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Egypt: More than 100 Arbitrarily Detained Over Calls for Anti-Government Protests
Egyptian authorities have embarked on a new wave of arbitrary arrests against the backdrop of calls for anti-government protests amid…
July 18, 2024
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South Korea: Supreme Court Ruling a Historic Victory for Same-sex Couples
Today’s ruling is a historic victory for equality and human rights in South Korea. The Court has taken a significant…
July 18, 2024
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Peru: Killings and Injuries in Protests Could Implicate President and Chain of Command as Criminally Responsible
Peru’s president, ministers, police and army commanders made decisions that ultimately had lethal consequences.
July 18, 2024
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Israel Must End Mass Incommunicado Detention and Torture of Palestinians from Gaza
Amnesty International calls on Israeli authorities to end their indefinite incommunicado detention of Palestinians from Gaza in flagrant violation of…
July 18, 2024
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France: Hijab Bans in French Sport Expose Discriminatory Double Standards Ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games
No policymaker should dictate what a woman can or cannot wear and no woman should be forced to choose between…
July 15, 2024
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Israel/ OPT: Hamas and Other Armed Groups Must Immediately Release Civilians Held Hostage in Gaza
Hamas and other armed groups must immediately and unconditionally release all civilian hostages who have been held in captivity in…
July 12, 2024
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South Asia: Devastating Floods Yet Another Reminder for Urgent Human Rights-Consistent Climate Action
There can be no solution without a roadmap for climate justice and there is no climate justice without human rights.
July 12, 2024
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GLOBAL: Tech Systems Worldwide Are Fueling Gender Inequalities
Around the world various tech systems are reinforcing gender inequalities and entrenching racial, socio-economic systems of power.
July 9, 2024
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Cuba: Authorities Must Release Those Unjustly Imprisoned and Repeal Repressive Laws
It is unacceptable that the Cuban authorities continue to use repressive tactics to silence those who dare to speak out…
July 9, 2024
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EU: ‘Reject plans to Offshore Asylum and Safeguard Refugee Protection,’ Say Over 90 NGOs
Ahead of the first plenary of the newly elected European Parliament, over 90 human rights and humanitarian organizations are calling on the…
July 9, 2024
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Egypt: Lift Travel Bans Imposed on Two Human Rights Lawyers
Amnesty International calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately lift the travel bans imposed against prominent human rights lawyers Nasser…
July 9, 2024
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Europe: Sweeping Pattern of Systematic Attacks and Restrictions Undermine Peaceful Protest
New research from Amnesty International paints a deeply disturbing picture of a Europe-wide onslaught against the right to protest.
July 8, 2024