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53 Groups Urge Passage of Senate 502B Resolution on Saudi Arabia
Civil society reporting and successive State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices mandated under Section 502B have recorded widespread human rights abuses by the government of Saudi Arabia.
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Urgent Action: TORTURED SON OF OPPOSITION FIGURE HELD INCOMMUNICADO (Egypt: UA 29.23)
Anas al-Beltagy, who has been arbitrarily detained for over nine years solely due to his family links, is being held in incommunicado in the Badr Prison Complex, some 70 km…
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Annual Report 2022: Response to Russian Invasion of Ukraine Exposes an International System Unfit to Deal With Global Crises
Amnesty International’s Annual Report for 2022 highlights double standards throughout the world on human rights and the failure of the international community to unite around consistently-applied human rights and universal…
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20 Years Since The US-Led Coalition Invaded Iraq, Impunity Reigns Supreme
On the 20-year anniversary of the invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq, Amnesty International today renewed its calls for justice and full reparation for gross human rights violations and serious…
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Child Detainees in Iran Subjected To Flogging, Electric Shocks And Sexual Violence In Brutal Protest Crackdown
Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protesters as young as 12 to…
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Taliban’s ongoing ‘relentless abuses’ must be addressed at UN Human Rights Council
Amnesty International is urging UN member states to act towards ending impunity and ensuring justice for victims of Taliban abuses.
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Belarus: Sentencing Of Human Rights Defenders A ‘Blatant Retaliation’ For Their Work
“This sham trial on politically motivated charges is a blatant retaliation for Viasna’s human rights work. Their sentencing represents a further blow to the already severely repressed civil society and…
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Urgent Action Update: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER’S CONVICTION UPHELD (Morocco/Western Sahara: UA 91.22)
On 20 February, the Rabat Court of Appeal upheld the conviction against human rights defender Rida Benotmane, imposed by a lower court on 7 November 2022, on charges relating to…
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Urgent Action: TORTURED BELGIAN AID WORKER FORCIBLY DISAPPEARED (Iran: UA 22.23)
Iranian authorities are subjecting Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele to enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment. He is held in solitary confinement in a windowless basement cell and is denied…
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One Year Later: An Update from Amnesty International on Ukraine
ISSUE BRIEF Since the onset of the war, Amnesty International has investigated, researched, and raised public awareness of the Russian government’s war crimes and other violations of both international human…
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Urgent Action: FORCEFULLY RETURNED CRITIC HELD INCOMMUNICADO (South Sudan: UA 17.23)
On 4 February, Morris Mabior Awikjok Bak, a South Sudanese critic, was reportedly arbitrarily arrested, allegedly by armed Kenyan security forces and a South Sudanese man in civilian dress in…
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Urgent Action Update: 14 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RELATION TO PROTESTS (Iran: UA 103.22)
At least 14 individuals are at grave risk of execution in Iran in connection with the nationwide protests, including for acts not involving “intentional killing”, in violation of Iran’s obligations…