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Amnesty International Statement on U.S.-Venezuela Prisoner Swap

None of these people should have been detained, yet they became entangled in President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda and were used as…

July 19, 2025

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Angola: Authorities Must Respect and Ensure the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly

Police must refrain from violating the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, including through the use of unnecessary and excessive…

July 17, 2025

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Russia: Proposed Amendments to Counter-Extremism Laws Escalate Assault on Dissent

The Russian authorities are disguising their relentless persecution of dissent as countering ‘extremism.'

July 16, 2025

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Venezuela: Enforced Disappearances Amount to Crimes Against Humanity

The scale and gravity of these crimes must stir the conscience of the world, and propel international justice into action.

July 15, 2025

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Thailand: New Amnesty Law Must Clear Peaceful Protesters of All Charges Including Lèse-Majesté

Thai lawmakers must ensure new amnesty laws allow for full dismissal of criminal charges against peaceful protesters without exempting the…

July 15, 2025

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Sudan: Life-Saving Aid Must Reach the People Caught Between the Rains and Conflict

Internally displaced persons and refugees in North Darfur fear the rains will heighten the risk of diseases and make dire…

July 14, 2025

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Eswatini: Authorities Must Ensure Access to Justice for Opposition MP Bacede Mabuza

Eswatini authorities are failing to safeguard the independence and integrity of the country’s courts by delaying hearing Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza’s…

July 14, 2025

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Greece: New Asylum and Return Proposals Flagrantly Breach International Law and Punishes People Seeking Protection

The Greek Parliament's decision to suspend registration of asylum applications and return people to North Africa flagrantly violates international law.

July 11, 2025

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Cambodia: Revocation of Citizenship Would Be Heinous Violation of International Law

A proposed amendment to the Cambodian Constitution would allow for revocation of citizenship.

July 11, 2025

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Nigeria: Violence and Widespread Displacement Leave Benue Facing a Humanitarian Disaster

The Nigerian authorities must take urgent steps to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in the central state of Benue where attacks…

July 10, 2025

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USA: Lift Sanctions on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organization  

The US decision to sanction Addameer is a deplorable illustration of the ongoing crackdown against Palestinian and pro-Palestinian human rights…

July 10, 2025

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Mexico: The Search for Disappeared Persons is a High-Risk Activity for Collectives of Women Searchers

At least 16 women searching for forcibly disappeared loved ones have been killed in Mexico.

July 10, 2025