Amnesty International condemns the massacre that took place on September 11 and 12 in Labodri, Haiti, where more than forty people were killed and dozens of homes were burned down by gangs.| Amnesty International
On 6 August, the Pakistani authorities announced they were shutting down mobile internet services in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province. The government cited security as a reason for the shutdown, cutting off a population of more than 14 million from the most accessible way to connect to the internet. These shutdowns impact daily life, as well […]| Amnesty International
You have to be there to speak truth to power. Everyone has a role to play.| Amnesty International
By Richard Mugobo & Khanyo Farisè For 10 years, Sheffra Dzamara has endured untold suffering, endlessly reliving the memories of her husband, Itai Dzamara. Itai was abducted on 9 March 2015 from a barber shop in Harare’s Glen View suburb. Five unidentified men handcuffed him and drove off in a vehicle with concealed number plates. That […]| Amnesty International
Bissan Fakih is a Middle East Campaigner with Amnesty International based in Beirut. In this piece, she shares reflections from an Amnesty International trip to Damascus – the organization’s first official access to the country since the uprising began in 2011.| Amnesty International
Lack of access to adequate, safe and clean water has been a longstanding problem for Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), principally as a result of discriminatory Israeli policies and practices. Some 180,000-200,000 Palestinians in rural communities in the West Bank have no access to running water. The water shortage has hindered social and […]| Amnesty International
