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(La Prensa Grafica)

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El Salvador: After a Year in Detention and Repeated Rights Violations, Authorities Must Immediately Release Ruth López

Ruth López is a prisoner of conscience who has been unjustly detained for a year because of her tireless fight…

May 20, 2026

(Private)

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Mozambique: Authorities Must Promptly Investigate Killing of Opposition Figure and Bring Perpetrators to Justice

Mozambican authorities must ensure prompt, thorough, independent, impartial, transparent and effective investigations into the killings of Pedro João Chaúque.

May 19, 2026

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Sudan: RSF commander ‘Abu Lulu’ Must Be Removed from Battlefield Immediately amid War Crimes Allegations

The RSF commander known as Abu Lulu has previously been accused of war crimes committed during the attacks that resulted…

May 19, 2026

(Amnesty International)

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Indonesia: Military Silences Dissent with Disinformation Campaigns Branding Activists and Journalists &8220;Foreign Agents&8221;

Disinformation campaigns labeling government critics as “foreign agents” silence dissent and fuel violence under Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

May 19, 2026

(Ana María Arévalo Gosen & Bertha Foundation)

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Dominican Republic: Global Leadership in Health Requires Domestic Consistency and an End to Racial Discrimination

It is deeply contradictory for the country to preside over the World Health Assembly while putting the health of Haitian…

May 18, 2026

people holding signs anti-death penalty amnesty
(Mohd Firdaus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Global: Executions Surge to Highest Recorded Figure in 44 Years; In the U.S. Executions Nearly Doubled from 2024

It’s time for executing countries to step into line with the rest of the world and leave this abhorrent practice…

May 17, 2026

Department of Defense and Pentagon logos are seen ahead of a press conference
(Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Inspector General’s Report Finds Pentagon Is Violating U.S. Law by Failing to Prevent Civilian Harm

Congress must act. The U.S. military is breaking both U.S. and international law by failing to implement measures to prevent…

May 15, 2026

A young, White, bald male wearing a black hoodie and smiling.
(KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

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Russia: Journalist Ivan Safronov Jailed for 22 Years on Trumped-Up Treason Charges is a Prisoner of Conscience

Ivan Safronov’s case is emblematic of the Russian authorities’ assault on independent journalism and freedom of expression.

May 15, 2026

Smoke rises on the horizon behind a cityscape of a road and low buildings with people driving motorcycles.
(AFP via Getty Images)

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Mali: GSIM Must Observe International Humanitarian Law and Ensure Safety of Civilians as Bamako is Under Siege

The ongoing siege of Bamako is having unacceptable consequences for civilians’ freedom of movement.

May 15, 2026

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(Getty Images)

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Philippines: Authorities Must Arrest Former Police Chief Amid Alarming Obstruction of Justice

Ronald dela Rosa’s position as Senator offers him no special protection from an ICC arrest warrant.

May 14, 2026

A satellite image shows a green landscape with thin roads cut through it and white splotches identified in a yellow box as destroyed buildings. In an orange box, more orderly, rectangular shapes are identified as a new military base.

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Syria: Israel’s Deliberate Destruction of Civilian Homes in Quneitra Must Be Investigated as War Crimes

The Israeli military’s deliberate destruction of homes in Quneitra, southern Syria since December 2024 should be investigated as war crimes.

May 13, 2026