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South Africa: Government Failing Millions Trapped in Informal Settlements and Impacted by the Climate Crisis 
South Africa's government is putting the well-being of millions at risk by failing to provide them with access to quality…
November 4, 2025
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Tanzania: Unlawful Killings and Other Human Rights Violations Continue Amid Internet and Electricity Blackouts
Tanzanian security forces have used lethal force to suppress and disperse post-election protests.
November 4, 2025
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Latvia: President Must Reverse Parliament’s Appalling and Dangerous Decision to Leave Istanbul Convention
This decision would be a devastating blow to the protection and rights of the country’s women and girls and all…
October 31, 2025
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President Trump’s Racist Refugee Cap Abandons Refugees Around the World
Setting this cap at such an absurdly low number and prioritizing white Afrikaners is a racist move that will turn…
October 30, 2025
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Tunisia: Authorities Must Immediately Release Detained Lawyer Ahmed Souab
Ahmed Souab is facing unfounded charges that carry heavy prison sentences.
October 30, 2025
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Europe: Human Rights Defenders Excluded by Discriminatory Schengen Visa System
Ensuring that HRDs have access to short-stay Schengen visas is indispensable to realize their right to defend rights without discrimination.
October 30, 2025
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France: ‘Historic Victory’ as French Law Adopts Consent-Based Definition of Rape
It is a long-awaited victory for victims of rape and the culmination of years of tireless campaigning by activists, feminist…
October 30, 2025
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U.S. Airstrikes in Latin America and the Caribbean are Murder. Congress Must Stop Them Now.
In the last two months, the U.S. military’s Southern Command has gone on a murder spree by following the Trump…
October 29, 2025
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Tanzania: Authorities Must Investigate Police Use of Force Against Election Day Protesters
At least two people have reportedly been killed during election day protests across Tanzania.
October 29, 2025
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Malawi: Landmark High Court Ruling Affirms Rights of Sexual Violence Survivors
Malawi's High Court has ruled that denying a 14-year-old rape survivor access to a safe termination of pregnancy violated her…
October 29, 2025
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Global: Amnesty Delegation Meets Abortion Defenders as Backlash Against Human Rights Intensifies
These gatherings are a clear signal that the movement to protect gender equality is standing strong in the face of…
October 29, 2025
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Yemen: US Air Strike on Migrant Detention Center Must Be Investigated as a War Crime
The April 28, 2025 US air strike on a migrant detention center in Sa’ada, Yemen that killed and injured dozens…
October 29, 2025