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BREAKING: Abdullah al-Qahtani Again Under Imminent Threat of Execution
The 60,000 letters sent by Amnesty activists like you likely kept Abdullah alive last year. We need you to rise to Abdullah's defense once more.
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11,000 Reasons For Real Action in Syria
What can be done to prevent another 11,000 people from being tortured to death?
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THIS EXISTS: Law Allows Rapists to Escape Prison If They Marry Underage Victims
Amina Filali swallowed rat poison after being forced to marry the man who raped her. The Moroccan law that allowed this to happen could soon be repealed.
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15 Human Rights Success Stories of 2013
With the start of a new year comes the opportunity to take stock of the progress we've made and the successes we helped accomplish in 2013.
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The Year in Drones: The Secrets Exposed, Promises Made and Ugly Realities That Remain
Despite President Obama’s pledges of increased transparency, drone strikes remain cloaked in secrecy.
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For Syrian Refugees, Life is Only Getting Harder
The overcrowded Domiz refugee camp in Iraq now houses some 45,000 Syrians.
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U.S. Congress Takes Another Critical Step to Help Afghan Women’s Rights and Security
Many of the threats Afghan women face turn into violent acts, many have resulted in murder.
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Massive Syrian Refugee Crisis Visible From Space
New satellite images present a grim snapshot of the dire humanitarian situation in and around Syria. But despite this visibility, too many are closing their eyes.
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Will Anyone Answer Why a Wedding Party Was Blown to Pieces?
There’s an appalling pattern we’re seeing again and again: instead of acknowledging reports of potentially unlawful killings and pledging to investigate them, the Administration is acting as if they don’t…
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The U.S. Government’s Dirty Little Secret About Drone Strikes
Over the last decade, at least 168 children and 419 civilians have been killed by drone strikes in Pakistan.