The ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia is due to be lifted next month ‘Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman has presented himself as a ‘reformer’, but such promises fall flat amid the intensifying...

Reports suggest those arrested have campaigned for right to drive ‘This is an extremely worrying development for women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia’ - Samah Hadid Responding to reports that...

‘We demand reform of federal, state and local laws to ensure everyone’s safety and security’ - Victoria Coy Following police reports that there have been multiple fatalities in a shooting incident at...

Less than 20% of Wikipedia biographies feature women Hundreds of online activists from more than 20 countries will edit and fill the “glaring gap” of women human rights defenders on the global...

Reacting to news that Gina Haspel was confirmed for the role of Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Daphne Eviatar, Director of Security with Human Rights at Amnesty International USA, said:...

Co-authors of ‘Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian War’ will discuss new book LONDON, TUESDAY 29 MAY 2018 Amnesty International UK is hosting an event on Tuesday 29 May with Molly Crabapple...

Director of Beirut Pride Week detained and interrogated for ‘encouraging debauchery’ ‘We stand in solidarity with all those affected by the cancellation of Beirut Pride Week’ - Lynn Maalouf The...

‘We saw dead bodies and we saw others ripped to pieces’ - 25-year-old woman from Qataba who had fled fighting ‘The most vulnerable among the civilian population are bearing the brunt of this new...

‘This country has not held any officials accountable for the use of torture’ - Daphne Eviatar Responding to news that the US Senate Intelligence Committee has recommended that the Senate approve the...

‘The EU is turning a blind eye to the suffering caused by its callous immigration policies that outsource border control to Libya’ - Heba Morayef A surge in migrants and refugees intercepted at sea by...