Individuals at Risk

At the heart of all Amnesty International’s campaigning is the individual – as the person at risk of human rights abuses, as the survivor, as the partner in the defence rights, and as the activist speaking out and working with and for other individuals. Read more about individuals at risk

 

Appeals for Action

Hu Jia at home after being held in incommunicado detetion, Beijing, July 2006.

Hu Jia jailed for three and a half years

4 April 2008

Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia has been convicted of “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Time to release Aung San Suu Kyi

25 March 2008

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the best-known of more than 1,850 known political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in Myanmar. 
Tran Quoc Hien - imprisoned for trade union work

Free imprisoned trade unionists

10 December 2007

Viet Nam: Two days after Tran Quoc Hien was chosen as spokesperson for the United Workers-Farmers Organization (UWFO) in January 2007, he was arrested.
Bu Dongwei, a Falun Gong practitioner who worked for a US-based NGO, is serving two and a half years Re-education Through Labour

End persecution of Falun Gong practitioner

10 December 2007

China: Bu Dongwei, a Falun Gong practitioner who worked for a US-based NGO is serving two and a half years Re-education Through Labour in Beijing due to his religious beliefs.

Latest News & Updates

What human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympics?

1 April 2008

Liu Jingmin, Vice-President of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee, said In 2001 that allowing Beijing to host the Games would “help the development of human rights."

Activists released from prison in Ethiopia

31 March 2008

Two human rights activists have been released from prison in Ethiopia having been detained since November 2005.

Tension in Tibet as police raid homes

18 March 2008

While streets in the Tibetan capital are reported to be quiet and empty, there are continued reports of unrest in neighbouring Chinese provinces with large populations of Tibetans. 

Early release for Belarusian newspaper journalist

27 February 2008

Alyaksandr Zdzvizhkou, a former deputy editor of a Belarusian newspaper, has been released early from prison.