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Hyperbole and misrepresentation must not prevent Senate passing Bill C-262

We are hopeful that in a matter of days the Senate will vote to adopt a private member’s bill that...

Botswana: Decriminalisation of consensual same sex relations should inspire other African countries

Today’s judgement by the Gaborone High Court to decriminalize consensual same sex relations is a victory in the battle for...

Sudan: Fresh evidence of government-sponsored crimes in Darfur shows drawdown of peacekeepers premature and reckless

New evidence that ‘scorched earth’ attacks continue UN and AU set to vote to close UNAMID peacekeeping mission on 27...

Russia: Titiev’s parole a welcome step but not justice

Chechen prisoner of conscience Oyub Titiev granted parole Parole comes days after detention of journalist, Ivan Golunov Responding to news...

Saudi Arabia: Authorities must not resort to use of death penalty against protester arrested aged 13

Saudi Arabia must not use the death penalty to punish a young man who was arrested at the age of...

Ethiopia: Stop harassing Eskinder Nega for his opinions

Spokespersons available to take media interviews Police in Addis Ababa this morning prevented journalist and former Amnesty International Prisoner of...

Syria: Multimedia site gives rare behind-the-scenes look at Amnesty International’s work amid the ruins of Raqqa

Marking the second anniversary of the start of the US-led Coalition’s military offensive in Raqqa, Syria, Amnesty International today launched...

UN Special Rapporteur on toxics shines light on Grassy Narrows mercury crisis

Today, Baskut Tuncak, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics, said the government has “failed” to answer why...

Sudan: Soaring violence calls for urgent international response

Sudanese opposition activists today reported that dozens of bodies have been recovered from the river Nile in Khartoum, following a...

Viet Nam: Sham trial shows authorities ‘abusing Facebook’ to silence criticism

Ahead of the court hearing in the case of Nguyen Ngoc Anh tomorrow, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for...

Canada: National crisis of violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons requires comprehensive and coordinated government response

OTTAWA, June 3, 2019 – Responding to “Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing...

Sudan: International community should impose sanctions on transitional authorities

Amnesty International today called on the international community to consider all forms of peaceful pressure, including targeted sanctions, on those...

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