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Letter to York University president Dr. Rhonda L. Lenton from Amnesty International

Rhonda L. Lenton, PhD President & Vice-Chancellor York University 1050 Kaneff Tower, 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 By...

El Salvador: After IACHR’s visit, the government must make major changes to guarantee human rights

President Nayib Bukele’s government must follow the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and make major changes...

Saudi Arabia: End ill-treatment and arbitrary detention of human rights defender, Waleed Abu al-Khair

Amnesty International has received credible reports that Saudi Arabian prison authorities arbitrarily placed human rights defender and prisoner of conscience...

Amnesty International’s Secretary General steps down

It is with regret that Amnesty International can confirm that following medical advice, Kumi Naidoo, the organization’s Secretary General, has...

UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY ACT SIGNALS CHINESE GOVERNMENT MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS ABUSES

Responding to the passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act in the United States Senate and House of Representatives,...

Yemen: War and exclusion leave millions of people with disabilities in the lurch

Amnesty International’s first report examining war’s impact on a range of people with disabilities Scant support for at least 4.5...

Iran: Death toll from bloody crackdown on protests rises to 208

The number of people believed to have been killed during demonstrations in Iran that broke out on 15 November has...

From slurs to sexual violence, women human rights defenders come under global attack

Governments are failing to protect women human rights defenders (WHRDs) who routinely face a wide range of gender specific attacks,...

Saudi Arabia: G20 leaders must address dire human rights record as the Kingdom takes over presidency

Spokespersons are available for interviews World leaders must address the Kingdom’s heinous human rights record as Saudi Arabia assumes the...

Mexico: Amnesty International issues warning about lack of progress on human rights after one year of the new government

Nearly one year after Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office as president, his government has failed to make substantial progress...

Global Affairs Canada Report on Saudi Exports Puts Economic Benefits Before Human Rights

A coalition of Canadian civil society organizations is deeply dismayed that Global Affairs Canada claims it has found “no credible...

Turkey: Prosecution call for jail term of up to 15 years for six human rights defenders, including Amnesty’s honorary chair and former director, defies logic

Following a request by the State Prosecutor for the conviction of Amnesty Turkey’s honorary chair, Taner Kılıç, former director İdil...

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