Around the world, people are speaking up and working to defend human rights, frequently at risk to their safety, freedom or life. All too often, these human rights defenders (HRDs) are labelled as “criminals”, “foreign agents”, “terrorists” or threats to “development” or “traditional values”. Many...

On 5 September 2019, journalist Amade Abubacar and his lawyer were notified by the Office of the Public Prosecutor of Cabo Delgado Province of final charges against him. On 10 September, the defence presented a response to the accusation. The Cabo Delgado Provincial Court will now decide whether to...

This advocacy update exposes the ongoing human rights violations that Rohingya refugees are facing in camps located in Bangladesh near the border with Myanmar. Refugee testimonies are used to illustrate the impact that these violations are having on their daily lives as well as their future...

Following the release of Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Mkhaïtir, who was sentenced to death and held in arbitrary detention for more than five years after publishing a blog on caste discrimination, Amnesty International’s Campaigner Kiné Fatim Diop said: “Mkhaïtir’s long-awaited release is a welcome...

Following the release of Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Mkhaïtir, who was sentenced to death and held in arbitrary detention for more than five years after publishing a blog on caste discrimination, Amnesty International’s Campaigner Kiné Fatim Diop said: “Mkhaïtir’s long-awaited release is a welcome...

Recent actions by various state governments in Mexico are jeopardizing freedom of expression and assembly in the country and could be a step towards criminalizing the defence of human rights, Amnesty International said today. In the state of Tabasco, state deputies approved a reform that...

Recent actions by various state governments in Mexico are jeopardizing freedom of expression and assembly in the country and could be a step towards criminalizing the defence of human rights, Amnesty International said today. In the state of Tabasco, state deputies approved a reform that...

Egyptian authorities are continuing to use draconian overnight probation measures to further punish peaceful activists upon their release from prison and to prevent them from carrying out any political activity, said Amnesty International. The organization is aware of more than 400 people currently...

We remain highly concerned about the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia, in particular the recent mass executions of 37 men on 23 April, the continued arbitrary detention of human rights defenders including women human rights defenders and the ongoing impunity for serious human rights...

We express our grave concern about the excessive use of force by security forces under your command as they respond to the protests that have been occurring in Honduras since April 2019 against health and education reforms.

Following a decision by the Governorates of Izmir and Antalya to ban all Pride Week events and with other Turkish cities at risk of facing similar restrictions and imminent bans, Fotis Filippou, Amnesty International’s Deputy Europe Director said: “These discriminatory decisions are part of a...

Following a decision by the Governorates of Izmir and Antalya to ban all Pride Week events and with other Turkish cities at risk of facing similar restrictions and imminent bans, Fotis Filippou, Amnesty International’s Deputy Europe Director said: “These discriminatory decisions are part of a...