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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Lifting Suspension of Offensive Weapons Shipments to Saudi Arabia

The Biden administration is sending the message that compliance with international law is optional.

August 13, 2024

Protestors in street, Jordan, waving Palestinian flag
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Jordan: New Cybercrimes Law Stifling Freedom of Expression One Year On

Amnesty International has documented the cases of 15 individuals who were prosecuted under the new law after criticizing the authorities online.

August 13, 2024

Group in Arizona advocating for human right to abortion
(Amnesty International USA)

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Arizonans Will Have Opportunity to Vote Yes on Protecting the Human Right to Abortion

Keep showing up for abortion rights whenever you can. Together, we can – and we will – protect the human…

August 12, 2024

Supporters of Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema gesture during the party's first political rally after an imposed ban from 2016 was lifted, at Furahisha Grounds in Mwanza, on January 21, 2023.
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Tanzania: End Mass Arrests and Arbitrary Detentions of Political Opposition

The Tanzanian authorities must urgently halt the mass arrests and arbitrary detention of government critics.

August 12, 2024

gas flare in Ecuador
(Iván Martínez / Amnesty International)

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Ecuador: Gas Flaring in the Amazon Threatens Human Rights Now and in the Future

Young activists are defending the Ecuadorian Amazon from gas flares that threaten rights now and in the future.

August 12, 2024

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan
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Venezuela: Scale and Gravity of Ongoing Crimes Demand Urgent Actions From ICC Prosecutor

In concrete terms, we expect the Prosecutor to issue a preventive statement as a warning to the perpetrators of possible…

August 9, 2024

tree and smog at recycling plan
(Amnesty International)

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Republic of Congo: Metssa Congo Recycling Plant Under Investigation Due to Health Risks Documented by Amnesty International

The authorities must make the investigation report public and, depending on its findings, ensure that effective remedies are provided to…

August 8, 2024

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists gather during a rally in Dhaka on August 7, 2024. Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, who is set to lead a caretaker government after mass protests ousted the premier, called on compatriots on August 7, to be
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Bangladesh: Interim Government Must Restore Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh and Repeal Cyber Security Act

The Cyber Security Act is a continuation of successive repressive legislations in Bangladesh that have repeatedly facilitated the state’s crackdown…

August 7, 2024

Masai child waves to tourists in Tanzania. Ndutu, Tanzania.
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Tanzania: Private Business Complicit in Forced Evictions of Maasai Communities by Authorities

Private businesses have been complicit in forced evictions of Maasai Indigenous communities from their ancestral lands in Loliondo by Tanzanian…

August 7, 2024

Women with sunglasses protesting
(Laura Rangel)

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Venezuela: Tech Companies Set Dangerous Precedent with App for Reporting Anti-Government Protesters

By encouraging the reporting of protestors and providing a platform in which this can be done at a large scale, the…

August 7, 2024

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Iran: Shocking Secret Execution of Young Man in Relation to Woman Life Freedom Uprising

Iranian authorities arbitrarily executed Reza Rasaei, a 34-year-old member of the oppressed Kurdish and Yaresan ethnic and religious minorities, in…

August 6, 2024

police in yellow vests keeping a man without a shirt from moving forward.
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UK: Big Tech Platforms Play an Active Role in Fueling Racist Violence

Big Tech platforms must be held accountable for their role in fueling racism and violence.

August 6, 2024