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Israel Must Implement UNGA Resolution By Ending Its Unlawful Occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Today’s UN resolution makes crystal-clear that Israel’s 57-year occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in flagrant violation of international law,…

September 18, 2024

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India: Authorities Must End Repression of Dissent in Jammu and Kashmir

The Indian authorities must stop using restrictive travel bans and arbitrary detentions under the country’s stringent anti-terror laws to intimidate critical…

September 17, 2024

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NGOs Call on All UN Member States to Adhere to the ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Unlawfulness of Israel’s Occupation

All governments must adhere to the ICJ’s advisory opinion, including through the halting the transfer and sale of weapons, parts…

September 17, 2024

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Crisis in Ecuador: The U.S. Must Play Stronger Role in Ending Human Rights Violations 

The U.S. government must actively demand from their Ecuadorean counterparts that U.S. taxpayer funded assistance is being used in accordance…

September 17, 2024

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Amnesty International Reaction to U.S. Release of Conditioned Military Aid to Egypt

Amnesty International USA criticized the State Department’s decision to release the full amount of conditioned military assistance to Egypt and…

September 13, 2024

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Iran: Two Years After ‘Woman Life Freedom’ Uprising, Impunity for Crimes Reigns Supreme

People in Iran continue to endure the devastating consequences of the authorities’ brutal crackdown on the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising…

September 11, 2024

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Tajikistan: Pamiri Minority Facing Systemic Discrimination in ‘Overlooked Human Rights Crisis’ 

The international community must urgently raise concerns about the human rights violations faced by Pamiris with the Tajikistani authorities.

September 11, 2024

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Libya: Internal Security Agency Must Be Held Accountable for Deaths in Custody, Enforced Disappearances and Arbitrary Detention

The spike in arbitrary detentions and deaths in custody in recent months highlights how the existing culture of impunity has…

September 10, 2024

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Pakistan: The New Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act Threatens the Right to Protest

The Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act 2024 is yet another attack on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly…

September 9, 2024

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Venezuela: UN Rights Council Should Renew Experts’ Mandate

International Accountability Urgently Needed Amid Intensifying Post-Election Repression.

September 9, 2024

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(Amnesty International USA)

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No Justice Delivered 23 Years After 9/11 Attacks 

23 years after these horrific attacks the survivors and victims’ families have yet to see any justice or accountability for…

September 9, 2024

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President Biden Urged to Grant Clemency to Jailed Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier as He Turns 80  

Leonard Peltier should not have to die in prison. In Biden's remaining months in office, he should grant Peltier clemency…

September 6, 2024