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Journalism Is Not a Crime
Journalism is not a crime, yet the principles of free speech and a free press are threatened right across the world. To mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May,…
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Mexico: Investigate Cases of Enforced Disappearances (UA 83/16)
Public officials in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua have intimidated relatives of disappeared people and are pressuring them to allow government-chosen forensic experts to examine human remains found in…
Victory
Good News! – Honduras: Gustavo Castro Soto Has Returned to Mexico (UA 50/16)
Mexican human rights defender Gustavo Castro Soto, sole witness to the murder of Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres, has returned to Mexico. Honduran authorities had previously ordered him to remain in…
Urgent Action
Good News! – Honduras: Gustavo Castro Soto Has Returned to Mexico (UA 50/16)
Mexican human rights defender Gustavo Castro Soto, sole witness to the murder of Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres, has returned to Mexico. Honduran authorities had previously ordered him to remain…
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What It Takes to Defend Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights – New Report Released on SRR Defenders in the Americas
Amnesty’s new report focuses on the situation of SRR defenders in the Americas and the patterns of intimidation, violence and stigmatization they face every day.
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 to a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights, warned…
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 to a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights, warned…
Report
“Treated with Indolence:” The State’s Response to Disappearances in Mexico
Systemic incompetence and a complete lack of will by state and federal authorities in Mexico to properly search for and investigate the disappearance of thousands of people is fuelling a…
Press Release
Report: Gross incompetence and inertia fuels disappearances epidemic in Mexico
Systemic incompetence and a complete lack of will by state and federal authorities in Mexico to properly search for and investigate the disappearance of thousands of people is fuelling a…
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50 Ways You Changed Lives in 2015
The list below is just a snapshot of some of the many success stories and bits of good news that you made happen in 2015. Thank you for all your…
Press Release
International Migrants Day: Governments Must Address Crisis
Governments must act to protect migrants fleeing through the same routes and exposed to the same abuses as refugees, said Amnesty International on International Migrants Day.
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“Amnesty International members and activists are my heroes “: 12 Reasons to Write for Rights
Every December 10th on International Human Rights Day, I sit down and write letters as part of Amnesty’s annual global Write for Rights campaign. Why? Because in my 10 years…