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Amnesty welcomes Belfast Council motion on social mediaPress release 01 May 2018 -
No consent, no fairytaleSex without consent is rape. So why do only nine European countries recognise this?
Blog post 01 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Civil activist detained in Kazakhstan psychiatric facility
Ardak Ashym, a blogger and civil activist from Shymkent, south Kazakhstan, has been detained in a psychiatric facility.
Urgent action outcomes 01 May 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Iranian trade unionist on hunger strike
Iranian trade unionist Esmail Abdi started a hunger strike to protest against the treatment of teachers and workers.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Formal arrest of lawyer amid fears of torture in China
Beijing human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has been formally arrested.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Apr 2018 -
President of Malawi visiting the Scottish ParliamentAs the President of Malawi visits the Scottish Parliament, Amnesty is highlighting persistent human rights issues in Malawi. Concerns include violence against women, LGBTI legislation and people with albanism who live in daily fear for the lives.
Blog post 26 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action: The state is repressing demonstrators in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan authorities have responded violently to demonstrations taking place throughout the country.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Apr 2018 -
Egyptian women need our help more than everHuman Rights Defenders like Azza Soliman fight for equality daily in Egypt. However there’s a long way to go in the fight for women’s rights due to the increased criminalisation of feminists.
Blog post 24 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action: Disappeared human rights defenders at risk of torture in Pakistan
Deedar Ali Shabrani, a journalist from Pakistan, is believed to have been forcibly disappeared.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: More than fifty critics released without charge in Sudan
56 opposition party members and human rights defenders arrested in January and February were released without charge.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Chinese activist 8 year sentence upheld
Prominent Chinese activist Wu Gan continues to face grave risks of torture and other ill-treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Prisoner of conscience in Kazakhstan released on bail
On 13 April, prisoner of conscience, Akmaral Tobylova was released on bail.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Apr 2018 -
Iraq: women 'with ties to Islamic State' being sexually exploited in displacement camps - new report"Iraqi women and children with perceived ties to ISIS are being punished for crimes they did not commit."
Press release 18 Apr 2018 -
'Twitter is failing us': High-profile women, MPs, women's rights organisations and celebs pressure Twitter CEO to tackle online abuseHigh-profile women, MPs, women's rights organisations and celebs pressure Twitter CEO to tackle online abuse
Press release 18 Apr 2018 -
Sexually exploited for 'ties to Islamic State'A new report reveals women trapped in displacement camps in Iraq are being sexually exploited for their perceived links to Islamic State.
16 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action Update: Prisoner of Conscience on trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
On 11 April 2018, Ahmed Mansoor appeared before a court in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for his second trial
Urgent action outcomes 13 Apr 2018 -
Russia's move to block Telegram messaging app is latest 'attack' on free expression'They are targeting one of the most popular messaging apps in Russia'
Press release 12 Apr 2018 -
Suffragette Spirit artwork to be unveiled in AberdeenNuArt, the Scottish arts festival, has appointed contemporary ceramicist Carrie Reichardt to create a piece of permanent public art to highlight Amnesty International’s project in support of women human rights defenders in the UK – Suffragette Spirit.
Blog post 12 Apr 2018 -
Join our #TrollPatrolEveryone should be able to express themselves online without fear, and we want social media companies to do more to protect women from the abuse that’s silencing them. That’s why we have a new, digital activism human rights project that we need your help…
Blog post 12 Apr 2018 -
Myanmar: 'Completely baseless' case against Reuters journalists upheldWa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested on 12 December last year.
Press release 11 Apr 2018
