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El Salvador: Fidel Zavala at Risk of Torture and Other Mistreatment

Zavala’s detention is particularly concerning, as he has been both a witness to and a denouncer of torture in penitentiary…

April 8, 2025

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Global: Recorded Executions Hit Highest Figure Since 2015

The death penalty is an abhorrent practice with no place in today’s world.

April 7, 2025

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Kenya: Meta Can be Sued in Kenya for Role in Ethiopia Conflict

A High Court in Kenya ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear and consider the merits of a case in…

April 3, 2025

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Syria: Coastal Massacres of Alawite Civilians Must be Investigated as War Crimes

Militias affiliated with the government, killed more than 100 people in the coastal city of Banias on March 8 and…

April 3, 2025

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Iran: UN Expands Fact-Finding Mission’s Mandate in Landmark Development to Address Human Rights Crisis

Today’s vote delivers a strong message to the Iranian authorities that they cannot continue to commit serious violations and crimes…

April 3, 2025

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Hungary: Withdrawal From ICC Does Not Absolve Hungary of its Legal Obligation to Arrest Fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu

By welcoming Netanyahu, Hungary is effectively giving a seal of approval to Israel’s genocide.

April 3, 2025

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Congress Must Pass Joint Resolutions of Disapproval and End Arms Transfers to Government of Israel

Amnesty International USA urged members of Congress today to pass four Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) introduced by Senator Bernie…

April 3, 2025

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Israel/OPT: Investigate Killings of Paramedics and Rescue Workers in Gaza

Those killed included eight Palestinian Red Crescent Society health workers, one UNRWA staff member, and six members of the Palestinian…

April 1, 2025

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Myanmar: Inhumane Military Attacks in Earthquake Areas Hindering Relief Efforts

Myanmar’s military must refrain from deliberate air strikes and other forms of attack on civilian targets in areas impacted by…

April 1, 2025

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Hungary: Arrest and Surrender Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court

As a member state of the International Criminal Court, Hungary must arrest alleged war criminal Prime Minister Netanyahu if he…

March 31, 2025

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Federal Judge Orders Immediate Release of Unlawfully Detained Venezuelan Couple

A federal judge ordered the immediate release of a Venezuelan couple who was unlawfully detained by ICE despite having TPS,…

March 28, 2025

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Myanmar: Urgently Facilitate Access to Humanitarian Aid for Earthquake Survivors

All parties to the armed conflict should be prioritizing the needs of civilians whose lives have been upended in this…

March 28, 2025