Amnesty International News and Stories
Amnesty International Condemns Russia’s Lack of Justice for Victims of Chechnya ‘Gay Purge’
Amnesty International released a statement condemning Russia for a failure to provide Chechen purge victims with justice, even two years later
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French President Says He ‘Won’t Lecture’ Egyptian Leader on LGBTQ Rights (Though He Did With Putin)
French President Emmanuel Macron said he wouldn’t lecture the president of Egypt on human and LGBTQ rights, but a military contract might be the cause
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Amnesty International Tries to Stop the Public Caning of an Indonesian Gay Couple
An international human rights organization has asked the southeast Asian country’s anti-LGBTQ government to cancel the punishment
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International Groups Demand Investigations into Chechnya’s Mass Arrest of Gay Men
After news from Chechnya of gay men being arrested, tortured and murdered, several NGOs and government officials are demanding an investigation
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