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Uganda: Authorities Must Investigate Election-Related Killings, Arbitrary Arrests and Torture of Opposition Members, Supporters
Ugandan security forces targeted the opposition National Unity Platform with lethal force, arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment amid January's elections.
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Amnesty International Presents Alarming Report on Housing Conditions in Indigenous Communities and Calls on Ottawa to Assume its Responsibilities
According to the findings of this research, Amnesty International considers that the right to adequate housing is neither respected nor implemented.
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Global: Gianni Infantino Must Use FIFA Congress Speech to Commit to a World Cup free from Deportations, Detentions and Repression
This FIFA Congress must be the moment to share how fan, journalists, and local communities will be safe from arbitrary detention, mass deportations and crackdowns on free expression.
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Middle East: World Leaders Must Center Protection of Civilians and Agree on Enduring and Sustainable Ceasefire
World leaders must urgently come together to ensure a lasting, comprehensive ceasefire comes into effect immediately.
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EU: Urgent Call for “Only Yes Means Yes” EU-Wide Rape Law Following European Parliament Vote
We welcome today’s report from the European Parliament which makes another unequivocal call for an EU-wide consent-based definition of rape.
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Yemen: One Year On, Impunity for Detention Center Strike Exposes US Failures on Accountability and Civilian Harm Prevention
One year after the deadly US air strike on a Huthi-run migrant detention center in Sa’ada, Yemen, there is no justice or reparation.
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Russia: Russian LGBT Network is Labeled “Extremist” in Escalating Crackdown on LGBTI Rights
The Russian authorities must immediately stop misusing anti-extremism legislation to repress the LBGTI community.
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President Trump to Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner at Height of Press Repression in the U.S.
This is a President whose administration has harassed, arrested, detained and even deported journalists, simply for doing their job.
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Tanzania: Release Commission of Inquiry Report into Election-Related Killings to Kickstart Accountability Process
Withholding the Commission of Inquiry report from the public is a blow to transparency and heaps a further injustice on the families of those unlawfully killed.
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Philippines: Confirmation of Duterte Trial Offers Victims Prospect of Long-Awaited Truth and Justice
