Last Updated: Thursday, 17 December 2015, 15:24 GMT

Amnesty International

Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Its mission is to undertake research and action focussed on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights. Amnesty International has more than a million members and supporters in over 140 countries and territories. It is impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion or religious creed. It is financed largely by subscriptions and donations from its worldwide membership.  Website: www.amnesty.org
Filter:
Showing 1-10 of 283 results
Ethiopia: Anti-terror rhetoric will escalate brutal crackdown against Oromo protesters

16 December 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Cuba: Human Rights Day crackdown on dissidents likely after month of mass arrests

10 December 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Thailand: Detention of anti-corruption protesters shows increasing repression by military junta

7 December 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Uganda: Arbitrary arrests and excessive use of force hindering debate in run-up to elections

7 December 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Angola: Independence celebrations marred by crackdown on human rights

11 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Maldives: State of emergency an alarming development in continuing crackdown on human rights

4 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Malaysia: End vindictive crackdown on leaders of protest movement

2 November 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Guinea: Unarmed people shot in back and beaten to death by security forces in Conakry

22 October 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

South Africa: Police must use restraint in response to student protests

22 October 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Congo-Brazzaville: Restraint needed as protesters clash with security forces

20 October 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Search Refworld