Azerbaijan: Journalists face new charges and extended detentions
Ahead of the COP29, Azerbaijani authorities have filed new charges and extended the detention of six journalists from the investigative outlet Abzas Media. These journalists have already been held for […]
COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels
Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the heart of all decision making and commit to massively scaling up needs-based climate financing […]
Amnesty International will defend human rights during President-elect Trump’s second term
Amnesty International reminds President-elect Trump and all elected officials across the country today of their obligations to respect, protect and fulfill human rights in their policies and approaches, here at […]
COP29: What you need to know about the global climate summit
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) opens next week in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The summit takes place between November, and decisions made there will impact all […]
Saudi Arabia: Dutch-Yemeni restaurant owner arbitrarily detained
On November 20, 2023, Saudi authorities detained Fahd Ezzi Mohammed Ramadhan, two days after his arrival from the Netherlands. From November 23 to January 1, 2024, he was held incommunicado […]
Afghanistan: Victory for education activists!
Education activists Ahmad Fahim Azimi and Seddiqullah Afghan have been released after enduring months of unjust imprisonment. Seddiqullah Afghan regained freedom on April 9, 2024, as part of a prisoner […]
Iran: Kurdish activist faces death sentence
Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish activist and humanitarian worker from Iran, is at risk of execution. A Revolutionary Court in Tehran sentenced her to death in July 2024 after an unfair […]
The Candle: Updates from around the world – Fall 2024
DONATE Back to The Candle The Candle: Updates from around the world IOPT VENEZUELA UKRAINE IRAN SUDAN EGYPT Thank you for supporting Amnesty’s critical work on the ongoing crisis A […]
Why we need a standalone Convention on Crimes against Humanity
What is a crime against humanity? Crimes against humanity refer to certain crimes committed as part of widespread or systematic attacks against a civilian population. They shock the conscience of humanity […]
Afghanistan: International legal initiative an important step toward tackling the Taliban’s war on women
Responding to the announcement by Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands during the UN General Assembly yesterday that they will initiate legal proceedings that could ultimately lead to action at […]
Ecuadorian Indigenous women and rights defenders bring concerns to Canada amid high-stakes trade negotiations
Four women leaders on the front lines of increasingly dangerous efforts to protect rights and the environment in Ecuador will visit Canada next week to speak out against intensifying trade […]
Honduras: Demand justice for murdered water defender
On Saturday, September 14, Juan López, an environmental defender and coordinator of the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Assets, was shot and killed. He was leaving […]