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  • MALAYSIA: MASA UNTUK MENEGAKKAN, BUKAN UNTUK MELANGGAR, HAK ASASI MANUSIA

    Amnesty International MalaysiaSiaran Media 29 April 2025 Serangan global terhadap hak asasi manusia semakin meningkat pada tahun 2024, dengan kerajaan di seluruh dunia bertindak keras terhadap kebebasan bersuara dan protes aman. Malaysia juga menyaksikan hakisan ruang sivik yang semakin mendalam, kata Amnesty International Malaysia hari ini ketika pelancaran Laporan Tahunan Keadaan Hak Asasi Manusia Sedunia.…

  • MALAYSIA: TIME TO UPHOLD, NOT UNDERMINE, HUMAN RIGHTS 

    Amnesty International MalaysiaPress Release 29 April 2025 The global assault on human rights intensified in 2024, with governments around the world cracking down on freedom of expression and peaceful protest. Malaysia, too, saw a deepening erosion of civic space, Amnesty International Malaysia said today at the launch of its annual State of the World’s Human…

  • AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2024/25: THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN RIGHTS

    The report documents human rights concerns during 2024 in 150 countries, connecting global and regional issues and looking to the future. Despite some positive changes to laws and policies in certain countries, human rights have been under attack across the world. Authoritarian practices have spread and existing protections for human rights have been pushed aside,…

  • Free environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach

    Environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach dedicates his life to protecting people in Viet Nam from pollution and the climate crisis. On 24 June 2021, he was arrested for alleged tax evasion, a tactic used by the authorities to silence environmental activists. He was sentenced to five years in prison. Sign the petition and call on…

  • Create a world where no one is left behind

    Kyung Seok Park refuses to wait any longer for the rights of people with disabilities to be fully recognized in South Korea. Despite facing violence and harassment, he continues to fight so people with disabilities can live freely and fully in South Korea. Help him take action now. What’s the problem? Kyung Seok never really…

  • Help release Neth now

    Neth, a mother of two young children , was jailed for criticizing Angola’s president on TikTok. She was summarily tried, convicted, and sentenced to six months in prison – later increased to two years. Sign the petition and call on the authorities for her immediate and unconditional release. What’s the problem? At home, 32-year-old Ana…

  • Demand freedom for Manahel

    Manahel al-Otaibi is serving an 11-year prison sentence in Saudi Arabia. A brave defender of women’s rights, a “terrorism” court gave her an incredibly harsh punishment merely for promoting women’s rights and expressing herself on social media. Sign the petition and demand the Saudi Arabian authorities free her immediately. What’s the problem? Manahel finds strength…

  • Joint Statement: Drop investigations into seven pro-Palestine protesters detained near the US Embassy

    1 October 2024 We, the undersigned organisations and individuals, stand in firm solidarity with the seven pro-Palestine protesters who were detained near the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur this morning. We are deeply concerned by the actions of the authorities in detaining peaceful demonstrators, which exacerbate existing deep-seated concerns about the already worsening state of…

  • Arrest of Bajau Laut Human Rights Defender under the Sedition Act is a Shameful Attempt at Suppressing Peaceful Dissent 

    Media Quote 27 June 2024  Amnesty International Malaysia strongly condemns the arrest of Borneo Komrad founder and human rights defender, Mukmin Nantang, under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act. Mukmin, who exposed the eviction of the stateless, Indigenous Bajau Laut community that took place in Semporna, Sabah earlier this month, was called for investigations at the…

  • Stop crackdown on Bajau Laut people 

    Press Release22 June 2024  Amnesty International Malaysia condemns the detention of eight Bajau Laut stateless, Indigenous students, at least three of whom are children. The students were arrested following a peaceful protest outside the Sabah Chief Minister’s office on 14 June and were released today after seven days in detention.  “The eight Bajau Laut students…

  • PRESS RELEASE: ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24

    Amnesty International sounds alarm on a watershed moment for international law amid flagrant rule-breaking by governments and corporate actors Launched today, Amnesty International’s annual ‘The State of the World’s Human Rights’ report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries. The report provides a comprehensive overview, on a macro-level, of the state of human rights…