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Members of Congress Must Have Access to Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visits at ICE Detention Facilities Without Criminalization

Oversight is essential to ensuring that human rights, including to due process, are respected and that ICE is operating within…

October 21, 2025

Residential buildings in Ukraine plunged into darkness after a Russian strike.
Residential buildings plunged into darkness after a Russian strike during one of the earlier assaults on civilian infrastructure on October 2, 2025 (Ihor Kuznietsov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

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Russia/Ukraine: Blackout in Chernihiv Exposes Russia’s Unlawful Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure

Russia’s relentless attack that is destroying Ukraine’s energy system, which is indispensable to the survival of civilian population, is unlawful.

October 21, 2025

An Egyptian flag stands in the middle of two EU flags
(Getty Images)

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EU/Egypt:  Partnership Means Holding Each Other to Account for Human Rights Violations

President al-Sisi must call on EU leaders to take effective measures to bring an end to Israel’s ongoing genocide. EU…

October 21, 2025

Multiple people attending a protest in Georgia, holding their fists in the air. The photo is focused on the center, where a young woman wearing all black holds her right fist in the air, surrounded by others at the protest.
(Sebastien Canaud/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Georgia: Police Round Up Protesters as New Restrictions on Public Rallies Take Effect

The authorities must release all those detained solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

October 21, 2025

A boy holding a phone in his hands looks at a black screen with the white TikTok logo on it, and the word
(Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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France: TikTok Still Steering Vulnerable Children and Young People Towards Depressive and Suicidal Content

TikTok's ‘For You’ feed is pushing French children and young people towards depression, self-harm and suicide content.

October 20, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil smiling in front of a city sunset skyline
(Courtesy of Mahmoud Khalil's family)

Press Release

Mahmoud Khalil Must Not Be Deported

Targeting and threatening peaceful protesters and their immigration status for speaking out on the human rights of Palestinians, or any…

October 20, 2025

A brown college building at Brown University, with students walking by.
(Ken Wolter/Shutterstock)

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Academic Freedom Cannot Exist Under Political Coercion: President Trump’s Compact Threatens Higher Education

Universities across the country must stand firm in defending their student body. Political coercion has no place in higher education.

October 20, 2025

people standing outside a courthouse holding signs.

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Canada: Sentencing of Land Defenders Sends ‘Chilling Message’ About Indigenous Rights

The sentencing of three land defenders criminalized by Canada sends a chilling message about the threats facing people and Nations…

October 17, 2025

Person in a helmet, leather jacket, vest that says Policia holding pistol up
(Luis Javier Maguiñ)

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Peru: Authorities Must Stop Disproportionate Use of Force and Prevent Further Violence

The right to peaceful protest must be guaranteed without any limitations, and the repression of social demonstrations must stop.

October 17, 2025

Three people waving LGBTI flags and cheering.
(Erhan Demirtas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Türkiye: Leaked Proposals That Would Criminalize LGBTI People Must Never See the Light of Day

If passed into law, it would be a grave violation of the Turkish authorities’ obligations to respect, protect and fulfill…

October 17, 2025

Two men wearing orange jumpsuits stand in a courtroom before two judges.
(Barbara Debout/AFP via Getty Images)

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Central African Republic: Urgent Financial Support Needed to Prevent Catastrophic Closure of Special Criminal Court

Closing the Central African Republic's Special Criminal Court would be a catastrophic blow to thousands of victims and survivors seeking…

October 17, 2025

A young woman in Bangladesh bends over a river, holding a silver basin.
(Amnesty International)

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Bangladesh: Climate Crisis Magnifies Discrimination Against Invisible Sanitation Workers

Sanitation workers are largely invisible in government policies on climate change, water and sanitation due to their caste, gender and…

October 16, 2025