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Israel/OPT: Law to Ban UNRWA Amounts to Criminalization of Humanitarian Aid

The Israeli parliament passage of a law to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…

October 29, 2024

(Amnesty International)

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Iraq: People Held in Al-Jed’ah Center Subjected to Torture and Enforced Disappearance After Arrests - New Investigation

Iraqis are being subjected to torture and other ill-treatment as well as enforced disappearance after being arrested in Al-Jed’ah Community…

October 29, 2024

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Ecuador: One Year into His Term, President Noboa Must Avoid Abuses and Opacity in Security Policies

Exceptional powers restricting human rights that were intended as temporary have become the new norm in Ecuador, and the harm…

October 28, 2024

(Shafiqur Rahman)

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Myanmar/Bangladesh: Rohingya Community Facing Gravest Threats Since 2017

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent access to food, shelter and medical attention after enduring the worst violence…

October 24, 2024

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Uganda: Criminalization Shrinks Online Civic Space for LGBTQ People - Report.

Online attacks against Uganda’s LGBTQ communities have drastically increased, Amnesty International said in a new report today.

October 23, 2024

(Julio LLopiz-Casal / Amnesty International)

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Cuba: Amnesty International Designates Four Persons as Prisoners of Conscience in the Midst of a New Wave of State Repression

These designations are a recognition of the dozens of people who remain in prison in Cuba for peacefully exercising their…

October 23, 2024

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Israel/Lebanon: Branches of Hezbollah-Affiliated Financial Institution Not Military Targets

The Israeli military’s targeting of branches of Qard al-Hassan, a non-profit financial association affiliated with Hezbollah, likely violates international humanitarian…

October 22, 2024

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Iran: Young Man Arrested as a Child Scheduled to be Executed Within Days

Amnesty International calls on Iranian authorities to stop the scheduled execution of Mohammad Reza Azizi, a 21-year-old man, who was…

October 18, 2024

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Guatemala: International Organizations Demand Due Process Guarantees at Key Hearing for Jose Rubén Zamora’s Release

Jose Rubén Zamora has been unjustly deprived of his liberty for over 800 days in the Mariscal Zavala prison in…

October 18, 2024

(Óscar Castaño/Amnesty International)

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COP16: States Must Reinforce Human Rights Protections in Global Biodiversity Framework

The Global Biodiversity Framework includes many human rights safeguards, but it will only prove effective if states agree on a…

October 17, 2024

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France: Authorities Must Immediately Stop Using Discriminatory Algorithm Used by the Social Security Agency

This system operates in direct opposition to human rights standards, violating the right to equality and non-discrimination and the right…

October 16, 2024

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Geneva: UN Human Rights Committee to Review Pakistan’s Human Rights Records Amid ‘Rampant Rights Abuses’

Pakistan’s review comes at a crucial time for the country, as human rights violations and abuses remain rampant.

October 16, 2024