News & Updates

Russian activists Oleg Orlov, Sergei Kovalev and Ludmila Alekseeva collect the Sakharov Prize in Strasbourg, 16 December 2009

Russian NGO awarded Sakharov human rights prize

16 December 2009

Russian human rights organization Memorial received the 2009 Sakharov Prize of Freedom of Thought at a ceremony in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
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Activists in Honduras tell Amnesty International of hidden human rights crisis

4 December 2009

An Amnesty International delegation in Honduras talked to human rights activists about the hidden crisis affecting the Central American nation.

Security Council deplores Myanmar repression

11 October 2007

The United Nations Security Council has "strongly deplored" the use of violence against peaceful demonstrations in Myanmar.

Stop the Death Penalty: The World Decides

10 October 2007

On this year's World Day against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International calls on the world's governments to vote for the UN resolution on a global moratorium on exec

World marches for Myanmar

9 October 2007

People across the globe took to the streets this weekend in support of the people of Myanmar, who continue to be subjected to mass arrests and brutal repression.

Video: Marching for Myanmar

8 October 2007

People across the globe took to the streets this weekend in support of the people of Myanmar, who continue to be subjected to mass arrests and brutal repression.

Lethal injections lead doctors to break medical oath

4 October 2007

Doctors and nurses are coming under pressure to break their ethical oath by participating in lethal injections.

Anna Politkovskaya remembered

3 October 2007

People from around the world, including members and supporters of Amnesty International, are commemorating Russian journalist and human rights defender Anna Politkovsk

Military stamps out mass protests

1 October 2007

A heavy military presence on Myanmar's streets, combined with mass arrests, has stamped out the massive protests of the past week.

Palestinian refugees targeted in Iraq

1 October 2007

Scores of Palestinian refugees in Iraq have been killed since the US-led invasion in 2003.

Violent crackdown on protesters continues in Myanmar

28 September 2007

The military continues to step up attempts to crack down on protests in Myanmar. They are taking an increasingly prominent position on the streets and made hundreds

Myanmar authorities step up crackdown on protesters

27 September 2007

The situation in Myanmar (formerly Burma) continues to worsen with reports emerging of escalating attempts by the authorities to repress ongoing demonstrations.