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The legal challenge calls for a judge to annul three mining concessions, claiming they are no longer valid following the popular vote to prohibit mining.