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
Aung San Suu Kyi Denials Must Not Distract From Ongoing Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar
Responding to the statement made by Aung San Suu Kyi at the International Court of Justice in The Hague today,…
December 11, 2019
Press Release
Gambia: Crackdown and brutal repression in run up to elections
Authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of…
June 1, 2016
Report
Dangerous to Dissent: Human Rights Under Threat in Gambia
Authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of…
June 1, 2016
Press Release
Gambia: Investigate Death in Custody, Free Protesters
The suspicious death in custody of opposition political leader Solo Sandeng and the arrest of his party leader, Ousainu Darboe,…
April 18, 2016
Press Release
Gambia: Death in detention of key political activist
Authorities in Gambia must immediately investigate the death in detention of a well-known political activist and release all other peaceful…
April 17, 2016
Press Release
Gambia: Free ailing journalist –– Alhagie Ceesay Arbitrarily Detained for 8 Months
Gambia should free an ailing journalist who has been arbitrarily detained since July 2015 and drop all charges against him,…
March 9, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Gambia: Release peaceful protestors and community members arbitrarily detained
Gambian authorities must release peaceful protesters and community members, including a man in his 70s, who were arbitrarily arrested and…
November 30, 2015
Press Release
The Day of the Disappeared: Enforced disappearances continue unabated in every region of the world
The use of enforced disappearance by governments to silence its critics and instill fear into targeted groups continues unabated in…
August 27, 2015
Press Release
Gambia: Sharp deterioration of human rights in 21st year of President Jammeh’s rule
The human rights situation in Gambia has deteriorated sharply during President Yahya Jammeh's 21st year in power, said Amnesty International…
July 21, 2015