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By Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General That which unites us is always greater than that which divides us. Yet,...

Christy Jordan-Fenton is a grassroots activist, educator, and author who lives with her family on a farm outside of Fort...

By Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International. There are certain events that mark a turning point in a country....

This speech was delivered at the World Humanitarian Summit on 24 May 2016 by Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty....

By Alexander Kennedy, LGBTI Coordinator In June 2005, I sat in the gallery of the House of Commons the night...

Fernanda Doz Costa, researcher on the Americas, reports from a protest outside a court in Argentina where “Belen” returns...

The statistics tell a sobering tale. Burkina Faso has the 7th highest rate of child marriage in the world. More...

Photo: Once consultations are complete, the inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls should get underway. Meanwhile widely...

Breakthroughs and heartbreak.  Perseverance and triumph.   2015 has reminded us that human rights struggles are very often for the long...