Participants are introduced to all the individuals in the 2023 Write for Rights campaign and match their at-risk human rights to those provided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). As part of the activity, participants are encouraged to write letters and take action.

This report focuses on the work of Amnesty International’s human rights educators, their partners, and the communities they work with, which includes, amongst others, members of Indigenous communities, young LGBTI people and their allies, traditional leaders, teachers, school children, and local...

The Iranian authorities are doubling down on their oppressive methods of policing and severely oppressing Iranian women and girls for defying degrading compulsory veiling laws, Amnesty International said today. In a detailed analysis published today, the organization exposes the...

Amnesty International have released a new video revealing how the organization helped to uncover the Pegasus Project spyware scandal. The video details how Amnesty International’s Security Lab played a crucial role in exposing the forensic evidence that proved the data could be connected to NSO...

Amnesty International and Fat Rat Films have today released a new documentary that highlights the ongoing struggles faced by Yezidi former child soldiers who survived abduction by the Islamic State (IS) armed group. The 12-minute film, Captives on the Frontlines: Yezidi former child soldiers who...

Torture is when someone in authority intentionally causes severe pain or suffering for a specific purpose. Such as to get information or a confession out of you, to punish, intimidate or threaten you. It can be physical, such as beating, forcing into a painful position or sexual, such as rape. It...

Whoever you are, where ever you live, any decision you make about your body, life or your sexuality, should be yours alone. Amnesty International believe, that everyone should be free to decide if, when and with whom they have sex, and whether or when to marry or have children.