Amnesty International Ukraine

Amnesty International Ukraine (AIUA) is part of a global Amnesty International movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights. Amnesty International is the world's leading human rights organisation, campaigning against injustice and inequality everywhere. Amnesty International’s human rights priorities are Freedom of expression and civic space and Equality and non-discrimination, in particular: • Promoting gender, racial and intersectional justice • Strengthening enjoyment of rights to health, housing and social security • Strengthening freedom of expression and association • Securing the right to peaceful assembly for all As a grassroots movement, AIUA started in 1994, gathering diverse groups that support the AI mission throughout many Ukrainian cities and towns. Over the years, the legal documentation changed, and AIUA was formally registered as an NGO in 2021. Over the years, AIUA has successfully advocated for abolishment of death penalty (abolished in 2000), against police torture, against gender-based violence and domestic violence, for freedom of speech and expression, for LGBTQIA+ rights and so on. Since the 24 February 2022 full-scale invasion, AIUA has worked on topics reflecting the new reality – war crimes and other IHL violations, external and internal displacement, forcible displacement, the plight of older persons. For reasons related to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, between 2022 and 2024 AIUA operated from abroad. In April 2024, AIUA reestablished its office in Kyiv and a team working on-the-ground. Our strategic goals for 2025-2027 include: Ukraine as a country that respects international human rights standards; Making invisible people visible (in particular, conducting awareness-raising work on Ukrainian POWs and veterans); International justice and accountability; Human rights education and empowerment.