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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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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

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Israel’s Interception of Madleen and Detention of Crew Flouts International Law

By forcibly intercepting and blocking the Madleen, which was carrying humanitarian aid and a crew of solidarity activists, Israel has…

June 9, 2025

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Deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles in Response to ICE Raids Is Dangerous

President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against recent ICE raids is deeply…

June 8, 2025

Joshua Wong, who is a young clean shaven man wearing black rectangular framed glasses and a black tshirt with orange writing, leans forward as he grips a microphone and speaks passionately into it.
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Hong Kong: New Charges Against Joshua Wong Designed to Prolong His Stay Behind Bars

The new charges against jailed activist Joshua Wong show that Hong Kong's authorities continue to use the National Security Law…

June 6, 2025

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Israel’s Destructive West Bank Military Operation Fuels Mass Forced Displacement of Palestinians

The Israeli military has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians by destroying homes and essential civilian infrastructure in Jenin and…

June 5, 2025

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USA: Trump’s Travel Ban Will Harm People Seeking Safety, Spread Hate and Discrimination

President Trump’s new travel ban is discriminatory, racist, and downright cruel.

June 5, 2025

Police and a crowd stand outside a religious building painted with graffiti on its front door.
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Pakistan: End Persecution and Cyclical Harassment of Minority Ahmadiyya Community

The Pakistani authorities must immediately end the systemic repression of the Ahmadiyya community and uphold the right to freedom of…

June 5, 2025

An illustration of Budapest's parliament building, with its domes and spires, warpped in barbed wire, with a rainbow shooting out of the dome.
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CJEU’s Advocate General: Hungary’s Anti-LGBTI Propaganda Law Violates EU Law

The Advocate General of the European Union Court of Justice made clear that Hungary's anti-LGBTI legislation is discriminatory and violates…

June 5, 2025

A woman in a black shirt, red wrap, and headscarf sits on a wooden stool in a dirt yard facing a small concrete house with clothes hanging on a line. There are green trees around, a bamboo fence, some plants poking up in a garden, and a pile of dirt and dry leaves in the yard.
(Amnesty International)

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DRC: Victims Still Waiting for Justice, Truth and Reparations 25 Years After Kisangani War

Twenty-five years since the Six-Day War in Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo, victims are still waiting for truth, justice…

June 5, 2025