Newsroom

We put a human face on complex issues to hold governments accountable.

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

Congress’ Passage of Continuing Resolution Is a Critical First Step in Supporting Afghan Refugees

Today, Congress passed a continuing resolution that includes funding to support Afghans arriving to the United States and ensures that…

September 30, 2021

(Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

U.S. Backsliding on Global Gains in Abortion Rights

The past few months have underscored that American’s rights to abortion remain under attack. Earlier this month, S.B. 8 went…

September 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 1: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on March 1, 2021 in Washington, DC. Mayorkas discussed the Biden administration's plans for overhauling immigration policy. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Press Release

Biden Administration Must Hold CBP Officers Accountable and Restore Access to Asylum for All Haitian Migrants

In response to the mass deportation of Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and horrific reports of Customs and Border…

September 24, 2021

Press Release

Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International remind the world of its commitment to children’s rights with a book some adults won’t want children to read

Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International have joined forces to create a resource for children and young people to learn about…

September 23, 2021

Press Release

States Must Take Immediate Action and Deliver Surplus COVID-19 Vaccines Now, Not Next Year

In response to today’s Global Covid-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better, where US President Biden and EU…

September 22, 2021

Photo by Saman Abesiriwardana/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Report

New report shows leading Covid-19 vaccine pharma companies fueling unprecedented human rights crisis

Six companies at the helm of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out are fuelling an unprecedented human rights crisis through their refusal…

September 21, 2021

Photo of Kamala Harris speaking — Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

Press Release

#WelcomeWithDignity Expresses Steadfast Solidarity with Haitians

Today, the #WelcomeWithDignity campaign expressed its disgust with Customs and Border Protection’s treatment of Haitian people seeking asylum at Del…

September 21, 2021

Press Release

Taliban Wasting No Time in Stamping Out Human Rights in Afghanistan Says New Briefing

The Taliban are steadily dismantling the human rights gains of the last twenty years, said Amnesty International, the International Federation…

September 20, 2021

President Biden To Sign Order Boosting Federal Spending On U.S. Products — Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Press Release

The White House Can and Should Do More to Welcome Refugees

Responding to President Biden’s reported proposed presidential determination to admit up to 125,000 refugees this fiscal year amid the horrific…

September 20, 2021

People gather at the entrance of the Nyarugenge Intermediate Court in Kigali on October 9, 2017 during the trial of Diane Rwigara (unseen), a prominent critic of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame. Rwigara was blocked from challenging Kagame in August's presidential election and she had been charged with inciting insurrection against the state as well as other offences. The court is to rule on whether Rwigara, her mother and sister should be held in preventive detention. / AFP PHOTO / Cyril Ndegeya (Photo credit should read CYRIL NDEGEYA/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Fair Trial Violations in Rusesabagina Trial Verdict Must Be Effectively Remedied in Rwanda

Commenting after Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan opposition leader, was found guilty of terrorism and sentenced to 25 years in jail…

September 20, 2021

TOPSHOT - A woman holds a cross reading "Not one less" during "Las Catrinas CDMX 2020" march called by feminist, social and human rights organizations that demand justice for girls and women killed by femicide violence in Mexico City, on November 01, 2020. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Failings in Investigations of Feminicides in the State of Mexico Violate Women’s Rights to Life, Physical Safety and Access to Justice

Investigations by the State of Mexico Attorney General’s Office into feminicides preceded by disappearances are seriously flawed due to the…

September 20, 2021

Opposition activists attend a rally against efforts to stop opposition candidates to register for the elections to the Moscow City Duma outside the headquarters of a local election commission in central Moscow on July 14, 2019. - Some 2,000 people protested in central Moscow on July 14, 2019 as opposition candidates accused the city authorities of seeking to remove them from the ballot in elections for the city legislature. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

To Protect Human Rights in Russia, Newly Elected MPs Must Repeal Repressive Laws

Newly elected members of Russia’s State Duma, or lower house of parliament, must not shirk their duty to urgently address…

September 19, 2021