activists

November 3, 2019

Launch of letter-writing campaign to support young people facing human rights abuses

Volunteers arrested for rescuing refugees in Greece and a young Iranian woman rights activist sentenced to 10 years in jail are among those to receive support.
September 26, 2019

Amnesty calls on world leaders at UN to confront Egypt's President Sisi over protests crackdown

World leaders must confront President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the UN General Assembly in New York this week and strongly condemn Egypt's crackdown on recent protests, says Amnesty International.
September 18, 2019

Human rights activism a 'minefield' under Putin's presidency, says Amnesty

Since Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency in 2012, new repressive laws and a battery of hostile actions have had a crippling effect on human rights activists and their work, says Amnesty International in a new report.
August 29, 2019

Human rights defenders in Afghanistan under increased attack

Faced with grave threats to their lives and well-being, Afghanistan's human rights defenders continue to stand up for the rights of others, says Amnesty International.
August 1, 2019

Report highlights criminalisation of land and environmental defenders

A Global Witness report highlights the use of terrorism laws and aggressive legal attacks by powerful elites to crush protest.
June 11, 2019

Final 'Umbrella Nine' pro-democracy activist sentenced in Hong Kong

Tanya Chan's sentencing had been adjourned so she could undergo surgery for a life-threatening condition, for which she is still receiving medical treatment.
June 10, 2019

Mining company faces legal challenge to plans for gold-mining in Colombia

The legal challenge calls for a judge to annul three mining concessions, claiming they are no longer valid following the popular vote to prohibit mining.
May 15, 2019

Campaigners track movements of Saudi ship with cargo of weapons

The Saudi Arabian vessel, which was reportedly loaded with six containers of Belgian-manufactured arms, docked at Tilbury last week.
May 13, 2019

London event marks a year of Saudi Arabia's crackdown on women's rights

On 15 May 2018, a number of prominent women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia were detained for their peaceful human rights work.
May 9, 2019

Call for genuine press freedom in Myanmar following release of Reuters journalists

Two Reuters journalists have been released from prison in Mynamar, though politically motivated arrests and detention continue.