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Russia/Azerbaijan: Authorities Must Investigate Alleged Abuses Against Detainees Amid Tit for Tat Policing Operations
Due process and respect for human rights of people in detention must prevail over political tensions between states.
July 3, 2025
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Ukraine: Civilians Killed in Indiscriminate Strikes on Sumy city as Russian Military Increase Attacks – New Research
These indiscriminate attacks must be investigated as war crimes.
June 23, 2025
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Congress Must Push For Ukraine Peace Process that Addresses the Rights and Needs of People Affected
Letter to Congress is notable for the wide range of organizations it brings together around the urgent need to end…
May 20, 2025
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Russia: Amnesty International Declared “Undesirable Organization” Amid Escalating Crackdown on Dissent
This move is part of a pattern whereby the Russian authorities are using authoritarian practices to silence voices, undermine accountability…
May 19, 2025
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Russia: Book Publishers Arrested in Anti-LGBTI Campaign
Russian authorities have now come after book publishers, accusing them of ‘extremism’ for merely doing their job: bringing books to…
May 15, 2025
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Ukraine: Establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Must Ensure Victims-Centered Justice
The creation of the Special Tribunal is a step towards addressing the far too many accountability gaps confronting justice for…
May 14, 2025
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Russia: Sentencing of Election Observer Grigory Melkonyants a Brazen Attack on Peaceful Activism
Grigory Melkonyants must be released unconditionally and his conviction quashed.
May 14, 2025
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Press Freedom Under Threat
On World Press Freedom Day, we shine a light on courageous journalists around the world who risk everything to expose…
May 1, 2025
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Russia: Anti-war Activist Maria Ponomarenko’s Prison Sentence Extended in Escalating Repression
The Russian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Maria Ponomarenko.
March 27, 2025
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Russia: Authorities Must Urgently Protect and Release Journalist Maria Ponomarenko
Maria Ponomarenko should have never been imprisoned in the first place and must be immediately and unconditionally released
March 19, 2025
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Russia: Lengthy Prison Term for Transgender Activist a Punishment for Anti-War Stance
We demand Mark Kislitsyn’s immediate release and an end to the persecution of all anti-war activists in Russia.
March 12, 2025
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Russia/Ukraine: Ill-treatment of Ukrainians in Russian Captivity Amounts to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
The international community should use all its influence and tools to stop these heinous crimes under international law and ensure…
March 3, 2025