Education
Americas
Killings and Disappearances
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...
September 22, 2023
Education
Americas
Killings and Disappearances
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...
September 22, 2023
Education
Americas
Death Penalty
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...
September 22, 2023
Education
Asia and the Pacific
Climate change
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...
September 22, 2023
Education
Africa
Human Rights Defenders and Activists
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...
September 22, 2023
Education
Europe and Central Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
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,...
September 22, 2023
Education
Europe and Central Asia
Human Rights Defenders and Activists
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...
September 22, 2023
Education
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
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...
September 22, 2023
Education
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.
September 21, 2023
Education
Africa
Human Rights Defenders and Activists
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...
September 19, 2023
Research
United States of America
Business and Human Rights
In this submission to the UN Human Rights Committee, Amnesty International sets out how the USA continues to fail to live up to its human rights obligations on a range of issues including: the continued use of the death penalty; the use of lethal force by law enforcement; the prevalence of gun...
September 13, 2023
Research
Asia and the Pacific
Death Penalty
In this submission Amnesty International sets out its concerns and recommendations regarding the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the Covenant) by the government of South Korea. It highlights concerns with regard to violations committed in the context of...
September 12, 2023