Winners

Five Ottawa-area feminist leaders recognized for contributions toward gender equality Ottawa, March 6, 2018 – Ottawa-Gatineau’s largest International Women’s Day...

Equatorial Guinea: Artist Freed from Prison

Officer Admits Superiors Ordered Dubious Charges (Nairobi, March 7, 2018) – An Equatorial Guinean court on March 7, 2018 released...

Sri Lanka: State of emergency must respect human rights

The Sri Lankan authorities must respect human rights under the state of emergency, Amnesty International said today. A state of...

Myanmar: Forced starvation of Rohingya highlights danger of premature returns

Reacting to the UN’s claim that Myanmar is continuing its campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya including through “forced starvation”,...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Amnesty International to Launch Feminist Wikipedia Takeover on International Women’s Day

Amnesty International Canada is launching a new initiative to counter online underrepresentation of women, transgender and non-binary human rights defenders...

Honduras: Arrest of DESA executive must be followed by further action against those behind the killing of Berta Cáceres

Following the Honduran authorities’ decision to charge Roberto David Castillo, the executive president of Desarrollos Energéticos S.A. (DESA), for his...

DRC: Government crackdown on child labour must address root causes

Responding to an announcement by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government that it is launching a new drive...

Algeria: Disturbing clampdown against civil society as two women’s NGOs forced to close

Responding to the Algerian authorities’ decision to close the offices of two prominent women’s rights organizations, FARD (Femmes Algériennes Revendiquant...

Honduras: Failure to identify those behind Berta Cáceres’ murder puts other activists at risk

The Honduran authorities’ failure to identify those who ordered the brutal murder of the environmental human rights defender Berta Cáceres...

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