Report
‘Saving lives is not a crime’: Politically motivated legal harassment of migrant human rights defenders by the USA
Since 2018, the US government has conducted an unlawful and discriminatory campaign of intimidation, threats, harassment, and criminal investigations against…
July 2, 2019
Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Decision to spare teenager’s life must be followed by abolition of death penalty for all juveniles
Responding to the news that Murtaja Qureiris, the young man from Saudi Arabia arrested at the age of 13, will not…
June 17, 2019
Blog
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS DETAINED IN INDIA
To view PDF, click here. After a series of brutal crackdowns in India in the summer of 2018, nine prominent…
June 14, 2019
Press Release
More than 1 million people join global campaign to demand Iranian government release Nasrin Sotoudeh
More than a million people in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe have come together to express…
June 12, 2019
Press Release
Mass arrests in Russia show authorities’ contempt for solidarity and rights
Responding to the arbitrary arrests of over 400 people in Moscow who were peacefully protesting the treatment of journalist Ivan…
June 12, 2019
Press Release
Russia: Titiev’s parole a welcome step but not justice
Responding to news that Shali City Court in Chechnya has granted parole to the imprisoned human rights defender Oyub Titiev after almost one-and-a-half years…
June 10, 2019
Press Release
Climate activists Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement honored with top Amnesty International award
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement of school-children have been honored with Amnesty International’s Ambassador…
June 7, 2019
Press Release
Sudan: Remove Rapid Support Forces from Khartoum streets immediately
Following the suspension of Sudan from the African Union after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led the horrific slaughter of more than…
June 6, 2019
Press Release
Israel: Amnesty International engages in legal action to stop NSO Group’s web of surveillance
Amnesty International is supporting a legal action to take the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) to court, to demand that…
May 12, 2019
Blog
Amnesty International USA Statement for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Review of the FY2020 State Department Budget Request
April 10, 2019 The Honorable James E. Risch             …
April 9, 2019
Press Release
Sudan: Government mounts lethal offensive against protesters killing nine, blocking food and water supplies
Nine people have been reportedly killed in Sudan since protesters began a sit-in at the military’s headquarters in Khartoum on…
April 9, 2019
Press Release
Libya: Civilian lives must be protected as clashes escalate in Tripoli offensive
Fears of further civilian bloodshed are growing as clashes on the outskirts of Tripoli, between forces from the self-proclaimed Libyan…
April 8, 2019