Report
Justice Under Trial: A study of pre-trial detention in India
Around 2.8 lakh Indians are being held in prison during their trials or awaiting trial, without having been convicted of…
July 12, 2017
Press Release
Bahrain: Jail term for human rights defender Nabeel Rajab exposes authorities’ relentless campaign to wipe out dissent
The sentencing of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, in his absence, to two years in prison for TV interviews is…
July 10, 2017
Press Release
Man with Serious Mental Disability to Be Executed in Virginia
Following the announcement that Gov. McAuliffe will not halt tonight’s execution of William Morva — a death row prisoner diagnosed…
July 6, 2017
Press Release
Director of Amnesty International Turkey must be released from incommunicado detention
Responding to the news that Idil Eser, Director of Amnesty International Turkey, was detained on Wednesday along with seven other…
July 5, 2017
Press Release
China must release critically ill Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo
The Chinese authorities are demonstrating new-depths of cruelty by preventing Liu Xiaobo from leaving the country to receive urgent medical…
July 5, 2017
Press Release
DETENTION OF DALIT RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN UTTAR PRADESH UNJUSTIFIED
The arrest and detention of Dalit activists in Lucknow by the Uttar Pradesh police for organising a press conference about…
July 4, 2017
Press Release
China: Liu must be released immediately
Responding to the news that Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo has developed late-stage liver cancer while in prison and…
June 26, 2017
Press Release
On Fifth Anniversary of Arrest, Amnesty International Calls for Release of Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi
Five years ago this Saturday, Raif Badawi was arrested for his writings on a website criticizing the Saudi government and…
June 16, 2017
Press Release
Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement in Canada receive Amnesty International award
Celebrated global music artist and activist Alicia Keys and the inspirational movement of Indigenous Peoples fighting for their rights in…
May 30, 2017
Press Release
Israel must release Palestinian prisoner of conscience detained without charge or trial
The Israeli authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Ahmed Qatamesh, a 67-year-old Palestinian academic, writer and political analyst who has…
May 24, 2017
Press Release
Chelsea Manning finally free after cruel ordeal
“It seems to me that transparency in government is a fundamental prerequisite to ensuring and protecting the freedom and dignity…
May 17, 2017
Report
Human rights defenders under threat – a shrinking space for civil society
Community leaders, lawyers, journalists and other human rights defenders across the world are facing unprecedented levels of persecution, intimidation and…
May 16, 2017