Sudan: Fresh fears for civilians as fighting extends to Wad Madani
Responding to the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s second city Wad Madani, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and […]
Years of Advocacy by Rights Holders and Task Force’s Review Leads to Important Changes to Employment Equity Act
December 15, 2023 – This week, the Hon. Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour, announced the government’s commitment to make immediate changes to the Employment Equity Act including the recognition […]
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s sham trial a further attack on press freedom
Ahead of Monday’s national security trial of Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and founder of the defunct Apple Daily newspaper, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for China, Sarah […]
What is spyware and what can you do to stay protected?
What actually is spyware? Spyware is a type of malicious software. It interferes with a device’s normal operation to collect information without alerting the user and sends it to another […]
What happened at COP28? Essential need-to-knows
December 14, 2023 The COP28 climate summit in Dubai ended after 14 days with an agreement which recognized for the first time the need to move away from fossil fuels. […]
Hong Kong: Absurd cash bounties on overseas activists designed to sow fear worldwide
Responding to the Hong Kong police placing bounties of HK$1m (US$128,000) on five overseas pro-democracy activists, as well as arresting in Hong Kong four persons accused of assisting exiled activists […]
COP28 agreement to move away from fossil fuels sets precedent but falls short of safeguarding human rights
December 13, 2023 COP28 in Dubai has agreed on the need to move away from fossil fuels for the first time, at the end of a climate summit marred by […]
Russia: Fears of prisoner of conscience Aleksei Navalny forcibly disappeared
Responding to the news that Aleksei Navalny, prominent Russian opposition political activist and prisoner of conscience, is no longer officially listed in the penal colony where he was serving an […]
Hong Kong: Release activists arrested for expressing concerns about elections
Responding to the arrests of several people in connection with Hong Kong’s District Council elections, which took place on Sunday, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for China, Sarah Brooks, said: […]
Amnesty report tracks years-long campaign of criminalization, unlawful surveillance against Wet’suwet’en land defenders
A new report traces years-long campaign of violence, harassment, discrimination, and dispossession against Indigenous land defenders in Canada.
Kanahus Manuel: “Canada must end violence against Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ land and water defenders”
Kanahus Manuel is a land and water defender, tattoo artist and traditional birth keeper belonging to the Secwepemc and Ktunaxa Nations of the south-central interior of so-called British Columbia. Kanahus […]
How three environmental defenders are fighting fossil fuel injustice and climate change
By Graciela Martinez, Americas Regional Campaigner, Amnesty International This piece was originally published in Spanish in Open Democracy The Americas is the world’s deadliest region for those defending land, territory and […]