Iran: Protester sentenced to death in unfair trials
Protester Abbas Deris is at risk of execution in relation to the November 2019 nationwide protests in Iran. On July 4, 2023, his lawyer publicly stated that the Supreme Court […]
Mexico: Land, environment defenders criminalized for exercising right to protest
A new Amnesty International report shines a light on the use of Mexico’s criminal justice system to suppress people’s right to protest.
Argentina: Human rights defender detained for protesting
Alberto Nallar, human rights lawyer was detained on July 13, and charged with the crime of sedition. He played a very active role in the protests in the Jujuy Province […]
Peru: President Dina Boluarte must order security forces to respect right to protest
Amnesty International urges President Dina Boluarte to ‘send a clear message’ that Peru’s state security forces must respect human rights.
Iran: Protestor at risk of execution
Mojahed (Abbas) Kourkouri is at grave risk of execution in relation to nationwide protests. In early April 2023, Iran’s judiciary announced that a Revolutionary Court in Ahvaz had sentenced Mojahed […]
Amnesty International urges social security protection for all
Amnesty International is calling this week for social security to be made available to everyone worldwide after a series of crises exposed huge gaps in state support and protection systems, […]
Canada must stop arms exports to Peru amid deadly repression of protests
Amnesty International urges Canada to suspend arms exports to Peru in light of the Peruvian state’s lethal crackdown of recent protests.
Child detainees subjected to flogging, electric shocks and sexual violence in brutal protest crackdown in Iran
During the brutal crackdown in Iran, intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protesters […]
Police misuse of rubber bullets kills and maims peaceful protesters
Security forces across the world are routinely misusing rubber bullets, plastic bullets and other law enforcement weapons to violently suppress peaceful protests and cause horrific injuries and deaths, said Amnesty […]
Deadly repression of Peru protests shows ‘systematic racism’
Amnesty International has released the initial findings of its investigation into the state response to the recent protests in Peru.
THAILAND: Child protesters targeted
Download a copy of the 1st UA 14/23 below Thai authorities are prosecuting and harassing child human rights defenders for peacefully exercising their right to protest. Among the 283 children […]
The right to protest is under attack in Peru! Here’s what you need to know and what you can do about it
There is a crisis of extreme gravity in the South American country of Peru – so grave, in fact, that Amnesty has deployed a specialized continental crisis response team to […]