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COP 29: Huge increase in climate finance needed to achieve urgent change

Amnesty delegates are available for interview at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan from Saturday 9 - Sunday 24 November UNFCCC must do much more than in UAE and Egypt to protect the rights of everyone taking...

USA: Amnesty vows to 'fight for human rights' during Trump's second term

Trump’s first presidency saw bigotry, xenophobia and white supremacist rhetoric Biden presidency’s final weeks should include commuting federal death sentences, rescinding the asylum ban and border...

Ethiopia: Arbitary detention of thousands in Amhara region must end now

Makeshift detention camps across the Amhara region have been filled with thousands of civilians since September Security forces have described mass detention campaign as ‘law enforcement, to stabilise...

Mali: Drone strike deaths must be investigated as a war crime

Strikes occurred in Inadiafatane, in the Timbuktu region in northern Mali At least eight people were killed – including six children – and 15 injured ‘Drone strikes must clearly distinguish between...

Russia: co-chair of embattled election watchdog recognised as prisoner of conscience

Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Golos, is currently on trial after his arrest last year The election monitor’s prosecution is part of a broad crackdown on civil society, with 190 organisations in...

Write for Rights: Amnesty launches annual letter-writing campaign to help people imprisoned for speaking truth to power

Amnesty International launches flagship Write for Rights campaign to help people facing human rights abuses around the world Millions of letters and emails will be sent to support these individuals...

Amnesty urges Northern Ireland political leaders to speak up against China's brutal suppression of human rights

Northern Ireland’s political leaders should use their voices to challenge China’s human rights abuses. That’s the call from Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland Director, ahead...

UK: 'Apartheid, Occupation, Genocide' panel event with leading international law experts on Israel/Palestine

Amnesty International UK and the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians are hosting a panel event in central London on Tuesday 12 November with four leading international law experts to...

Mozambique: Authorities must end post-election 'assault' on protests now

Police have cracked down on opposition protests with live bullets, tear gas and arbitrary arrests At least ten people killed, dozens wounded and hundreds arrested More protests across the country...

Sudan: Urgent need for civilian protection in wake of escalating violence

‘Amnesty calls on the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces to end all indiscriminate and deliberate attacks on civilians across the country’ - Tigere Chagutah All parties to the ongoing...