ARE YOU AWARE OF THESE HUMAN RIGHTS CRISES? 12345 Many of the world’s most pressing human rights crises don’t make headlines. That’s why we’re here: to shine a light and bring public attention that leads to action. You’ve read about situations like the war in Ukraine and protests in Iran, but see if you can fill in the blanks on these other headlines and learn more about crises around the world.Email Address After a coup in 2021, military forces in ___________ continue to carry out a nationwide assault on human rights. Honduras Bangladesh Colombia Myanmar The Myanmar military has arbitrarily arrested, tortured, and killed people with impunity since launching a coup on February 1, 2021. Amnesty International has documented widespread human rights violations and possible crimes against humanity resulting from the military's crackdown on opposition. U.S. authorities have subjected asylum-seekers from ___________ to arbitrary detention, discriminatory and humiliating ill-treatment, and deportation. Canada Haiti Ukraine Brazil Amnesty’s research has found that U.S. administrations dating back to the 1970s have used racist policies and discriminatory practices to deter Haitian people from claiming asylum. For years, oil spills caused by Shell have wrecked the livelihoods, poisoned wells, and polluted the land of communities in ___________. Mexico South Sudan Nigeria Chad The Ogale and Bille communities in the Niger Delta have been engaged in litigation against Shell for seven years. Amnesty is demanding that Shell clean up the damage caused and compensate those whose livelihoods have been devastated and whose health has been harmed. Child protestors have been arrested and are potentially facing decades behind bars as the right to protest is threatened in ___________. Thailand Japan South Africa Algeria To date, nearly 300 protesters under age 18 in Thailand have faced criminal charges, with some at risk of years in prison after being accused of sedition or insulting the monarchy. These youth — some as young as 13 — have peacefully demanded educational, political, economic and social reforms, and Amnesty is calling for the Thai government to drop all criminal proceedings against them. Amnesty recently deployed a specialized crisis response team to investigate serious human rights violations and possible international crimes in ___________, where at least 46 demonstrators and one police officer have died during the repression of protests. Angola Peru Kyrgyzstan Qatar Given the seriousness of the allegations of human rights violations in Peru, Amnesty has sent a specialized crisis response team, which is only deployed when there are indications of possible crimes under international law. Amnesty is urging President Dina Boluarte to put a stop to the violent repression of demonstrations by the security forces. Δ
