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Will you help send backup to those who need it?Every day, ordinary people stand up for freedom and equality: for their communities, for themselves, for you. But they need backup to stay safe. That means they need your voice. Will you join us?
Blog post 15 Aug 2018 -
Egypt: no justice for 900 Rabaa Massacre victims, as mass show trial continuesAll 739 defendants have been charged with participating in unauthorised protests
Press release 14 Aug 2018 -
Italy and Malta's refusal to accept refugee rescue ship is 'pure cruelty'Authorities in Italy and Malta have closed their ports to the Aquarius, with 141 people aboard - including 73 children
Press release 14 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Court overturns conviction of three youths in Angola
Three youths were released on 17 July. They had been sentenced to seven months in prison in April after an unfair trial.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Aug 2018 -
Syria film/discussion event will highlight plight of prisoners in Assad's jailsGovernment jails in Syria are notoriously overcrowded
Press release 14 Aug 2018 -
Will you help us defend the defenders?
Every day, ordinary people with extraordinary passion stand up for human rights, they are called human rights defenders. But they are in great danger. So who’s protecting them?
Blog post 14 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: Indigenous leader threatened by armed men in Paraguay
Amada Martínez, Indigenous human rights defender, was threatened by armed men wearing uniforms of a hydroelectric plant.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Activist sentenced to one year, others released in Niger
3 activists were released after being handed a 3 month suspended sentence. A 4th activist was sentenced to one year.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: Fears for two disappeared Russian prisoners
The fate and whereabouts of IT specialist Victor Filinkov and civil society activist Yuliy Boyarshinov remain unknown.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Blogger on hunger strike after unfair conviction in Algeria
Algerian blogger and prisoner of conscience Merzoug Touati began a hunger strike on 8 July in protest at being imprisoned
Urgent action outcomes 13 Aug 2018 -
Gambia: families of activists persecuted by brutal regime still seeking justice'We Never Gave Up' - film screening and Q&A
Press release 13 Aug 2018 -
USA: state of Nebraska set to carry out first execution in 21 years‘The US capital justice system is fundamentally broken’ - Kristina Roth
Press release 13 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Threats against indigenous rights defenders in Malaysia
Indigenous human rights defenders face sustained intimidation and threats of physical violence.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: Indigenous activist slandered and stigmatised in Venezuela
Military official accuses Indigenous environmental rights defender Lisa Henrito of “treason” - on national TV.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Aug 2018 -
Cameroon: 'Shocking' new video shows more brutal executions by armed forcesA horrifying video obtained by Amnesty International shows Cameroonian security forces shooting at least a dozen unarmed people during a military operation in the Far North region of the country.
Press release 10 Aug 2018 -
Obstacle Course: How the UK’s National Contact Point handles human rights complaints under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational EnterprisesThis Amnesty International report examines how UK businesses are failing to be held accountable for human rights abuses linked to their overseas operations, despite the existence of a formal complaints mechanism intended to uphold international standards.
Executive summary 10 Aug 2018 -
Bangladesh: Release of Briton Hasnat Karim 'long overdue'“It’s a huge relief that Hasnat Karim can finally be reunited with his family after his inhumane detention by the Bangladeshi authorities. His release is long overdue."
Press release 09 Aug 2018 -
Argentina: Senate rejection of abortion bill an 'unforgivable step backwards'Argentine lawmakers have turned their backs on hundreds of thousands of women and girls
Press release 09 Aug 2018 -
USA: Sadat has a chance to live in safetySadat, who fled homophobic violence in Ghana, has been released from immigration detention in the US.
08 Aug 2018 -
Egypt: trial of woman who posted video about sexual harassment is 'shocking'She ‘should be applauded for her courage, not put on trial’ - Najia Bounaim
Press release 08 Aug 2018
