Hello once again. We have just received news from our head office (the International Secretariat) that there was an attempt to kidnap a Colombian Human Rights Defender amid her pursuit of justice for the rape and killing of her...

Please help a global trade union campaign to get Mahdi 'Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb, the President of the Bahraini Teachers Association (BTA), released from jail. Mahdi's health is rapidly deteriorating and the authorities have refused him...

Hi Amnesty International supporters! Thank you for visiting our blog. We're still developing the Urgent Action Network blog and are keen to receive any feedback you may be able to give. Below you will find our first Urgent Action post...

Highlights Trial Looms for Veteran Dissident Zhu Yufu: Detained since March of last year, the Hangzhou dissident Zhu Yufu is expected to be tried soon on charges of “inciting subversion.” Authorities have stated that Zhu’s case will be...

Welcome to our new blogs space. Have a look round, we hope you like it! Our original blogs platform has done us proud for a lttle over 5 years - but 5 years is a long, long time in internet years and we were overdue a virtual lick of...