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Angola: Five Government Critics Released After More Than A Year Of Arbitrary Imprisonment
At last, Neth Nahara, Adolfo Campos, Gildo das Ruas, Tanaice Neutro and Pensador are free.
January 7, 2025
Press Release
Ghana: New President Must Tackle Pressing Human Rights IssuesÂ
Ghana's new president John Mahama and his new government should work to prioritize and tackle key human rights issues head…
January 7, 2025
Press Release
Amnesty International Response to the Transfer of 11 Men from the Guantanamo Detention Center to OmanÂ
We commend President Biden for taking this step before he leaves office and urge him to finally end the abhorrent…
January 6, 2025
Press Release
Zimbabwe: Historic Moment as President Signs into Law a Bill to Abolish Death Penalty for Ordinary Circumstances
This is great progress for Zimbabwe and also a beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region.
December 31, 2024
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Fighting Together to Keep Abortion Information Online
As attacks on abortion access have intensified in the United States, organizations are fighting to keep accurate abortion information accessible…
December 23, 2024
Press Release
Syria: Preserve Evidence of Mass Atrocities
Amnesty International joins the Association of Detainees and the Missing in Sednaya Prison (ADMSP) and Human Rights Watch to urge…
December 23, 2024
Press Release
El Salvador: IACtHR Advances Reproductive Justice with Ruling in Favor of Beatriz and Her FamilyÂ
This ruling is a heartfelt and long-awaited recognition of Beatriz's memory. This is a historic step, but not the end…
December 23, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International Welcomes President Biden’s Decision to Commute 37 Federal Death Sentences but Urges for Death Row to be Fully Cleared Â
The President’s decision is a significant step towards his 2020 promise to end the death penalty at the federal level…
December 23, 2024
Press Release
El Salvador: A Thousand Days into the State of Emergency. “Security” at the Expense of Human Rights
Grave human rights violations under El Salvador’s state of emergency point to a systematic, widespread pattern of state abuse.
December 22, 2024
Press Release
Israel: Hezbollah’s Use of Inherently Inaccurate Weapons to Launch Unlawful Attacks Violates International Law
Amnesty International documented three Hezbollah rocket attacks on civilian areas of Israel in October 2024 that killed eight civilians and…
December 20, 2024
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Global: UN Member States Move Closer to Rejecting Death Penalty as Lawful Punishment Under International Law
This vote marks a major turning point for countries around the world.
December 18, 2024
Press Release
Nicaragua: Ortega’s Repressive Machinery Continues to Stifle any Dissent
Amnesty International has designated Brooklyn Rivera, a leader of the Miskito Indigenous people, as a prisoner of conscience and calls…
December 17, 2024