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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, wearing a blue suit and tie, sits at a table in a hearing and holds his hands up while answering questions into a microphone, with a group of onlookers seated behind him.
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Congress Must Reject Trump Administration’s Reckless Plans to Reorganize State Department

Congress must reject Secretary Marco Rubio's reckless proposed reorganization of the State Department.

June 13, 2025

Two basketball teams jump for the ball on a Basketball Africa League court with Visit Rwanda advertisements behind them.
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NBA Must Review its Partnership with Rwanda Amid M23 Atrocities in Democratic Republic of Congo

The NBA should review its partnership with Rwanda due to severe human rights abuses currently being committed by the Rwanda-backed…

June 13, 2025

(Younis Tirawi)

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Satellite Imagery Reveals Total Razing of Khuza’a in May 2025 in Further Evidence of Israel’s Wanton Destruction and Genocide in Gaza

Analysis of satellite imagery reveals how Israeli forces completely razed the town of Khuza’a in Gaza.

June 13, 2025

A pile of typed documents and hand written letters related to the case of the Ogoni nine, with a photo of Ken Saro-Wiwa wearing a yellow shirt and a black bowler hat.
(Amnesty International)

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Nigeria: Ogoni Nine Pardon ‘Falls Far Short’ of Real Justice  

The pardon of the Ognoni Nine is welcome but the Nigerian government must recognize formally that they are innocent of…

June 13, 2025

A cell phone sits on a darkened keyboard with a pink screen displaying a white skull and crossbones and the word
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Italy: New Case of Journalist Targeted with Graphite Spyware Confirms Widespread Use of Unlawful Surveillance 

The unlawful use of Paragon’s highly invasive Graphite spyware against another journalist confirms a rampant pattern of spyware abuse in…

June 13, 2025

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Trump Administration Must Release Mahmoud Khalil 

Mahmoud Khalil, like everybody in the U.S., has the human right to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and due process.

June 13, 2025

Protesters on the steps of the US capitol building hold a large banner which says in black letters STOP EXECUTIONS, while uniformed police circle around them.
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Oklahoma Must Not Execute John Hanson  

Oklahoma Governor J. Kevin Stitt must use his power of reprieve to stop the planned June 12 execution of 61-year-old John…

June 12, 2025

A memorial displays photos of victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, strewn with small yellow flowers.
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Nine Years On, Pulse Shooting Reminds Us of the Deadly Mix of Hate and Guns

The Pulse Nightclub was the result of pervasive harmful rhetoric against the LGBTQI+ community and the proliferation of small arms…

June 12, 2025

Protesters confront California National Guard soldiers and police outside of a federal building as protests continue in Los Angeles following three days of clashes with police after a series of immigration raids on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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President Trump’s Promise to Meet Protests with “Very Heavy Force” Escalates Human Rights Violations Under his Administration 

The Trump administration is obligated to respect, protect, and fulfill the human rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly…

June 11, 2025

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, wearing a suit, watches US President Donald Trump, also wearing a suit, sign a soccer ball.
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Press Release

World Cup: A Year Out, Growing Attacks on Rights

FIFA should take immediate and demonstrable steps to safeguard human rights for all people involved in the 2026 FIFA Men’s…

June 11, 2025

At a protest, a woman with blue dyed hair wearing a green facemask and shirt which is the color of the movement to access and legalize abortions, looks into the camera and holds up a sign with statistics about how many children 14 years old and younger have been forced to become mothers.
(Rosa Villafuerte)

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Guatemala: UN Committee Calls for Guarantees that No Girl Will Be Forced to Become a Mother

The UN Human Rights Committee's ruling against Guatemala reaffirms the principle that no girl should be forced to face unwanted…

June 10, 2025

A girl in a blue headscarf in a darkened room looks through bars on a window.
(Amnesty International)

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Nigeria: Girl Survivors of Boko Haram Still Being Failed By Government Inaction – New Testimony

Girls and young women who escaped Boko Haram captivity in north-east Nigeria are still being neglected by the country’s authorities.

June 9, 2025