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Urgent Action: SHAM MASS TRIAL OF 84 EMIRATI MEN ONGOING (UAE 120.23)
Share: On This Page The unfair mass trial of 84 Emirati men, including human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience Ahmed Mansoor, Mohammed al-Roken, and Nasser bin Ghaith, on charges…
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Urgent Action: PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE IN NEW MASS TRIAL (UAE 120.23)
Human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience Ahmed Mansoor, Mohammed al-Roken, and Nasser bin Ghaith are among 87 Emirati men being prosecuted in a new case on trumped up terrorism-related…
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Global: What Happened at COP28? Essential Need-to-Knows
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai ended after 14 days with an agreement which recognized for the first time the need to move away from fossil fuels.
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COP28 Agreement to Move Away from Fossil Fuels Sets Precedent but Falls Short of Safeguarding Human Rights
COP28 in Dubai has agreed on the need to move away from fossil fuels for the first time at the end of a climate summit marred by restrictions on civil…
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Amnesty International Launches Annual Letter-Writing Campaign Amid Clampdown on Human Rights
Amnesty International is launching its annual global letter-writing campaign ahead of Human Rights Day on December 10, in a bid to transform the lives of people whose rights have been…
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Global: Initial pledges at COP28 to finance the Loss & Damage Fund fall far short of what is needed
Amnesty International reacts to initial pledges totaling about US$420 million made on the first day of COP28 to finance the Loss and Damage Fund.
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Global: Leaders at COP28 must protect human rights by agreeing to phase out fossil fuels and press the UAE for reforms
Leaders at the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates must place human rights at its heart by agreeing to rapidly phase out fossil fuels and ensure civil society’s…
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Global: Agreement at COP28 to Phase Out Fossil Fuels is Vital to Prevent a Climate and Human Rights Catastrophe
An agreement at the COP28 summit to end the production and use of fossil fuels is vital to prevent a global climate catastrophe and stop an unprecedented human rights crisis…
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A human rights-focused Loss and Damage Fund for climate change is vital to alleviate suffering
With negotiations on how to finance and manage an international Loss and Damage Fund on the brink of failure before the COP28 climate summit begins later this month, Amnesty International’s…
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19 Civil Society Organizations Call on US Administration to Press the UAE to Release Ahmed Mansoor ahead of COP 28
On August 29, 2023, Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and 16 additional civil society organizations delivered a letter urging U.S. Secretary of State…
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Global: Pledge to Allow ‘Peaceful Assembly’ at COP28 Highlights the UAE’s Lack of Freedoms
“COP28 will not bring about the ambitious action required to avert a climate catastrophe if the host state’s laws restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and throttle civil society.”
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FIFA Should Match $440M World Cup Prize Money to Fund Major Compensation Program for Abused Migrant Workers in Qatar
FIFA should earmark at least $440M to provide remedy for the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who have suffered human rights abuses in Qatar during preparations for the 2022…
