Below you’ll find breaking news as well as reports, updates on our campaigns, and victories.
If you are a member of the press, please reach out to [email protected]
Press Release
Colombia agreement must guarantee justice for the millions of victims of the armed conflict
The agreement on transitional justice signed yesterday by the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) brings…
September 24, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Files Complaint Requesting Investigation of DOJ Response to CIA Torture Program
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General requesting…
September 22, 2015
Press Release
Reckless investigation into Mexico disappearances exposes government cover-up
The Mexican authorities’ reckless handling of the investigation into the enforced disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teaching school…
September 22, 2015
Press Release
U.S. tech companies must not be complicit in China’s internet repression
American tech companies seeking access to China’s domestic market must not turn a blind eye to the country’s severe internet-related…
September 22, 2015
Press Release
Refugees need safe access to protection, not more barriers
Instead of sealing borders and deploying riot police, frontline European Union (EU) countries must allow safe access for people in…
September 21, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Latest Albert Woodfox Developments
Today, Judge William G. Carmichael of Louisiana's 20th Judicial District Court held a hearing to lay the groundwork for a…
September 21, 2015
Press Release
Police restraint in Nepal urged as at least 20 more shot amid Constitution-related protests
Security forces in Nepal must refrain from using excessive force against protestors, Amnesty International said after at least twenty protesters…
September 21, 2015
Press Release
New Satellite Images Show Hungary’s Rush to Keep Refugees out of Europe
New satellite images obtained by Amnesty International give a chilling new perspective on Hungary's frenzied efforts to repel refugees and…
September 18, 2015
Press Release
Hundreds face forced eviction in Nigeria as bulldozers descend on informal settlement
Authorities in Lagos state must act immediately to protect hundreds of families in the informal settlement of Badia East who…
September 18, 2015
Press Release
Army must free detained leaders in Burkina Faso and avoid violent repression of protests
Burkina Faso’s Presidential Guard must stop using lethal force, beatings and other violence to repress protests and release arbitrarily detained…
September 17, 2015
Press Release
Refugees stuck in no-man’s land on Serbia/Hungary border amid appalling humanitarian failure
More than 1,000 people, including many families fleeing conflict in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, remain stuck in abysmal and rapidly…
September 16, 2015
Press Release
Report: Poland abandoning hundreds of victims of hate crimes
Poland’s legal system falls dangerously short when it comes to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and…
September 16, 2015