Meet Antonia Burke who is standing up for Indigenous rights in Australia My name is Antonia Burke. I am an Aboriginal woman from the Northern Territory. I was born to a mother whose entire existence was impacted in a negative way by government decisions. Oppression, dominance, control, which led to…
Accused Face Death Penalty in Misuse of Espionage Charges The Huthi de facto authorities in Yemen have sent at least eight people involved in human rights and humanitarian work for criminal prosecution, for espionage related charges punishable by death, since 18 August 2026, Amnesty International…
French authorities must act upon their human rights obligations and stop the disproportionate police response seen in recent days to student protests, Amnesty International said ahead of tomorrow’s planned nationwide demonstrations. “As children and young people prepare to take to the streets…
On 24 June 2026, two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela, causing one of the country’s most serious disasters in recent decades. Since then, government action has been marked by opacity, limited support to families searching for their loved ones, and widespread reports of an absence…
Prominent Tunisian journalist and political commentator Zied El Heni, who is serving a one-year prison sentence solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression, now faces trial in a separate case on terrorism-related and state-security charges with his next hearing on 16 October. The case…
From a polluted bay in Brazil, to threatened Indigenous territories in Australia and Canada, from gas flares in Ecuador and coal mining in Türkiye, environmental human rights defenders are resisting fossil fuel infrastructure and fighting other root causes of the climate crisis. Despite the risks…
As Pacific leaders, communities and civil society gather in Fiji and Tuvalu for the Pre-COP31 meetings, the expected absence of many world leaders must not become another excuse for climate inaction, Amnesty International said today. The meetings come after an unusually hot European summer, with…
Responding to the imposition of prohibitory orders, the detention of hundreds of protesters, and the suspension of internet and public transport services in Delhi and Mumbai amid peaceful protests demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board…
Iraqi authorities must guarantee full due process rights for more than 5,700 detainees transferred to Iraq from north-east Syria, and ensure the urgent protection of child rights, Amnesty International said today, ahead of an upcoming trial session on 5 October. The transferred individuals are…
The African Union must convene an emergency session on the situation in northern Ethiopia as the latest armed conflict which broke out in the Tigray and parts of Afar and Amhara regions on 21 September expands, Amnesty International said today. Since the outbreak of fresh fighting, the organization…