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Hungary: Pride Ban is Full-Frontal Attack on LGBTI People and Must Not be Signed into Law

This law is an attack on the LGBTI community and a blatant violation of Hungary’s obligations to prohibit discrimination and…

March 18, 2025

(Philémon Barbier / Hors Format / Amnesty International)

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DRC: M23’s Rampant Human Rights Abuses Demand Concerted International Action

The alarming scale and frequency of abuses in eastern Congo should shock the world.

March 18, 2025

(Amnesty International)

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Niger: Authorities Failing to Uphold Their Commitment to Respect Human Rights Since Military Coup

New report sheds light on the deterioration of civic space and violations of civil and political rights since the overthrow…

March 18, 2025

From left to right: Baran Saedi, Soma Mohammadrezaei, Leila Pashaei, Sohaila Motaei. The four Kurdish women’s rights activists were arrested after they participated in IWD events © Private

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Iran: Authorities Target Women’s Rights Activists with Arbitrary Arrest, Flogging and Death Penalty

Iranian authorities have escalated their crackdown on women’s rights defenders, journalists, singers and other activists in a bid to quash…

March 17, 2025

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Mozambique: Two Years Without Justice for Protester Shot in the Eye with Rubber Bullet

Inocêncio Manhique’s case is emblematic of the impunity that security forces enjoy in Mozambique.

March 17, 2025

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Invoking Alien Enemies Act Is Incredibly Cruel Move by Trump Administration

President Trump's anticipated invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—which was used as the basis for Japanese internment in…

March 15, 2025

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Türkiye: Acquittal of Saturday Mothers Protesters Brings End to an Ordeal that has Lasted Almost Seven Years

For more than one thousand Saturdays since 1995, the Saturday Mothers and their supporters have become a powerful symbol of…

March 14, 2025

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Philippines: Duterte’s Appearance at ICC a Symbolic Moment for ‘War on Drugs’ Victims

Today shows that those accused of committing the worst crimes may one day face their day in court, regardless of…

March 14, 2025

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UN Report on Israel’s Gender-Based Violence and Genocidal Acts Against Women’s Health Facilities Must Spur Action to Protect Palestinians

A new report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel concludes that…

March 13, 2025

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Bangladesh: International Community Must Act to Avoid Devastating Aid Cuts for Rohingya Refugees

The funding shortfall will only exacerbate the existing desperate shortage of essential supplies and services in the camps.

March 13, 2025

(Johan Ordoñez)

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Guatemala: Amnesty International Condemns the Return to Prison of Journalist Jose Rubén Zamora

The new arrest is clearly arbitrary and solely for his journalistic work investigating and denouncing corruption.

March 12, 2025

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United States Sets Dangerous Standard with Unprecedented Implementation of Family Separation Policy

This is a blatant and outrageous subversion of the law being used to target our immigrant neighbors and separate families…

March 12, 2025