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Nicaragua: Ortega’s Repressive Machinery Continues to Stifle any Dissent

Amnesty International has designated Brooklyn Rivera, a leader of the Miskito Indigenous people, as a prisoner of conscience and calls…

December 17, 2024

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A Move in the Right Direction, the U.S. Has Transferred Three Detainees Out of Guantanamo Detention Center 

These transfers are a move in the right direction, but they are not enough. We hope to see more in…

December 17, 2024

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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Shooting at Abundant Life Christian School

Amnesty International USA continues to grieve with the community of Madison, students and faculty of Abundant Life Christian School, and…

December 17, 2024

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Serbia: Authorities Using Spyware and Cellebrite Forensic Extraction Tools to Hack Journalists and Activists 

New investigation reveals how Serbian authorities have deployed surveillance technology and digital repression tactics as instruments of wider state control…

December 16, 2024

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Lebanon: Israeli Air Strikes That Killed at Least 49 Civilians, Decimating Entire Families are Further Evidence of War Crimes

A new research briefing outlines how four separate air strikes by Israeli forces in September and October, which killed at…

December 12, 2024

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Haiti: Justice and Protection Must Follow Reports of Mass Killing in Cité Soleil

Haitian authorities and the international community must redouble their efforts to protect the population in the context of the security…

December 12, 2024

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DRC: Senior Army Officials Must Be Investigated For Possible Crimes Against Humanity Over Goma Massacre 

The former governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province and two other senior army officers must…

December 11, 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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Europe: Safety of Syrians in Europe Must Not Be Sacrificed to Political Interests

The safety and agency of people seeking asylum must be placed at the heart of decision making.

December 10, 2024

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Global: Amnesty International Launches Letter-Writing Campaign to Fight Injustice as Demise of Global Order Threatens Human Rights

Join Write for Rights and become part of a community working to make the world a more just and compassionate…

December 10, 2024

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Over 130 Civil and Human Rights Organizations Call on President Biden to Commute Federal Death Sentences

President Biden must commute the sentences of people on federal death row before he leaves office.

December 9, 2024

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Syria: Historic Opportunity to End and Redress Decades of Grave Human Rights Violations Under President Assad Must Be Seized

Statement of Amnesty International Secretary General Agnès Callamard on the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following the seizure of…

December 8, 2024