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Global: Dow’s Failure to Offer Remedy for Bhopal Disaster Has Created a “Sacrifice Zone”

This catastrophe remains immediate and urgent for people whose own health is ruined, or whose children were born with disabilities or who are being poisoned now through the contaminated local soil and water.

March 28, 2024

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El Salvador: The Institutionalization of Human Rights Violations After Two Years of Emergency Rule

The government of El Salvador continues to ignore its international human rights obligations through maintaining a state of emergency as the mainstay of its security strategy.

March 27, 2024

Palestinian children are walking past the rubble of the al-Bukhari mosque in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on March 2, 2024, following an overnight Israeli air strike amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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UN Special Rapporteur Report on Gaza Provides Crucial Evidence That Must Spur International Action to Prevent Genocide 

Amnesty International responds to the UN Special Rapporteur report that states must uphold their obligations under the Genocide Convention and take concrete measures to protect Palestinians in Gaza today. 

March 26, 2024

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Russia: Truth and Justice for Victims Of Crocus City Hall Attack Incompatible With Torture of Suspects

While horrifying details of this mass killing continue to emerge, the Russian authorities and media sources have provided deeply disturbing and what appear to be credible images of torture of criminal suspects.

March 25, 2024

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Gaza: UN Resolution Must Pave Way for Enduring Ceasefire to Alleviate Mass Suffering in Gaza 

There is not a moment to waste. Israel’s authorities must immediately halt their brutal bombing campaign in Gaza and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.

March 25, 2024

(Amnesty International USA)

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Amnesty International USA Reaction to AHM v. FDA: Access to Abortion is a Human Right 

Laws restricting access to safe abortion violate the human rights of women and people who can get pregnant. Those who are already marginalized are disproportionately affected by such laws.

March 25, 2024

(Amnesty International)

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Amnesty International Delivers Thousands of Petitions to Alabama Governor, Asking Her to Grant Clemency to Rocky Myers and Commute His Death Sentence

The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. With a swipe of her pen, Governor Ivey could end the injustice that has tarnished Rocky Myers’ case for three decades.

March 21, 2024

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Amnesty International USA Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 

The struggle against racial injustice must confront not only individual policies but also the underlying structures that uphold them, recognizing the inherent links between them and leverage that foundational understanding for comprehensive systemic change.

March 21, 2024

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Global: COP29 Climate Summit in Azerbaijan Must Put Human Rights at its Core

COP29 must focus on vastly scaling up targets for climate finance, primarily from states that have been the largest historical emitters of greenhouse gases and others in a position to do so.

March 20, 2024

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Haiti: Grave Crisis Requires International Condemnation and Lasting Solutions

The international community must provide immediate humanitarian assistance to alleviate the suffering of those in Haiti who have been displaced and affected by the violence.

March 19, 2024

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Atrocity Survivors in Ethiopia Remain Without Justice 

An atrocity determination without meaningful policy change that addresses the pervasive cycle of impunity in Ethiopia isn’t worth much to victims and survivors of these crimes.

March 19, 2024

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Saudi Arabia: Repressive Draft Penal Code Shatters Illusions of Progress and Reform 

Amnesty International's analysis of the leaked draft code reveals it is essentially a manifesto for repression that would entrench human rights violations and suppress freedoms.

March 19, 2024