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Israel/OPT: Israel Must Immediately Halt Legislation of Discriminatory Death Penalty Bill
Amnesty International reaction to a controversial new amendment to the Israeli Penal Law that effectively mandates courts to impose the death penalty exclusively against Palestinians.
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Angola: No Accountability Five Years After Protestor Killing
This case paints a picture of the long running impunity in Angola, where security forces act as if they are above the law.
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Russia: Street Musicians Jailed for a Third Time Over Anti-War Songs
Russian authorities must immediately release Naoko and Aleksandr Orlov, and other street musicians detained for acts of anti-war protest.
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Malaysia: Migrant Boat Tragedy Highlights Worsening Plight of Rohingya
This latest tragedy at sea in Southeast Asia once again lays bare the deadly risks faced by Rohingya Muslims who attempt to flee conflict and persecution in Myanmar.
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Nigeria: Government Must Clear Names of Executed Activists Ogoni Nine
The Ogoni Nine’s protests in 1995 brought global attention to the devastating cost of the fossil fuel industry on the climate, people’s lives, the environment, and continued poverty in oil…
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Somalia: Thousands of Climate-Displaced Individuals Being Failed by Authorities and the International Community – New Report
Somalia’s authorities, with the support of the international community, must address the marginalization of those acutely impacted by global warming.
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Trump Administration Fails to Participate in UN Human Rights Review
The UPR is one of the few processes where every government, including the U.S., has an opportunity to both report on its progress and hold others to account.
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Europe: Existing Barriers to Abortion Access Compounded by Alarming Attempts to Roll Back Reproductive Rights
Despite significant progress across Europe, abortion access is still restricted by a disturbing array of visible and invisible barriers.
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Tunisia: Rampant Violations Against Refugees and Migrants Expose EU’s Complicity Risk
Tunisian authorities have increasingly dismantled protections for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, particularly Black people, with a dangerous shift towards racist policing and widespread human rights violations.
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President Trump and Congress Must Address Escalating Repression in Central Asia
The C5+1 Summit offers a chance – and test – for the United States to demonstrate that it can play a positive role on human rights.
