Protecting Individuals at Risk

Join human rights supporters taking action to protect the rights of individuals at risk, including Human Rights Defenders, Prisoners of Conscience, and victims of human rights abuses.

Watch this video to learn more about how Amnesty International's Individuals at Risk program helps protect those who put their own lives at risk for the cause of human rights.

Then take action yourself or make a donation to support this critical work for human rights.

 

 

Individuals at Risk cases

Hamid Ghassemi Shall: Canadian faces imminent execution in Iran

Demand his immediate release or a fair trial on recognizable offences.
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Bashir Makhtal: Canadian citizen faces life in prison after unfair trial in Ethiopia

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CHINA: Gao Zhisheng

A respected Human Rights lawyer in China needs to be released immediately
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Guatemala: Yolanda Oquelí

Community leader who opposes mining attacked and wounded
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MEXICO: Norma Andrade

Viciously attacked for demanding justice for the killers of women and children
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GUATEMALA: Carmen Mejía

Threatened with death for defending her community
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SUDAN: Abuzar Al-Amin

Respected journalist jailed, silenced for criticizing the government
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