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Governments have failed to protect trans people from murder, and from COVID-19

By Nadia Rahman, Researcher and Policy Advisor in Amnesty’s global Gender, Sexuality and Identity Team “COVID-19 may be a new...

Iran: Internet deliberately shut down during November 2019 killings – new investigation

The Iranian authorities deliberately shut down the internet during nationwide protests in November 2019, hiding the true scale of unlawful...

Mexico’s new National Guard is breaking its vow to respect human rights

By Amnesty Americas Media Manager Tuncan Tucker Jessica Silva and her husband Jaime Torres were driving through Delicias, a town...

Colombia: New report shows how failed policies are putting human rights defenders at risk

The frequent threats, attacks and killings of people defending land, territory and the environment in Colombia have highlighted the government’s...

We have come far and have far to go still 

35 years ago, on a wintry evening in early 1985, I attended my first Amnesty International meeting. I had just...

Lobbying Kit: It’s Time for Transformative Change

On September 23rd, a new session of Parliament will begin and the government will deliver a Throne Speech, outlining their...

Human rights defender and poet Ketty Nivyabandi appointed Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada

Lana Verran, Chair of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International Canada (English Branch) today announced the appointment of Burundian...

Open letter urges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to adopt ‘transformative’ human rights agenda in Throne Speech

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario September 10, 2020 Dear Prime Minister,...

Anniversary of the Global Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

National Implementation More Urgent than Ever The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the...

Iran: Detainees flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown – new report

Widespread torture including beatings, floggings, electric shocks, stress positions, mock executions, waterboarding, sexual violence, forced administration of chemical substances, and...

Human rights activists are allies in fighting COVID-19 – why are they under attack?

By Lisa Maracani, Amnesty International’s Researcher on Human Rights Defenders COVID-19 has presented a set of huge new challenges which...

Iraq: Yezidi child survivors of ‘Islamic State’ facing unprecedented health crisis

Almost 2,000 Yezidi children who have returned to their families after being held captive by the armed group calling itself...

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