The Stop Paving Over Our Rights comic is informed by Amnesty International’s report, Stop burning our rights! What governments and corporations must do to protect humanity from the climate crisis. Amnesty International calls on governments to stop spending public funds on “urban highway...

On 7 February, the Buryatia Supreme Court will hear imprisoned Ukrainian Oleksandr Marchenko’s appeal against an administrative fine for “discreditation of the Russian armed forces” issued on 29 December 2022 by a court in Buryatia’s capital Ulan-Ude. The penal colony authorities have...

Responding to the Senate’s passing of the Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) Amendment Bill, which now awaits President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s assent to become law, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa, said: “The PVO Amendment Bill in its current form...

Tunisia’s military courts should immediately quash the recent convictions of six civilians, including four opposition politicians and a prominent lawyer, and release those who have already been detained, Amnesty International said today. On 20 January, the Military Court of Appeals sentenced...

Oil polluted creek in the Niger Delta

Amid an ongoing crackdown on peaceful protest, including charges against hundreds of people, the Thai authorities have revoked bail for two young activists in January 2023 for exercising their rights. There are concerns for the life and health of two other detained female activists who have been on...

We, the undersigned organisations, express grave disappointment with the decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (African Commission) to reject the observer status applications of Alternative Côte d’Ivoire, Human Rights First Rwanda, and Synergía – Initiatives for Human...

Wesley Ruiz was executed in Texas on the evening of 1 February 2023. He was sentenced to death in 2008 for the murder of a police officer in 2007. The state and federal courts dismissed final appeals, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined to recommend clemency, the state Governor refused...

During the 2021’s Write for Rights Campaign thousands of concerned people took action in support of Temirlan Ensebek, a 25-year-old blogger from Almaty, Kazakhstan. In classrooms and groups all over the world, young and old people learned about his story and wrote letters in his defence. Why?...

The passing of legislation in Finland that abolishes the harmful requirements for trans people to endure invasive medical and psychiatric procedures before they can have their gender recognized is a major victory for equality, Amnesty International said today. The new law – passed by 113 votes to...

Amnesty International is gravely concerned about the imminent threat of forced eviction faced by at least 4,500 families in Gaffur Basti located in Haldwani town of Uttarakhand state in India. The disputed area is inhabited by one of the most economically and socially vulnerable communities, mostly...

Israeli authorities must dismantle the system of apartheid which is causing so much suffering and bloodshed, Amnesty International said today. Since the organization launched a major campaign against apartheid one year ago, Israeli forces have killed almost 220 Palestinians*, including 35 in...