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(Pierre Crom)

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Global: States Must Push Back Against Reprehensible US Campaign to Dismantle the ICC

The US Secretary of State’s reprehensible attack on the ICC is the latest assault by the Trump administration on international…

July 14, 2026

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(WAHAJ BANI MOUFLEH/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

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EU/Israel: Bloc’s Consistent Failure to Suspend Association Agreement Should Spur Member States to Take Unilateral Action

It’s beyond shameful that a majority of EU member states continue to block the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

July 14, 2026

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EU: Child Rights Experts Refocus Teen Social Media Ban Debate on Safe Online Experiences

The expert panel is right to emphasize the need for children to be able to participate in a safe online environment.

July 13, 2026

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(Amnesty International)

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Eswatini: Fourth U.S. Third-Country Removal Operation Raises Fresh Human Rights Concerns

These removals, part and parcel of the Trump administration’s cruel and racist anti-immigrant policies, tear families apart and traumatize both…

July 10, 2026

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Sri Lanka: Deaths of Transferred Negombo Prisoners Following Clashes Must Be Urgently Investigated

The Sri Lankan authorities have a responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of prisoners transferred from Negombo.

July 9, 2026

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Guinea: Two Years After the Enforced Disappearance of FNDC Activists, Abductions and Disappearances Continue With Impunity

We call on the Guinean authorities to conduct prompt, independent and transparent investigations into these cases.

July 9, 2026

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Global: Filipino Domestic Workers Exploited and Subjected to Sexual Abuse in Saudi Arabia

The harrowing testimonies of Filipino domestic workers paint a worrying picture of ongoing state-enabled exploitation in Saudi Arabia.

July 9, 2026

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Lebanon: Israeli Attacks Killing Children, Wiping Out Families Must Be Investigated as War Crimes

In each of these air strikes, Amnesty International has reasonable basis to conclude that Israeli forces violated international humanitarian law.

July 8, 2026

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U.S. Government Must Take Action to Secure Immediate and Unconditional Release of Palestinian Pediatrician Hussam Abu Safiya

Prominent Palestinian pediatrician facing imminent threat to his life while in Israeli detention.

July 8, 2026

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Iran: Lack of International Justice Six Months After January Protest Massacres Risks Further Atrocity Crimes

The Iranian authorities have faced no consequences for unlawfully using intentional lethal force on a mass scale to crush and punish dissent.

July 7, 2026

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Türkiye: Conviction of Peaceful Environmental Activist Esra Işık, "a Devastating Blow"

Authorities in Türkiye must stop misusing the criminal justice system to crack down on dissent and instead protect the right…

July 6, 2026

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EU: ‘Send Them Back’ Chants a Moment of Reckoning to Confront Racism in Europe

This must be a moment of reckoning for the European Parliament to confront the persistent systemic racism across Europe.

July 6, 2026