activists

February 6, 2020

Second Mexican defender of Monarch butterflies found dead

The deaths are part of a growing trend in the assassination of people defending the environment, in Mexico and globally.
January 31, 2020

New generation of activists lead fight against repression in Asia-Pacific region

A wave of youth-led protests across Asia is defying escalating repression and a continent-wide crackdown on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International says inits annual report.
January 9, 2020

Churches bring together key influencers for major conference ahead of COP26

The conference is for everyone who is concerned about the climate and keen to explore what we need to do structurally in order to make the changes needed.
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.