U.S. immigration officials unlawfully arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil because he joined student protests at Columbia ...

In just six months, over 180,000 people have been deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti. These mass deportations are happening without proper, ...

Hungary’s Parliament rushed through a new law that effectively bans Pride marches. It uses the country’s anti-LGBTI ...

On January 20, 2025, just four days after his arrest, a court in Algiers sentenced activist and poet Mohamed Tadjadit to five years in prison. The trial ...

Amnesty International is a human rights organization and global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign for human rights. We are independent of any ...

Belgium has refused to provide housing and basic services to over 2,500 people seeking asylum. As a result, many—mostly single men—are left ...

Mozambican security forces used reckless and unnecessary force in a widespread crackdown on protests following last October’s election, resulting in unlawful killings and devastating injuries, Amnesty ...

“Right now, human rights are under increasing threat as authoritarian practices multiply,” warns France-Isabelle Langlois, director general of Amnistie internationale Canada francophone. “Not only in ...

As discriminatory legislation that could be used to ban Pride marches in Hungary comes into effect today, Amnesty International has announced the launch of an international campaign calling on the ...

Amnesty International has announced the launch of a new Hong Kong section based overseas, following the closure of its offices in the city in 2021 amid a crackdown on human rights. The new entity, ...

Against the backdrop of President Nayib Bukele’s official visit to the White House on 14 April, Amnesty International released a public statement warning of the deepening human rights crisis in El ...

On the two-year anniversary of the outbreak of Sudan’s civil war, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, Erika Guevara Rosas, said: “Today is a day of ...