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Tanzania: Stop Threatening Rights Groups International Organizations Urge Respect for Free Expression, Association

The government of Tanzania should end its hostile rhetoric toward civil society groups and threats to obstruct their work, 18...

South Sudan: Ongoing atrocities turn country’s breadbasket into a killing field

· Close to one million people forcibly displaced in Equatoria region, fuelling world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis · Civilians shot, hacked...

Nigeria: Shell complicit in the arbitrary executions of Ogoni Nine as writ served in Dutch court

New case could put an end to decades of impunity for Shell Esther Kiobel has fought for justice for...

Iraq/US-Led Coalition: Weapons Choice Endangers Mosul Civilians Warring Parties Should Minimize Harm to Civilians

(Beirut, June 8, 2017) – The expected battle involving Iraqi and US-led coalition forces against the Islamic State (ISIS) in...

Amnesty International USA Launches Campaign Urging Ivanka Trump to Intervene on Behalf of Jailed Immigrant Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2017 NEW YORK – Amnesty International USA is launching a global campaign today to urge...

“Now there is no salvation” – gay Chechens are in urgent need of protection

It is two months since reports surfaced in the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta that the Chechen authorities have been...

Alicia Keys and Indigenous Rights Activist Delilah Saunders: In Conversation

Ahead of the Ambassador of Conscience Awards this weekend in Montreal, Alicia Keys talked with Indigenous rights activist Delilah Saunders...

Why we need to defend the defenders – now, more than ever

By Guadalupe Marengo, Head of Global Human Rights Defenders Programme, Amnesty International Recent attacks on human rights defenders across the...

Why we need to keep our eyes on Chechnya

By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner, Amnesty International Canada In early April, the courageous journalists at Russian...

Afghanistan: Civilian casualties show how unsafe it is for refugees to be returned

Attacks on civilians in the first three months of this year and the inability of the Afghan government to ensure...

Mexico: New torture law, glimmer of hope that must translate into justice

Mexico’s new General Law on Torture is a welcome step forward to tackle the country´s human rights crisis. Authorities must...

Why human rights matter in times of crisis

Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International, blogs from Beirut, Lebanon. Follow Salil on Twitter @SalilShetty At a time of...

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