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Uganda: Authorities Must Immediately End the Harassment of Activists, Allow Media to Operate Freely
These latest attacks on media outlets are emblematic of years-long crackdown on freedoms of expression and association in Uganda.
June 29, 2026
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Türkiye: Authorities Must Lift Blanket Protest Ban Ahead of NATO Summit and Release Scores of Arbitrarily Detained People
The blanket ban on protests in Ankara is an excessive and unjustifiable attack on the rights to freedom of peaceful…
June 29, 2026
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Saudi Arabia: Visitors to Saudi Arabia Imprisoned for Social Media Posts
Visitors to Saudi Arabia including tourists and pilgrims, risk detention, unfair trials, and lengthy prison sentences for social media posts.
June 29, 2026
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Tunisia: 25 Year Prison Term for Prominent Human Rights Defender Sihem Bensedrine an Outrageous Injustice
The verdict against Tunisian human rights defender Sihem Bensedrine is an utter travesty of justice.
June 26, 2026
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Kazakhstan: Authorities Must End Apparent Reprisals Against Relatives of Atajurt Activists
The Kazakhstani authorities must end the harassment of Atajurt members, supporters and their families.
June 26, 2026
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On June 26, Civil Society Stands with Victims of Torture
To honor the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 120 civil society organizations joined together in a statement of…
June 26, 2026
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Sweden: European Social Rights Committee Calls for an End to Sweden’s Two-Tier Healthcare System
Amnesty International calls on the Swedish government to now amend legislation to clarify that all EU citizens in the country…
June 26, 2026
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Venezuela: Human Rights Must Guide Earthquake Response amid Devastating Crisis
Amnesty International urges the Venezuelan authorities to provide relief and respond to the earthquakes in compliance with humanitarian and disaster…
June 25, 2026
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Supreme Court Further Ends the Right to Seek Asylum and Ends TPS Protections for 1.3 Million People
Policies rooted in racism, cruelty and denial of human rights only deepen human suffering.
June 25, 2026
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Russia: Authorities Continue to Crackdown on Dissent with Harsh Prison Sentence for Opposition Politician Maksim Kruglov
The Russian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release him and all others imprisoned solely for peacefully opposing Russia’s war of…
June 25, 2026
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Algeria: 22 Years After Pledge to Establish National Shelters Authorities Still Failing Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
More than two decades after Algerian authorities committed to confront the scrouge of violence against women and girls, access to…
June 25, 2026
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DRC: Authorities Must End Support for Armed Group Suspected of War Crimes
The Congolese government must immediately end its support and collaboration with CMC-FDP and other abusive Wazalendo groups and hold them…
June 25, 2026