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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
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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
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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
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Lebanon: Landmark Shura Council Decision Must mark a Turning Point in Ending Impunity for Torture
This decision is a rare breakthrough for justice that must pave the way for an end to longstanding impunity for…
March 12, 2025
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Russia: Lengthy Prison Term for Transgender Activist a Punishment for Anti-War Stance
We demand Mark Kislitsyn’s immediate release and an end to the persecution of all anti-war activists in Russia.
March 12, 2025