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Egypt: Authorities must immediately reveal whereabouts of Egyptian-Libyan activist Nasser al-Hawari

Egyptian authorities must immediately reveal the whereabouts of Egyptian-Libyan activist and TV anchor Nasser al-Hawari, who was forcibly disappeared after…

February 14, 2025

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Sudan: RSF Must Stop Attacks on Famine-Stricken Zamzam Camp

Attacking and killing civilians seeking safety in a displaced persons camp and looting its market is unconscionable.

February 14, 2025

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UK: Encryption Order Threatens Global Privacy Rights 

Encryption is a crucial enabler of human rights online and offline.

February 14, 2025

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Uganda: Authorities Must Respect Court Decision and Immediately Free Kizza Besigye and Others

Ugandan authorities must immediately respect the Supreme Court order, uphold the rule of law and stop trying civilians in military…

February 13, 2025

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Saudi Arabia: Woman Unjustly Convicted For Social Media Posts About Women’s Rights Forcibly Disappeared

Saudi Arabia’s authorities must immediately reveal the fate and whereabouts of Manahel al-Otaibi, a 30-year-old woman serving an 11-year prison…

February 13, 2025

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African Union: Incoming Leadership Must Prioritize and Stand Up for Human Rights

The next chairperson of the African Union Commission must place human rights at the heart of the continental body.

February 13, 2025

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Poland: Decision to Retry Activist Prosecuted for Aiding an Abortion Gives Hope that Charges Against Justyna Can Be Withdrawn 

Justyna should have never been put on trial in the first place because what she did should never be a…

February 13, 2025

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Myanmar: Recklessly Abrupt U.S. Aid Stoppage Poses Existential Threat to Human Rights

The U.S. government’s abrupt and sweeping freeze on foreign aid is severely imperiling the human rights of refugees, civilians in…

February 13, 2025

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Kazakhstan: Authorities Must Drop Politically Motivated Charges Against Satirical Blogger 

This politically motivated prosecution is part of a wider crackdown on civil society.  

February 13, 2025

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Munich Security Conference: Amnesty’s Secretary General Calls on States to Resist Attacks on Human Rights Protections

In these precarious times, humanity can ill afford further breakdowns in the international order.

February 12, 2025

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Yemen: Investigate Death in Custody of Arbitrarily Detained UN Aid Worker

Yemeni authorities must urgently investigate the death in custody of a UN humanitarian worker with the World Food Program, who…

February 12, 2025

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Haiti: Children Suffering Gang Recruitment, Attacks and Sexual Violence Amid Escalating Crisis – New Report

Gangs have caused widespread distress in Haiti. They threaten, beat, rape and kill children and have committed multiple abuses of…

February 12, 2025