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Myanmar/Bangladesh: Rohingya Community Facing Gravest Threats Since 2017
Newly arrived Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent access to food, shelter and medical attention after enduring the worst violence against their communities since the Myanmar military-led campaign in 2017.
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Uganda: Criminalization Shrinks Online Civic Space for LGBTQ People – Report.
Online attacks against Uganda’s LGBTQ communities have drastically increased, Amnesty International said in a new report today.
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Cuba: Amnesty International Designates Four Persons as Prisoners of Conscience in the Midst of a New Wave of State Repression
These designations are a recognition of the dozens of people who remain in prison in Cuba for peacefully exercising their rights.
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Israel/Lebanon: Branches of Hezbollah-Affiliated Financial Institution Not Military Targets
The Israeli military’s targeting of branches of Qard al-Hassan, a non-profit financial association affiliated with Hezbollah, likely violates international humanitarian law and must be investigated as a war crime, Amnesty…
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Iran: Young Man Arrested as a Child Scheduled to be Executed Within Days
Amnesty International calls on Iranian authorities to stop the scheduled execution of Mohammad Reza Azizi, a 21-year-old man, who was a 17-year-old child at the time of offence. His death…
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Guatemala: International Organizations Demand Due Process Guarantees at Key Hearing for Jose Rubén Zamora’s Release
Jose Rubén Zamora has been unjustly deprived of his liberty for over 800 days in the Mariscal Zavala prison in Guatemala City.
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COP16: States Must Reinforce Human Rights Protections in Global Biodiversity Framework
The Global Biodiversity Framework includes many human rights safeguards, but it will only prove effective if states agree on a robust mechanism to monitor and enforce it.
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France: Authorities Must Immediately Stop Using Discriminatory Algorithm Used by the Social Security Agency
This system operates in direct opposition to human rights standards, violating the right to equality and non-discrimination and the right to privacy.
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Geneva: UN Human Rights Committee to Review Pakistan’s Human Rights Records Amid ‘Rampant Rights Abuses’
Pakistan’s review comes at a crucial time for the country, as human rights violations and abuses remain rampant.
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Israel must rescind latest ‘evacuation’ orders for North Gaza and allow immediate, unhindered humanitarian access
Amnesty International calls on Israeli authorities to immediately rescind the cruel and unlawful “evacuation” orders issued over the past week to residents of North Gaza.
