Iran: Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s health at risk
Iranian authorities have been subjecting arbitrarily detained human rights defender and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi to torture and other ill-treatment. The authorities are deliberately denying or severely […]
Pakistan: Stop deporting Afghan refugees
On October 3, 2023, the Pakistani government announced its decision to deport unregistered Afghan refugees back to danger in Afghanistan by November 1. This decision is in breach of its […]
Canada extols its human rights record at United Nations while criminalizing Indigenous land defenders at home
A delegation from Amnesty International Canada attended Canada’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations in Geneva on Friday.
Sudan: Civilians still being killed and displaced after six months of conflict
As the escalation in the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Sudan reaches its sixth month today, (15 October 2023), resulting in the […]
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi must be released immediately and unconditionally
Reacting to the news that unjustly imprisoned Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said: “Narges Mohammadi receives this […]
Crisis and Tactical Round Up Fall 2023: Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan and more
Solidarity with Women and Girls in Iran and Afghanistan, Protect Civilians in Sudan and Ethiopia, Ban the Scan and more Woman Life Freedom uprising anniversary September 16 The death in […]
Sudan: War crimes rampant as civilians killed in both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks
Extensive war crimes are being committed in Sudan as the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) ravages the country, Amnesty International said in a […]
Argentina: Woman disappeared amid possible femicide
28-year -old woman, Cecilia Strzyzowski has been missing since June 1. She was last seen with her husband, César Sena, in Resistencia, Province of Chaco, Argentina. Her disappearance is being […]
Honouring National Indigenous History Month 2023
Celebrate Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQIA+ land and water defenders during National Indigenous History Month 2023.
Sudan: New conflict escalation exacerbates 20 years of suffering for civilians in Darfur
As the escalation in violence between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) spreads throughout Sudan, civilians in Darfur continue to suffer due to the country’s […]
Iran: Millions of schoolgirls at risk of poisoning
The rights to education, health and life of millions of schoolgirls are at risk amid ongoing chemical gas attacks deliberately targeting girls’ schools in Iran. Since November 2022, the attacks […]
The Taliban’s relentless attack on human rights in Afghanistan
Since returning to de-facto power in August 2021, the Taliban’s relentless attack on human rights has targeted critics, ethnic and religious minorities, and decimated the rights of women and girls […]