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Banned Books Week: The Human Rights of Authors, Journalists, Poets and Others Must Be ProtectedÂ
At its core, the act of banning books and other works is censorship and a violation of the human right to freedom of expression.
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U.S. Machinery of Death Plows Forward, Violates Human Rights
No government should give itself the power to execute people. It is past time for the U.S. to align with other countries that stopped this inhuman punishment.
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Urgent Action: JAILED DOCTOR NEEDS URGENT MEDICAL CARE (Burundi 82.24)
Share: On This Page Dr. Christophe Sahabo, a Burundian doctor, was arrested on April 1, 2022 over a dispute regarding the management of Kira hospital and has remained in detention…
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Israel Must Implement UNGA Resolution By Ending Its Unlawful Occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Today’s UN resolution makes crystal-clear that Israel’s 57-year occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in flagrant violation of international law, cannot be allowed to continue any longer.
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India: Authorities Must End Repression of Dissent in Jammu and Kashmir
The Indian authorities must stop using restrictive travel bans and arbitrary detentions under the country’s stringent anti-terror laws to intimidate critical dissenting voices from speaking out on Jammu and Kashmir.
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Urgent Action: PENSIONS REFORM MUST PREVAIL (Argentina 79.24)
The President Javier Milei vetoed on September 2, 2024, a bill that had been passed by Congress to improve pensions for the older people given the large loss of purchasing…
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Urgent Action: TWO ACTIVISTS FACED UNJUST CONVICTION (China Second UA 44.22)
#MeToo activist, Sophia Huang Xueqin, and labor activist, Wang Jianbing, were arrested on September 19, 2021. On June 14, 2024, Huang was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment, and Wang…
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Urgent Action: EXECUTION WOULD VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (USA 81.24)
Marcellus Williams, a 55-year-old Black man, is scheduled to be executed in Missouri on September 24, 2024. He was convicted by an almost all-white jury in 2001 of the 1998…
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NGOs Call on All UN Member States to Adhere to the ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Unlawfulness of Israel’s Occupation
All governments must adhere to the ICJ’s advisory opinion, including through the halting the transfer and sale of weapons, parts and ammunition.
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Crisis in Ecuador: The U.S. Must Play Stronger Role in Ending Human Rights ViolationsÂ
The U.S. government must actively demand from their Ecuadorean counterparts that U.S. taxpayer funded assistance is being used in accordance with international human rights and U.S. federal law.
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Urgent Action: END TORTUROUS ISOLATION OF KALESNIKAVA (Third UA Belarus 147.20)
Maryia Kalesnikava has been arbitrarily detained for four years for her prominent role in the 2020 election and subsequent peaceful protests in Belarus. She has been held for over 500…
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Urgent Action: ERITREANS AT IMMINENT RISK OF FORCED RETURN (Türkiye 78.24)
Hundreds of Eritrean nationals are at imminent risk of forcible return to Eritrea where they would face a real risk of torture, arbitrary detention, and other serious human rights violations.…