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US: Spyware Ruling a Welcome Step Towards Accountability for Those Targeted with NSO Spyware

This court order sends a clear signal to the surveillance industry that it cannot continue to enable spyware abuse with…

March 1, 2024

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Ghana: President Nana Akufo-Addo Must Not Sign Deeply Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Law

The bill is one of the most draconian in Africa and seeks to further criminalize LGBT people as well as…

February 29, 2024

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Amnesty International Challenges President Biden to Abandon Cruel Anti-Immigrant Proposals

President Biden needs to find the political courage to rise above the growing tide of xenophobia and return to his…

February 28, 2024

(Amnesty International)

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France: Senate Vote on Recognizing Abortion in the Constitution Will Be Decisive Step

This is an historic opportunity for France to stand up for women, girls and people who may be pregnant, and…

February 28, 2024

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Russia: Orleg Orlov, Imprisoned Following Appeal Against Sham Trial, Must Be Released

Orleg Orlov is a prisoner of conscience. He must be immediately and unconditionally released and all of his criminal convictions…

February 27, 2024

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Israel Defying ICJ Ruling to Prevent Genocide by Failing to Allow Adequate Humanitarian Aid to Reach Gaza

Not only has Israel created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, but it is also displaying a…

February 26, 2024

Amnesty International

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Ethiopia: End Extrajudicial Executions in Amhara Region, Bring Perpetrators to Justice

The government of Ethiopia should urgently open effective independent investigations into human rights abuses in the context of the ongoing…

February 26, 2024

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Executive Action Restricting the Right to Seek Asylum Would Lead to More Death, Suffering, and Chaos at the Border

These proposed changes by the Biden Administration would undoubtedly violate both U.S. and international human rights law.

February 22, 2024

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Global: Delay to Establishing the Board of a Fund for People Harmed by Global Warming Threatens to Undermine Human Rights

Amnesty International is urging the rapid operationalization and capitalization of the international Loss and Damage Fund.

February 22, 2024

(DIMITAR DILKOFF via AFP)

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Ukraine/Russia: Justice for Ukraine Means Accountability for All Crimes Committed by Russia Since 2014

While the war is still raging, evidence of every single atrocity must be preserved as much as possible. Those responsible…

February 22, 2024

(Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

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Israel Must End Its Occupation of Palestine to Stop Fueling Apartheid and Systematic Human Rights Violations

The world must recognize that ending Israel’s illegal occupation is a prerequisite to sto.pping the recurrent human rights violations in…

February 18, 2024

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Russia: Prisoner of Conscience Aleksei Navalny, Kremlin’s Most Vocal Opponent, Dies in Custody

We must urgently call upon the United Nations to employ its special procedures and mechanisms to address the death of…

February 16, 2024