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Urgent Action: ARTIST SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON (Russia 36.22)
Share: On This Page On November 16, 2023 Aleksandra Skochilenko was sentenced to seven years in prison for “disseminating knowingly false information about the Russian Armed Forces”. In March 2022,…
Press Release
Amnesty International Launches Annual Letter-Writing Campaign Amid Clampdown on Human Rights
Amnesty International is launching its annual global letter-writing campaign ahead of Human Rights Day on December 10, in a bid to transform the lives of people whose rights have been…
Event
Group 11 Concert for the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Group 11's 48th Annual Benefit concert on December 10th coincides with the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In observance of this historic event, the program will…
Press Release
US urged to boost support for human rights defenders globally on key anniversary
Human rights defenders (HRDs), government dignitaries, an independent United Nations expert, and human rights organizations today urged the US government and the international community to continue to stand with and…
Press Release
Sudanese Diaspora, Rights Organizations Rally Outside White House to Urge US to Take Urgent Measures to Protect Civilians
On Saturday, September 23, 2023, Sudanese diaspora groups and several prominent human rights organizations rallied in Washington, DC outside the White House to call for more strategic action on Sudan…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: SPANISH CITIZEN HELD INCOMMUNICADO (Russia: UA 69.23)
Mariano García Calatayud, a 75-year-old Spanish volunteer humanitarian worker, was forcibly disappeared by the occupying Russian authorities on March 19. 2022 in the Ukrainian city of Kherson. He disappeared after…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: IMPRISONED NURSE’S CONDITION DETERIORATES (Russian Federation: UA 28.23)
Irina Danilovich, a nurse and human rights activist from Russian-occupied Crimea is still being denied healthcare. She was abducted by Russian security officials in April 2022 and sentenced to seven…
Press Release
Amnesty International Opposes the Transfer of Cluster Munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
"The Biden Administration must understand that any decision enabling the broader use of cluster bombs in this war will likely lead to one predictable outcome: the further death of civilians.”
Issue
Women’s Rights
We are committed to a world where everyone can enjoy the full range of their human rights. We can help make that a reality for women and girls all over…
Press Release
Global: Misuse of Tear Gas Killing and Injuring Protesters Worldwide – Updated Interactive Website
The horrific misuse of tear gas by security forces during brutal crackdowns on protests in Iran, Peru and Sri Lanka last year are among many new incidents detailed in Amnesty…
Report
Ukraine Organizational Report: Key Findings and Learnings related to the August 4, 2022 Press Release on Ukraine
The International Board shares today the Ukraine Organizational Report which consolidates the learnings and recommendations drawn from the independent reviews that it commissioned into the August 4, 2022 extended press…
Press Release
At Border, Humanitarian Delegation Witnesses an End of Title 42 Without Chaos and Cruelty of New Asylum Ban
A delegation bore witness to Title 42 and the implementation of number of punitive policies along the border, including a new asylum ban.