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Russia: Prisoner of Conscience Aleksei Navalny, Kremlin’s Most Vocal Opponent, Dies in Custody
We must urgently call upon the United Nations to employ its special procedures and mechanisms to address the death of Aleksei Navalny.
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Global: UN Doha Meeting on Afghanistan Must Mark an End to Impunity for Human Rights Abuse Under the Taliban
The Doha meeting is a significant opportunity for a unified and concerted action to protect the rights of all Afghan people, particularly the rights of women and girls.
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Urgent Action: EDUCATION ACTIVISTS ARBITRARILY DETAINED (Afghanistan 9.24)
Share: On This Page On October 17, 2023, Ahmad Fahim Azimi and Seddiqullah Afghan, two activists working with the education organization, Fekre Behtar, were arbitrarily arrested at their office in…
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Myanmar: Military Air Strikes that Killed 17 Civilians ‘Must Be Investigated as War Crimes’
The Myanmar military’s deadly attacks on civilians show no signs of stopping. The world cannot continue to look the other way while the Myanmar military relentlessly attacks civilians and civilian…
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Urgent Action: WOMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AT RISK OF EXECUTION (Yemen 8.24)
Fatma al-Arwali, a 34-year-old human rights defender, is at risk of execution after the Huthi-controlled Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Sana’a, Yemen, convicted her of ‘aiding an enemy country’ and…
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Shocking Spike in Use of Unlawful Lethal Force by Israeli Forces Against Palestinians in the Occupied West BankÂ
Over the past few months Israel has stepped up deadly raids across the West Bank and tensions have skyrocketed.
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Amnesty International USA Supports Legislation that Ensures U.S. Support and Protections for Human Rights Defenders Around the World
The Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024 is a critical piece of legislation that will help strengthen and improve the U.S. government’s ability to support human rights defenders around…
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Amnesty International USA: Cruel Planned Execution of Kenneth Smith by State of Alabama Must Be StoppedÂ
Amnesty International USA urges Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to use her clemency power to stop the execution of Kenneth Smith before it’s too late.Â
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Urgent Action: TWO YOUNG MEN AT IMMINENT RISK OF EXECUTION (Saudi Arabia 103.23)
Abdullah al-Derazi and Jalal Labbad are at risk of imminent execution after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court secretly upheld their death sentences in secret, without notifying their families or lawyers. Both…
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Urgent Action: JAILED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE’S HEALTH AT RISK (Iran 105.15)
Iranian authorities have been subjecting arbitrarily detained human rights defender and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi to torture and other ill treatment by deliberately denying or severely delaying…
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Urgent Action: FOUR KURDISH MEN AT GRAVE RISK OF EXECUTION (Iran 19.22)
Anwar Khezri, Farhad Salimi, Kamran Sheikheh and Khosrow Basharat, all from Iran’s Kurdish Sunni minority, are at grave risk of execution in Ghezel Hesar prison, Alborz province, amid an ongoing…
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Urgent Action: POLITICIAN’S SON UNJUSTLY JAILED FOR A DECADE (Egypt 29.23)
Anas al-Beltagy has been arbitrarily detained for over a decade solely due to his family affiliation. Since his arrest in December 2013, the Egyptian authorities have subjected him to a…