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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...

Israel/OPT: Law to ban UNRWA is 'inhumane' and an 'outright attack' on the rights of Palestinian refugees

UNRWA has long served as a sole lifeline to Palestinian refugees offering indispensable humanitarian aid, education and shelter The UN agency also provides desperately needed aid for millions of other...

Iraq: detainees in ISIS 'rehabilitation' centre subjected to torture - new investigation

Detainees transferred from camps in Syria face arrest and ‘routine’ torture Torture includes severe beatings, electric shocks, stress positions and being forcibly submerged under water ‘I didn’t...

FIFA/Saudi Arabia: Global law firm’s flawed human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia’s World Cup 2034 bid raises ‘deep concern’

AS&H Clifford Chance’s assessment contains no substantive discussion of Saudi’s extensive and relevant abuses 11 human rights groups, football supporters and worker organisations join forces to voice...

Myanmar: Rohingyas face worst violence since 2017 – new testimony

Rohingya face persecution from rebel Arakan Army and Myanmar military Bangladesh has forcibly returned more than 5,000 Rohingyas this year Refugee camps desperately short of essential supplies and...

Northern Ireland: Anti-racism march to be held in Belfast as race hate attacks at all-time high

Race hate incidents to the end of June 2024 were already at record levels – before the summer surge in violence ‘ Saturday’s march will be a show of support for victims and for all who live in fear...