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Mexico: Women Searchers Planning World Cup Protest Over Disappeared Loved Ones Must Be Protected and Heard

Thousands of people are expected to attend a march in the country’s capital which has been organized by women in…

June 8, 2026

An overhead view of a large compound surrounded by walls and fields, connected by a single road to a nearby town.
(Amnesty International)

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Cambodia: Evidence Suggests Scamming Compounds Bypassed Despite High-Profile ‘Crackdown’

The Cambodian government’s high-profile crackdown on scamming compounds has failed to dismantle the vast majority of sites or protect and…

June 8, 2026

White UN branded SUVs parked on a road.
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Yemen: Huthis Should Free UN, Civil Society Staff

The de facto Huthi authorities in Yemen should immediately and unconditionally release dozens of arbitrarily detained United Nations and civil society staff.

June 8, 2026

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Ecuador: Public Apologies Are Essential to Provide Redress to Victims of Enforced Disappearance

To ensure that these serious crimes do not continue to occur, it is essential to reverse the militarized approach to…

June 5, 2026

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Global: Governments Heading to Bonn Must Act on Climate Commitments to Protect Human Rights

Governments must deliver on their legal obligations to protect humanity and help impacted groups recover from harms caused by climate…

June 5, 2026

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(Guerinault Louis/Anadolu)

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Haiti: New Judicial Units Must Ensure Real Justice for Victims, Especially Children

This is a necessary step in the fight against the widespread impunity that has enabled serious abuses against thousands of…

June 5, 2026

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Egypt: Drop Charges Against Activists Arrested for Demanding Release of Unjustly Jailed Prisoners

Thousands of people continue to languish in arbitrary detention in Egypt solely for exercising their human rights, without legal basis…

June 4, 2026

Woman protester face-to-face with several riot police.
(Tatiana Bolari / EUROKINISSI)

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Greece: Dangerous Policing Tactics Have Turned Peaceful Protests into Battlefields    

Greek authorities must end the disturbing pattern of unlawful use of force against protesters by the police and ban the use of stun grenades.

June 4, 2026

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India: Release All Hostages and End Cycle of Violence in Manipur

The armed vigilante groups responsible for these abductions must immediately release all hostages and provide information on the fate and…

June 4, 2026

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Egypt: Unjust One-Year Prison Sentence for Activist Ahmed Douma Emblematic of Egypt’s Ongoing Arbitrary Detention Crisis

Ahmed Douma has been targeted solely for peacefully exercising his human rights.  Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release him.

June 3, 2026

Masses of protesters in China holding red protest banners.

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China: ‘Heartless’ Ban on Tiananmen Mothers Visiting Cemetery Signals Escalating Repression

Banning the relatives of people killed in the Tiananmen crackdown from visiting their loved ones’ graves is a heartless act…

June 3, 2026

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Belgium: Amnesty International Joins Complaint Against FedEx for Unlawful Arms Transit to Israel

This case comes at a time of renewed pressure on EU governments and companies to move beyond words of condemnation…

June 3, 2026