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At a protest, a woman with blue dyed hair wearing a green facemask and shirt which is the color of the movement to access and legalize abortions, looks into the camera and holds up a sign with statistics about how many children 14 years old and younger have been forced to become mothers.
(Rosa Villafuerte)

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Guatemala: UN Committee Calls for Guarantees that No Girl Will Be Forced to Become a Mother

The UN Human Rights Committee's ruling against Guatemala reaffirms the principle that no girl should be forced to face unwanted…

June 10, 2025

A girl in a blue headscarf in a darkened room looks through bars on a window.
(Amnesty International)

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Nigeria: Girl Survivors of Boko Haram Still Being Failed By Government Inaction - New Testimony

Girls and young women who escaped Boko Haram captivity in north-east Nigeria are still being neglected by the country’s authorities.

June 9, 2025

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Israel’s Interception of Madleen and Detention of Crew Flouts International Law

By forcibly intercepting and blocking the Madleen, which was carrying humanitarian aid and a crew of solidarity activists, Israel has…

June 9, 2025

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Deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles in Response to ICE Raids Is Dangerous

President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against recent ICE raids is deeply…

June 8, 2025

Joshua Wong, who is a young clean shaven man wearing black rectangular framed glasses and a black tshirt with orange writing, leans forward as he grips a microphone and speaks passionately into it.
(Getty Images)

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Hong Kong: New Charges Against Joshua Wong Designed to Prolong His Stay Behind Bars

The new charges against jailed activist Joshua Wong show that Hong Kong's authorities continue to use the National Security Law…

June 6, 2025

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Israel’s Destructive West Bank Military Operation Fuels Mass Forced Displacement of Palestinians

The Israeli military has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians by destroying homes and essential civilian infrastructure in Jenin and…

June 5, 2025

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USA: Trump’s Travel Ban Will Harm People Seeking Safety, Spread Hate and Discrimination

President Trump’s new travel ban is discriminatory, racist, and downright cruel.

June 5, 2025

Police and a crowd stand outside a religious building painted with graffiti on its front door.
(Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images)

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Pakistan: End Persecution and Cyclical Harassment of Minority Ahmadiyya Community

The Pakistani authorities must immediately end the systemic repression of the Ahmadiyya community and uphold the right to freedom of…

June 5, 2025

An illustration of Budapest's parliament building, with its domes and spires, warpped in barbed wire, with a rainbow shooting out of the dome.
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CJEU’s Advocate General: Hungary’s Anti-LGBTI Propaganda Law Violates EU Law

The Advocate General of the European Union Court of Justice made clear that Hungary's anti-LGBTI legislation is discriminatory and violates…

June 5, 2025

A woman in a black shirt, red wrap, and headscarf sits on a wooden stool in a dirt yard facing a small concrete house with clothes hanging on a line. There are green trees around, a bamboo fence, some plants poking up in a garden, and a pile of dirt and dry leaves in the yard.
(Amnesty International)

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DRC: Victims Still Waiting for Justice, Truth and Reparations 25 Years After Kisangani War

Twenty-five years since the Six-Day War in Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo, victims are still waiting for truth, justice…

June 5, 2025

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Honduras: Amnesty International Urges Authorities to Guarantee Justice for the Murder of Juan López

The crime against Juan López is evidence that the situation of environmental defenders in Honduras has not improved.

June 4, 2025

Palestinian women gather at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, June 4, 2025.
(Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images)

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USA: Veto of UN Resolution on Lifting Gaza Aid Restrictions and Release of Hostages is Shameful and Inhumane Amid Israel’s Ongoing Genocide

This shameful US veto gives Israel the green light to continue its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

June 4, 2025