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Tunisia: Authorities Step Up Crackdown on LGBTI Individuals With Wave of Arrests
The recent spike in arrests targeting LGBTI people is an alarming setback for human rights in Tunisia. No one should…
February 6, 2025
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Executive Order Targeting Transgender Athletes Is Stigmatizing and Discriminatory
President Trump’s executive order is yet another cruel attack on transgender people.
February 5, 2025
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Executive Orders attacking transgender people cause harm, undermine human rights
This directive continues President Trump’s cruel pattern of creating policy based on bigotry and hate, particularly toward transgender people.
January 28, 2025
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Trump’s Reinstatement of Global Gag Rule Is Assault on Rights of Pregnant People Across the World
In reinstating and expanding the global gag rule, President Trump has purposely put the lives of millions of women, girls…
January 24, 2025
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Ghana: New President Must Tackle Pressing Human Rights Issues
Ghana's new president John Mahama and his new government should work to prioritize and tackle key human rights issues head…
January 7, 2025
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El Salvador: IACtHR Advances Reproductive Justice with Ruling in Favor of Beatriz and Her Family
This ruling is a heartfelt and long-awaited recognition of Beatriz's memory. This is a historic step, but not the end…
December 23, 2024
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Iran: New Compulsory Veiling Law Intensifies Oppression of Women and Girls
Iranian authorities have adopted a new shameful and draconian law that further erases the human rights of women and girls.
December 10, 2024
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Japan: Momentum for Marriage Equality Grows with Tokyo High Court Ruling
This decision marks a critical step towards marriage equality in Japan and offers renewed hope to same-sex couples across the…
October 30, 2024
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Uganda: Criminalization Shrinks Online Civic Space for LGBTQ People – Report.
Online attacks against Uganda’s LGBTQ communities have drastically increased, Amnesty International said in a new report today.
October 23, 2024
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Global: Abortion Rights Defenders Facing Violence and Stigmatization Share Powerful Stories on Amnesty’s New Podcast
Everyone has the right to safe abortion. However, people who need abortions, or who make them happen, face increasing, life-changing…
September 27, 2024
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Iran: Two Years After ‘Woman Life Freedom’ Uprising, Impunity for Crimes Reigns Supreme
People in Iran continue to endure the devastating consequences of the authorities’ brutal crackdown on the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising…
September 11, 2024
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Hong Kong: Government Must Show Progress on Same-Sex Partnership Legislation after Landmark Ruling
One year after a landmark ruling on LGBTI rights in Hong Kong, authorities should provide a progress update on their…
September 5, 2024