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(Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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Europe: European Commission Must Urgently Enforce Landmark Law to Stop TikTok’s Addictive Harms

The European Commission’s has preliminarily found that TikTok’s design is addictive and in breach of the Digital Services Act.

February 6, 2026

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Israel/OPT: Older People in Gaza Suffering Overlooked Health Crisis Amid Israel’s Ongoing Blockade of Aid and Medicines

In Gaza, older people are enduring an unprecedented physical and mental health collapse.

February 5, 2026

paper dolls end family detention
Paper dolls created by children currently detained in Dilley detention center.

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National Coalition to End Family and Child Detention Launches Paper Dolls to Free Families Campaign

Congress must support the creation of an immigration system that protects children, keeps families together, and helps all of our…

February 5, 2026

An outline of a candle in black, wrapped in barbed wire, against a yellow background.
(Amnesty International)

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Mozambique: Authorities Must Promptly Investigate Attempted Murder of Journalist Carlitos Cadangue

The attempted murder of journalist Carlitos Cadangue, who has been reporting on illegal gold mining in Mozambique, is gravely concerning.

February 5, 2026

A crowd of people with solemn faces march with signs and banners.
(Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Tunisia: Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Ennahda Party Leadership in Conspiracy 2 Appeal

Tunisian authorities should immediately quash the unjust convictions and sentences of Rached Ghannouchi and four other Ennahda party leaders.

February 4, 2026

A person in the back of a police van, holding a rainbow-colored poster written in Russian.
(Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)

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Russia: Authorities Seeking to Use Extremism Laws as Pretext to Ban Leading LGBTI Organizations

The Russian authorities are abusing vague ‘extremism’ laws to intimidate people whose identity does not fit a state-approved narrative.

February 4, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears on a tv screen in a classroom, where young men wearing identical gray outfits seated in rows with cropped haircuts watch attentively.
"Kim Won Jin/AFP via Getty Images"

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North Korea: People &8216;Executed for Watching South Korean TV,&8217; Bribery to Escape Punishment Widespread

North Koreans caught watching South Korean television shows face public humiliation, years in labor camps or even execution.

February 4, 2026

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(private)

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Algeria: Trade Unionist Ali Mammeri Faces 10 years in Prison After Court Upholds His Unjust Conviction

Ali Mammeri’s 10-year prison sentence is deeply arbitrary and sends an alarming signal to other trade unionists in the country.

February 3, 2026

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(Anadolu via Getty)

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USA/Colombia: Talks Between Presidents Trump and Petro Must Prioritize Human Rights

The people of the Americas must have concrete commitments from their political leaders that are rooted in justice, transparency, and respect for international law.

February 3, 2026

Israel Knesset
(Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Israel/OPT: Knesset Must Drop Discriminatory Death Penalty Bills That Would Further Entrench Israel’s System of Apartheid

Members of the Knesset must oppose these bills and scrap all measures aimed at introducing, expanding and facilitating the use of…

February 3, 2026

A bright orange fire and billowing smoke surrounded by the darkness of night after a US airstrike on a facility in Venezuela.
(Luis Jaimes / AFP via Getty Images)

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USA: Act of Aggression Against Venezuela Further Weakens Rules-Based International Order and Leaves Venezuelans Still Waiting for Justice

The US military operation in Venezuela to capture Nicolas Maduro clearly violated the UN Charter.

February 3, 2026

The Georgian Parliamentary building. A large brown building with several pillars.
(Walter Bibikow)

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Georgia: Ruling Party Proposes Laws to Criminalize Foreign Funding for Civic Activity

This is nothing but a naked attempt to criminalize in Georgia virtually anything related to independent civil society.

February 2, 2026