Amnesty International - Chicago

10/08/2026

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Saudi Arabia’s authorities must urgently overturn the death sentence issued against a migrant worker on charges of “blasphemy”, said Amnesty International today. The organization is calling on Saudi authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally given his charges stem entirely from...

10/07/2026

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/10/05/sri-lanka-counterterrorism-bill-retains-abusive-powers

The Sri Lankan government’s latest attempt to replace its abusive Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) retains numerous provisions that have enabled serious human rights violations.

10/04/2026

On Oct. 3, Amnesty International members demonstrated in front of the Indian consulate in Chicago to protest India's sale of weapons to Israel. For more information, see amnestyusa.org/countries/india

09/04/2026

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/01/sri-lanka-tepid-progress-on-justice-for-past-abuses

The Sri Lankan government’s prosecution of past grave abuses has lagged, raising concerns for future progress, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. United Nations officials and UN member countries at the Human Rights Council should call on the government led by President Anura Kumar...

08/09/2026

Day 2 at Northalsted Market Days. 🏳️‍🌈💛

Another great day connecting with the Chicago community. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Amnesty International USA booth, learned about our human rights campaigns, and took action by signing petitions.

Together, we can stand up for human rights for everyone, everywhere.

08/05/2026

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/08/sri-lanka-justice-for-acf-massacre-cannot-wait-after-two-decades-of-impunity/

Twenty years after 17 aid workers from the French humanitarian association Action contre la Faim (ACF) were killed in Muttur, eastern Sri Lanka, the authorities must finally deliver truth, justice and reparations, Amnesty International said today. On 4 August 2006, 17 Sri Lankan employees of ACF –...

07/30/2026

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/india-continuing-weapons-exports-to-israel-could-risk-complicity-in-ongoing-genocide-in-gaza-new-investigation/

India continued to supply arms to Israel despite the substantial risk they could be used in its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International said in a new report. Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Am******on to Israel documents how the Government of....

07/29/2026

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/26/no-justice-20-years-since-sri-lankas-muttur-massacre

I was in Sri Lanka on August 4, 2006, when 17 humanitarian aid workers were brutally murdered in the embattled town of Muttur, near the coastal city of Trincomalee.

07/11/2026

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On 5 and 6 July, violence inside Negombo Prison, western Sri Lanka, left at least 28 people dead, including at least seven prison officials. Following this, Negombo Prison was declared a crime scene and hundreds of inmates were transferred to various prisons around Sri Lanka. On 8 July, local media....

07/09/2026

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/sri-lanka-deaths-of-transferred-negombo-prisoners-following-clashes-must-be-urgently-investigated/

Responding to reports that two prisoners have died after being transferred from Negombo prison following violence earlier this week that left at least 28 people dead including at least seven prison officials, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “...