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Campaigns are creative, highly-focused, time-bound, nimble and winnable projects. They are strategically planned, coordinated and communicated to achieve an explicitly defined objective.

Campaigns use a range of tactics—usually including research, activism, lobbying and strategic communications—as well as a high concentration of resources across the organization to make change.

Our campaigns use the power of collective action—each of us doing a small part—to convince governments, corporations, and others to respect human rights.

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Featured Campaigns

barbed wire around the Capitol in Washington D.C. — (Douglas Rissing/Getty)

Stop U.S. Authoritarian Practices

Amnesty International rings the alarm bells on authoritarian practices in the U.S.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrive to push protesters back as cars enter and leave the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 12, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey — (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Abolish ICE!

Amnesty International concludes that the dismantling of ICE is necessary to bring the U.S. immigration enforcement system into compliance with human rights law.

Voters line up to cast their ballot as early voting starts in the US national elections in Arlington, Virginia, on September 20, 2024. — (AFP via Getty Images)

Defend Your Right to Vote in the 2026 Elections

The Trump administration is threatening the right to vote in the lead-up to the November midterm elections and putting the U.S. on a dangerous path.

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Banned Books Week 2026

For Banned Books Week, Amnesty International USA spotlights 7 cases illustrating human rights violations faced by individuals due to their written or spoken words.

woman holds an Amnesty International sign that reads — (Frederick Sadones/Pacific Press via Getty Images)

Defend Free Expression and Peaceful Protest

Freedom of expression and the right to protest are human rights that are essential components of civil society space.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters after he participated in a fireside chat at the California Economic Summit on October 22, 2025 in Stockton, California. — (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Urge Governor Newsom to Commute All Death Sentences in California

Governor Newsom has the power to directly grant clemency for about 40% with death sentences in California.

Smoke rises from the area after it was targeted in attacks as a series of explosions are heard in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. — (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Defend the International Rule of Law

President Trump’s administration is accelerating attacks on the international system meant to protect everyone’s human rights.

young boy in front of destroyed building in Gaza — (Mohamed Abed/AFP via Getty Images)

End the Genocide in Gaza

Join Amnesty International USA in taking action to protect civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel.

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CHERO KASI, SUDAN - SEPTEMBER 7: A Sudanese rebel fighter from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) sombrely watches the abandoned village of Chero Kasi burn less than an hour after Janjaweed militiamen set it ablaze in the violence plagued Darfur region September 7, 2004. United States Secretary of State Colin Powell told a U.S. congressional committee this week that the ethnic violence in Sudan amounts to — (Scott Nelson/Getty Images)

Speak Out on Sudan: Demand Action to Protect Civilians in Sudan

Demand the Trump administration take action in Sudan. Despite the ongoing violence and civilian suffering, President Trump has remained largely silent on Sudan.

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mining of cobalt in Democratic Republic of Congo — (SAMIR TOUNSI/AFP via Getty Images)

Stop Forced Evictions in the Democratic Republic of Congo!

Take action to demand the end of forced evictions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Russia: Stop Your War on Ukraine

The government of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a horrific violation of international law and must end. You can help!

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Human Rights Defenders World Summit (Javier Roura Blanco, 2018)

Human Rights Defenders

Human Rights Defenders (HRD) are routinely the target of judicial harassment, smear campaigns, intimidation, death threats, unlawful surveillance,…

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Amnesty Netherlands supporters and members take part in Write for Rights events at the organisations Amsterdam office, 10 December 2023 — (Amnesty International USA)

Write For Rights

Join Amnesty’s Write for Rights Campaign as we pressure governments to end torture, halt executions, and free unjustly detained individuals.

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Now is the Time to Finally Close Guantánamo

The military prison at Guantánamo Bay represents grave violations of human rights by the U.S. government. Now in its…

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World Press Freedom Day

Journalists face mounting threats as authoritarian tactics grow. Join AIUSA on World Press Freedom Day and take action to support press freedom worldwide.

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Protect the Protest Campaign

The right to protest for human rights is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world.

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Past Campaigns

Trionda, the official match ball of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Mexico City, Mexico — (Solrac Santiago/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Tell FIFA and World Cup Hosts to Respect Human Rights

Leonard Peltier after release from prison, February 18, 2025 — (Angel White Eyes/NDN Collective)

Free Leonard Peltier

the heroes campaign for Amnesty International USA — (Amnesty International USA)

The Heroes Campaign

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - SEPTEMBER 24: Demonstrators raise their fists as they gather on the steps of the Louisville Metro Hall on September 24, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. A Kentucky grand jury indicted one police officer involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor with three counts of wanton endangerment. No officers were indicted on charges in connection to Taylor's death. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) — (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Defend Freedom