By Agnès Callamard, Secretary General at Amnesty International Multiple wars, extreme inequality, a looming climate collapse, and new technologies capable of transforming our very existence have brought humanity to a crossroads. We have no time left for complacency or defeatism—only a shared...

“He wants to see  equality in Angola”   16 September marks one year since Adolfo Campos has been arbitrarily detained. We met with his wife, Rosa Mendes, and their four kids, to hear more about what an entire year, without their father has been like. Rosa Mendes, opened her home and her heart to...

People in Iran continue to endure the devastating consequences of the authorities’ brutal crackdown on the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising amid systematic impunity for crimes under international law, Amnesty International said today, ahead of the two-year anniversary of the protests that saw people...

The Tajikistani authorities are perpetuating systemic discrimination and severe human rights violations against the Pamiri minority, according to new research by Amnesty International. The Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) in East Tajikistan is home to several ethnic groups forming the...

The Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) is a region in the remote Pamir mountains of East Tajikistan, the home of distinct ethnic groups. Together, they form the Pamiri minority communities whom the central authorities do not recognize as a minority. The Tajikistani state officially denies...

A year on from Imran Khan’s conviction and sentencing, Amnesty International has found several fair trial violations under international human rights standards which have resulted in his arbitrary detention, denying his right to liberty. Amnesty International has reviewed key documents in Imran...

Amnesty International welcomes the adoption of the Declaration on the Protection of Persons with Albinism by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on 17 August 2024 at its summit in Harare, Zimbabwe. We urge SADC member states to follow through and effectively implement the commitments...

Leaflet explaining what the Write for Rights campaign is about.

Welcome to Amnesty’s Write for Rights letter-writing kit. In it you’ll find everything you need to join in with the Write for Rights 2024 campaign. This year the campaign features people from around the world, all of whom are connected because their human rights have been violated. Some by their...

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Entrenched impunity for deaths in custody and other serious human rights abuses by armed groups operating under the command of the self-proclaimed Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) has enabled the Internal Security Agency (ISA) to intensify its crackdown on critics and political opponents in recent...

In light of the scale of the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis, and the need to promote investigations and accountability, we urge the Human Rights Council to reaffirm its engagement on Sudan, including by extending the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission. We urge all parties to the...