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A person walks through open doors inside a hallway in a prison with bars over windows and along the cells, and buckets and shoes on the ground. The paint is peeling on the roof. The person has their back to us, and is wearing all black and carrying a small bag in their left hand.
(Amnesty International/ Amanda Bailey)

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Syria: Torture Survivors from Saydnaya and Other Detention Centers Grappling with Devastating Needs and Minimal Support

Survivors of Saydnaya military prison and other Syrian prisons need critical physical and mental health care, as well as justice…

June 26, 2025

A gray, nondescript building, ringed by tall barbed wire fenses, with cages over the windows and balconies.
(Amnesty International, 2024)

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Cambodia: Government Allows Slavery and Torture to Flourish Inside Hellish Scamming Compounds

Cambodia's government is ignoring slavery, human trafficking, child labor and torture by criminal gangs in more than 50 scamming compounds…

June 26, 2025

(Faris Hadziq/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Global: Countries Must Act Fast to Save the Sustainable Development Goals

Years of underinvestment by all states mean the majority of the Sustainable Development Goals are way off track from their…

June 25, 2025

A man in a suit stands in a side gallery overlooking the The Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the United Nations complex in Geneva, where people are seated on the floor of the hall beneath the brightly colored painted and sculpted ceiling.
(Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

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Eritrea: Human Rights Council Must Vote to Extend Special Rapporteur’s Mandate

The UN Human Rights Council must vote to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea.

June 25, 2025

A man carrying a rainbow colored box shakes hands with a police woman in a white uniform, as more people carrying rainbow colored boxes look on, and another police officer in a blue uniform watches.
(Nagy Szabolcs)

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Hungary: More than 120,000 People from 73 Countries Speak Up for Budapest Pride

Authorities must allow people to participate safely in Saturday’s Budapest Pride, free from intimidation, harassment or violence.

June 25, 2025

Hand holding sign with slogan Stop Gun Violence, black pistol strikethrough. Protest rally demonstration placard, strike to ban weapons, end shooting.

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Congress Must Pass the Break the Cycle of Violence Act to Help Communities Reduce Gun Violence

Community violence prevention and intervention programs are a step in the right direction and must be permanently funded.

June 25, 2025

A woman holds up a yellow sign that says in black letters

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Mississippi Governor Reeves Must Halt Richard Jordan’s Planned Execution

The State of Mississippi must not execute Richard Jordan. Governor Tate Reeves is the only person with the power to…

June 24, 2025

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration to Resume Third-Country Removals Flies in Face of Human Rights

This ruling is unconscionable and flies in the face of human rights and the rule of law.

June 24, 2025

(Getty)

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Pakistan: Recurrent Drone Strikes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Signal Alarming Disregard for Civilian Life

Use of drones and quadcopters to conduct attacks resulting in unlawful killing of civilians violates international law.

June 24, 2025

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Ukraine: Civilians Killed in Indiscriminate Strikes on Sumy city as Russian Military Increase Attacks - New Research

These indiscriminate attacks must be investigated as war crimes.

June 23, 2025

(US/Mexico Border January 2019. Alli McCracken/Amnesty International)

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On World Refugee Day, States Throughout the Americas Must Uphold the Right to Seek Asylum

Amnesty International urgently calls on states in the Americas to protect, not punish, people seeking safety.

June 20, 2025

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

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Amnesty International Welcomes Ruling for Mahmoud Khalil’s Long Overdue Release

We call on the Trump administration to immediately comply with this order.

June 20, 2025