Ambassadors are on the front lines of diplomacy, where they can head off conflict or be the cause of the next war. They must not have any conflicts-of-interest or appearance of conflict and def...
In August 2013, Shawkan was taking photos of a peaceful sit-in when security forces moved in violently.
In a sign of growing concern regarding the U.S.-Saudi Arabia military alliance, 27 U.S. Senators recently backed legislation to stop a $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia. Sen. Chris Murphy (...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/uncategorized/these-senators-are-sick-of-us-bombs-killing-civilians/
When the U.S. Department of Justice published a report Aug. 10 that documented “widespread constitutional violations, discriminatory enforcement, and culture of retaliation” within the Baltim...
From online videos of war crimes, to satellite images of rights violations in areas as reclusive as North Korea, to eyewitness accounts disseminated on social media, we have access to more releva...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/africa/datnav-how-to-navigate-digital-data-in-human-rights-research/
Amnesty International is calling for Saudi Arabia to be suspended from the UN Human Rights Council – here’s why. 1. Crackdown on activists Saudi Arabia has continued a sweeping crackdown on h...
It’s June, and June means that we’re entering the heart of Pride season here in the United States. Around the country, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their allies are comi...
A recent uptick in arrests of dual nationals by Iranian authorities serves as a reminder that constant vigilance is required to ensure freedom from arbitrary detention and fair trial rights are r...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/middle-east/iran-stop-arbitrary-arrests-of-dual-nationals/
To mark 1 June – International Children’s Day – Raha Bahreini from our Iran team describes how Amnesty has managed to raise awareness about the death penalty and save juvenile offenders fro...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/middle-east/saving-young-lives-from-execution-in-iran/
It didn’t have to be this way. A promising young physicist, beloved by his colleagues, lies in a hospital bed with just one kidney left. The other was removed because cancer had spread to the...