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Israel/OPT: Israel’s Systematic Destruction of High-Rise Buildings Must Be Investigated as War Crimes of Wanton Destruction and Collective Punishment

Israel's unlawful and wanton destruction of civilian high-rise buildings continues to have devastating consequences for displaced Palestinian families in the…

May 11, 2026

Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, with a shaved head and wearing a thick police uniform, stands behind the open door to a car, looking to his right, with TV journalists behind him.
(Getty Images)

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Philippines: Police Chief ‘Bato’ dela Rosa Must be Arrested and Surrendered to ICC

The Philippines government should arrest former police chief Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa immediately following an ICC arrest warrant.

May 11, 2026

Activists hold a red and black banner depicting barbed wire and words reading
(Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Tunisia: Dozens of NGOs at Risk of Dissolution as Crackdown on Civil Society Intensifies

Tunisian authorities have intensified their crackdown on non-governmental organizations.

May 11, 2026

Eurovision Song Contest Vienna 2026 pink-purple banner.
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Europe: Failure to Suspend Israel from Eurovision Song Contest Betrays Humanity and Exposes Blatant Double Standards

The failure of the European Broadcasting Union to suspend Israel from Eurovision, as it did with Russia, is an act…

May 11, 2026

A handful of police officers wearing riot gear.
(GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Georgia: Justice and Accountability Require More Than Criminal Charges Against Five Police Officers for Assaulting Protesters

These five arrests alone do little to change the broader picture of impunity in Georgia. Justice means accountability for all…

May 8, 2026

A large white marble building - the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
(FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP via Getty Images)

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Pakistan: Authorities Must End Ongoing Injustice of Civilian Trials by Military Courts

We call on Pakistani authorities to ban military trials of civilians and overturn all unlawful civilian convictions by these courts.

May 7, 2026

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Guatemala: Immediate and Unconditional Release of Prisoners of Conscience Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán

Every day they remain in prison compounds the violation of their human rights.

May 6, 2026

A protest placard written in Russian.
(Vincent Koebel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Russia: Urgently Investigate Torture Allegations of Imprisoned Anarchist Azat Miftakhov

Azat Miftakhov, a mathematician and anarchist activist, was subjected to torture, including sexualized abuse, in a Russian penal colony.

May 5, 2026

A group of people poses for a picture, most of them smiling, in front of a yellow Amnesty International banner with Chinese writing, and a blue RightsCon25 Taipei backdrop. They are holding signs about human rights and open culture.
(Amnesty Taiwan)

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Zambia: Last-Minute Postponement of RightsCon Appears a Brazen Act of Chinese Transnational Repression Which Must Be Resisted

The Zambian government open-endedly “postponed" the RightsCon digital human rights conference after allegedly pressure by Chinese diplomats.

May 5, 2026

Armed Congolese soldiers inspect the charred shell of a minibus.
(Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

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DRC: Rampant ADF Abuses Against Civilians ‘War Crimes Which the World Must Not Continue to Ignore’ - New Report

A surge in human rights abuses by Allied Democratic Forces in Democratic Republic of Congo amount to war crimes and…

May 4, 2026

Smoke rises on the horizon behind a cityscape of a road and low buildings with people driving motorcycles.
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Mali: Authorities Must Immediately Clarify the Fate and Whereabouts of Lawyer and Pro-Democracy Politician Mountaga Tall

We are alarmed by the disappearance of lawyer and pro-democracy politician Mountaga Tall who was taken from his home by…

May 4, 2026

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Canada: New Amnesty Briefing Exposes Xenophobic, Racist Tropes Driving Online Hate Against Racialized Women and LGBTQI+ People

We are in the midst of an epidemic of digital hate-mongering designed to intimidate, dehumanize, and attack racialized migrant women and LGBTQI+ people.

May 4, 2026