Press Release
Brazil: International solidarity is crucial to solving activist Marielle Franco’s killing
Increased global activism is crucial to pressuring Brazilian authorities into solving the killing of the human rights defender and city…
May 12, 2018
Press Release
Sudan: Death sentence for raped teenager is an intolerable cruelty
A Sudanese court’s sentencing today of a 19-year-old woman to death for killing her rapist husband in self-defence highlights the…
May 10, 2018
Press Release
Ending TPS for Honduras Could Put Lives in Danger
Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation to Honduras, despite the country’s…
May 4, 2018
Press Release
El Salvador: Failure to decriminalize abortion is a terrible blow to human rights
The failure to pass a reform to decriminalize abortion during El Salvador’s latest legislative cycle is a sickening step backwards…
April 27, 2018
Report
Iraq: Women and children with perceived ties to IS denied aid, sexually exploited and trapped in camps
Iraq: Women and children with perceived ties to IS denied aid, sexually exploited and trapped in camps Iraqi women and…
April 16, 2018
Press Release
Nigeria: Government still failing victims of Boko Haram four years on from Chibok
Responding to the commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the abduction of 276 school girls in Chibok, Osai Ojigho Director…
April 13, 2018
Press Release
Americas: Summit leaders must prioritize solving grave human rights challenges
Regional leaders must prioritize the protection of human rights in their final declaration at the VIII Summit of the Americas…
April 11, 2018
Press Release
Myanmar: New president must do more to hold perpetrators to account
Responding to the appointment of Win Myint as the new President of Myanmar, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director for Southeast Asia…
March 28, 2018
Report
Online abuse of women thrives as Twitter fails to respect women’s rights
Twitter’s recent claim to “stand with women around the world” rings hollow in light of the multi-billion-dollar social media platform’s…
March 20, 2018
Press Release
Iran: New evidence of appalling treatment of women human rights defenders held in Shahr-e Rey prison
Two women human rights defenders jailed for defending women’s rights and opposing the death penalty are being subjected to escalating…
March 9, 2018
Press Release
Iran: Dozens of women ill-treated and at risk of long jail terms for peacefully protesting compulsory veiling
A warning by Iranian police that women could be jailed for up to a decade for joining protests against compulsory…
February 26, 2018
Press Release
One Year After Trump Reinstated it, Global Gag Rule Must Go
One year after President Trump reinstated the “global gag rule,” which bars health care providers around the world from providing…
January 22, 2018