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2 August 2017
By Josef Benedict, Amnesty International’s Deputy Campaigns Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

“Even when she was beaten in protests, she would join the next day”

Tep Vanny has been sentenced to two years in prison for her land rights activism in Cambodia.

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28 July 2017
Candice Chung, Amnesty Contributor

Would you still holiday in these countries if you knew their human rights records?

Stunning coastlines, magnificent national parks, bustling cities… and human rights abuses. Here are some of 2017’s most popular holiday destinations and the difficult truths that are being quietly ignored by tourism campaigns.

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12 ways your support means Amnesty works

It’s thanks to your action, your determination and your continuous support that Amnesty can transform the lives of people and communities worldwide. Here’s what so many of you have helped us do so far this year.

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14 July 2017
By Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International

Liu Xiabo: A man who spoke truth to power

“Do you think the Chinese government will release him now?” In the piercing cold of a December night in Oslo, the same question kept coming. I had just attended the ceremony to award the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned human rights advocate, literary critic, and thorn in the side of the Chinese government.

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