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Close up of oil tanks in Shell's Kora Kora Oil Field in Nigeria
(Tim Lambon / Greenpeace)

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Global: Fossil Fuel Infrastructure is Putting Rights of 2 Billion People and Critical Ecosystems at Risk

The ever-expanding fossil fuel industry is endangering billions of lives and irreversibly altering the climate system. The age of fossil…

November 12, 2025

Photograph of Roger Lumbala Tshitenga, a Congolese armed group leader.
(Peter Busomoke/AFP via Getty Images)

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DRC: Landmark Trial in Paris of Congolese Armed Group Leader is a Crucial Step to Ending Impunity

All those committing crimes under international law and grave human rights violations in the DRC should be held individually accountable.

November 12, 2025

An aerial photograph of Kazakhstan’s lower house of parliament.
(Kazakh Presidential Press Servic/AFP via Getty Images)

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Kazakhstan: Parliament’s Last-Minute LGBTI Propaganda Ban Must Not Become Law

We call on lawmakers to reject these draft amendments before they become law. Banning so-called ‘LGBTI propaganda’ institutionalizes stigma, fear…

November 12, 2025

(Noam Moskowitz – Knesset – Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Israel/OPT: Israel Must Immediately Halt Legislation of Discriminatory Death Penalty Bill

Amnesty International reaction to a controversial new amendment to the Israeli Penal Law that effectively mandates courts to impose the…

November 11, 2025

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Angola: No Accountability Five Years After Protestor Killing

This case paints a picture of the long running impunity in Angola, where security forces act as if they are…

November 11, 2025

A blonde woman in handcuffs, holding her hands up in the shape of a heart.
(Andrei Bok/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Russia: Street Musicians Jailed for a Third Time Over Anti-War Songs

Russian authorities must immediately release Naoko and Aleksandr Orlov, and other street musicians detained for acts of anti-war protest.

November 10, 2025

man in camouflage on a boat pointing
Malaysian maritime officials search for survivors after a boat carrying migrants from Myanmar capsized © Getty Images

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Malaysia: Migrant Boat Tragedy Highlights Worsening Plight of Rohingya

This latest tragedy at sea in Southeast Asia once again lays bare the deadly risks faced by Rohingya Muslims who…

November 10, 2025

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Nigeria: Government Must Clear Names of Executed Activists Ogoni Nine

The Ogoni Nine’s protests in 1995 brought global attention to the devastating cost of the fossil fuel industry on the…

November 10, 2025

A clay pot sits on the ground, covered in dirt
(Amnesty International)

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Somalia: Thousands of Climate-Displaced Individuals Being Failed by Authorities and the International Community - New Report

Somalia’s authorities, with the support of the international community, must address the marginalization of those acutely impacted by global warming.

November 10, 2025

UN in session
(Lian Yi/Xinhua via Getty Images)

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Trump Administration Fails to Participate in UN Human Rights Review

The UPR is one of the few processes where every government, including the U.S., has an opportunity to both report on its…

November 7, 2025

Dozens of people at a protest, holding the banner 'My Body My Rights'

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Europe: Existing Barriers to Abortion Access Compounded by Alarming Attempts to Roll Back Reproductive Rights

Despite significant progress across Europe, abortion access is still restricted by a disturbing array of visible and invisible barriers.

November 6, 2025

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Tunisia: Rampant Violations Against Refugees and Migrants Expose EU’s Complicity Risk

Tunisian authorities have increasingly dismantled protections for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, particularly Black people, with a dangerous shift towards racist…

November 6, 2025