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Long-Delayed UN Report Must Spur Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang

Responding to the long-awaited release of the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on serious human rights violations in…

September 1, 2022

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Non-renewal of last aid corridor risks humanitarian catastrophe for millions in Syria

UN Security Council members must extend the cross-border resolution that allows the UN to deliver aid to at least 4…

July 5, 2022

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Release Salah Hammouri From Unjust Administrative Detention

Responding to the news that the Israeli authorities have extended human rights defender Salah Hammouri’s administrative detention for another three…

June 6, 2022

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President Bukele Engulfs El Salvador in a Human Rights Crisis After Three Years in Government

Under the current state of emergency, the Salvadoran authorities have committed massive human rights violations, including thousands of arbitrary detentions…

June 2, 2022

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Military Onslaught in Myanmar's Eastern States Amounts to Collective Punishment

Myanmar’s military has been systematically committing widespread atrocities in recent months, including unlawfully killing, arbitrarily detaining and forcibly displacing civilians…

May 31, 2022

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Scrap Plans for Forced Transfer of Palestinian Bedouin Village Ras Jrabah in the Negev/Naqab

Israeli authorities must scrap plans to demolish a Palestinian Bedouin village and forcibly transfer its residents to a segregated Bedouin-only…

May 23, 2022

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UN Human Rights Chief Must Seize Critical Opportunity to Address Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights must address crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations when her…

May 23, 2022

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The Rights of Ukrainian Prisoners of War from Azovstal Must be Respected

Responding to the news that the Ukrainian soldiers who were besieged in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant for months have surrendered…

May 17, 2022

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After Almost 1,000 Days of Arbitrary Detention, Steven Donziger’s Release Highlights Urgent Need for Action Against SLAPPs

In response to the news that the unjust six-month sentence of human rights defender and environmental lawyer Steven Donziger has…

April 25, 2022

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Prominent Russian Opposition Activist Faces Up to 15 Years in Prison for Sharing Information About the War in Ukraine

Responding to a new criminal investigation launched against Vladimir Kara-Murza, a member of the political opposition and critic of the…

April 22, 2022

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International Community Must Do More to Protect Brave Protesters in Myanmar

Myanmar’s brave activists are still pursuing peaceful protests despite grave danger and numerous challenges, Amnesty International said today, one year…

April 22, 2022

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Uyghur Child Among Four ‘Booked for Deportation’ from Saudi Arabia to China Tonight

Amnesty International has received credible information that Buheliqiemu Abula and her teenage daughter, 13, were made to take tests for…

April 13, 2022