Amnesty Mongolia has invested greatly in young people. In particular by diversifying the pool of young people it works with, supporting young people’s well-being and expanding partnerships with diverse youth-led organisations.

Participants will learn about freedom of expression and what happens when this right is violated, through the real case of Ahmed Mansoor who is being arbitrarily detained in dire conditions and in prolonged solitary confinement that amounts to torture. As part of the activity, participants are...

Participants will learn about the challenges faced by women human rights defenders, the right to health and the importance of access to safe abortion services through the real story of Justyna Wydrzyńska who has been convicted for helping another woman access abortion pills. As part of the...

Participants will learn how the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are fundamental to the work of human rights defenders, through the real story of Rita Karasartova who was arrested and charged for speaking up against the government in Kyrgyzstan. As part of the activity,...

Participants will learn about the concept of access to adequate housing as a fundamental human right and the struggles faced by human rights defenders through the real story of Thapelo Mohapi and his community in South Africa. As part of the activity, participants are encouraged to write a letter...

Participants will learn about Uncle Pabai and Uncle Paul, two community leaders from the Torres Strait Islands in Australia. They are fighting against the impacts of climate change on their livelihood, community and culture and the failure of the Australian government to reduce greenhouse gas...

Participants will learn about the death penalty through practical exercises that allow them to understand why it is a violation of the right to life and why it should be abolished. Through the story of Rocky Myers, a Black man sentenced to death in the USA, participants will be encouraged to write...

Participants will learn about the struggles and resilience of Ana Maria Santos Cruz, a mother who is seeking justice for the unlawful killing by the police of her son Pedro Henrique, a young Brazilian activist who advocated for racial justice and human rights. As part of the activity, participants...

Over the course of the last 12 months, the Russian authorities have unleashed an unprecedented campaign of repression and reprisals against wrongfully imprisoned opposition leader Aleksei Navalny and his supporters, destroying all remnants of the rights to freedom of expression and association,...

It’s a time of new beginnings at Amnesty International, with Kumi Naidoo taking over as our new Secretary General in the summer – and he has answered some of your questions on his vision for the future. This year there’s a new focus for our Write for Rights campaign, which for the first time in...

In this Wire, we celebrate the release of poet and artist Liu Xia in China, discuss the human rights implications of technology changing our right to work and highlight our crisis response work on the ground in Syria.

In this Wire, find out how we’re making women human rights defenders more visible by teaming up with the online platform Wikipedia. Read about how vague counter-terrorism legislation in Spain threatens the right to freedom of speech. Celebrate our 2018 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience...