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Global: Governments Heading to Bonn Must Act on Climate Commitments to Protect Human Rights

Governments must deliver on their legal obligations to protect humanity and help impacted groups recover from harms caused by climate…

June 5, 2026

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Haiti: New Judicial Units Must Ensure Real Justice for Victims, Especially Children

This is a necessary step in the fight against the widespread impunity that has enabled serious abuses against thousands of…

June 5, 2026

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Egypt: Drop Charges Against Activists Arrested for Demanding Release of Unjustly Jailed Prisoners

Thousands of people continue to languish in arbitrary detention in Egypt solely for exercising their human rights, without legal basis…

June 4, 2026

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Greece: Dangerous Policing Tactics Have Turned Peaceful Protests into Battlefields    

Greek authorities must end the disturbing pattern of unlawful use of force against protesters by the police and ban the use of stun grenades.

June 4, 2026

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India: Release All Hostages and End Cycle of Violence in Manipur

The armed vigilante groups responsible for these abductions must immediately release all hostages and provide information on the fate and…

June 4, 2026

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Block the Bombs, Save the Lives

Urge your U.S. representative to co-sponsor the Block the Bombs Act and stop U.S. weapons from fueling Israel’s genocide, illegal…

June 4, 2026

Young female protester holding a placard during a demonstration for the Tempi rail tragedy in Syntagma Square in Athens (March 2025). The placard has the slogan ‘I Have No Oxygen’, a phrase spoken by one of the Tempi rail tragedy victims.
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Protests Are Not Battlefields: Patterns of Unlawful Use of Force by Police and Impunity in Greece

Amnesty International has had persistent concerns about violations of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in Greece both in…

June 3, 2026

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Egypt: Unjust One-Year Prison Sentence for Activist Ahmed Douma Emblematic of Egypt’s Ongoing Arbitrary Detention Crisis

Ahmed Douma has been targeted solely for peacefully exercising his human rights.  Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release him.

June 3, 2026

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China: ‘Heartless’ Ban on Tiananmen Mothers Visiting Cemetery Signals Escalating Repression

Banning the relatives of people killed in the Tiananmen crackdown from visiting their loved ones’ graves is a heartless act…

June 3, 2026

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Belgium: Amnesty International Joins Complaint Against FedEx for Unlawful Arms Transit to Israel

This case comes at a time of renewed pressure on EU governments and companies to move beyond words of condemnation…

June 3, 2026

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Congress Must Put a Stop to Funding of International Law Violations in NDAA Markup

Congress should strengthen oversight, protect civilians, and ensure U.S. taxpayer dollars are not fueling unlawful attacks, civilian harm or human…

June 2, 2026

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Amnesty International USA’s Recommendations for FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Markup

Amnesty International USA offers recommendations as the House Armed Services Committee prepares to mark up the 2027 National Defense Authorization…

June 2, 2026