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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
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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
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Israel must rescind latest ‘evacuation’ orders for North Gaza and allow immediate, unhindered humanitarian access
Amnesty International calls on Israeli authorities to immediately rescind the cruel and unlawful “evacuation” orders issued over the past week…
October 15, 2024
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Global: New Human Rights Ranking of Electric Vehicle Industry Exposes Laggards
The huge rise in demand for the metals needed to make electric vehicle batteries is putting immense pressures on mining-affected…
October 15, 2024
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Venezuela: Decisive Action by UN Human Rights Council Supports Victims and Signals at Perpetrators that the World is Watching Them
Brave human rights defenders who face ever-growing risks to their work and fundamental rights must be protected.
October 11, 2024
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Haiti: Children Victims of Gang Violence Amid Impunity
The violence in Haiti is devastating, and Haitian children are paying the price.
October 10, 2024
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Iraq: Reject Changes to Personal Status Law Which Would Allow Child Marriage and Further Entrench Discrimination
Iraqi lawmakers must drop amendments to the Personal Status Law, which would violate women and girls’ rights,
October 10, 2024
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Lebanon/Israel: Israel’s Evacuation ‘Warnings’ for Civilians Misleading and Inadequate
These 'warnings' do not absolve Israel of its obligations under international humanitarian law to never target civilians and to take…
October 10, 2024
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Geneva: UN HRC Resolution on Afghanistan Fails to Deliver an Adequate Response to the Escalating Human Rights Crisis
The HRC has again shied away from sufficiently supporting justice for the people of Afghanistan who have placed their hopes…
October 10, 2024