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Türkiye: Misuse of Criminal Justice System Must End After Acquittal of 87 Protesters, Journalists and Lawyers

The endemic misuse of the criminal justice system to crack down on dissent in Türkiye must end.

November 28, 2025

Protesters with somber faces wearing all black hold pictures of Aleksei Navalny, flowers, and signs.
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Russia: Supreme Court’s Ominous Terrorist Designation of Navalny’s Foundation Threatens Sweeping Reprisals

The Russian Supreme Court’s designation of late prisoner of conscience Aleksei Navalny's foundation as a “terrorist organization" puts thousands at…

November 28, 2025

Protesters hold a banner showing the faces of imprisoned people.
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Tunisia: Quash Unjust Heavy Convictions in ‘Conspiracy Case’

The Tunis Court of Appeal's decision to uphold the unjust convictions in the so-called ‘conspiracy case’ is an appalling indictment…

November 28, 2025

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Japan: Last High Court Ruling a Damaging Step Backwards on Same-Sex Marriage

The Tokyo High Court decision endorsing the Japanese government ban on same-sex marriage marks a significant step backwards for marriage…

November 28, 2025

A crowd of men, looking festive and joyous, wearing winter clothes. One holds an Algerian flag aloft on a thin pole, it whips in the wind. Some people take pictures of each other. The protest is joyous.
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Algeria: Authorities Must Immediately Drop Charges Against Mohamed Tadjadit and 12 Hirak Activists

Algerian authorities must immediately drop charges against Hirak activist and poet Mohamed Tadjadit and 12 others facing long prison terms or death.

November 27, 2025

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Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza Continues Unabated Despite Ceasefire

More than a month after a ceasefire was announced and all living Israeli hostages were released, Israeli authorities are still…

November 27, 2025

A bird's eye view of a factory warehouse with dozens of women stitching clothes with sewing machines.
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Global Garment Industry Profits From Denial of Right to Unionize in Major Sourcing Countries

Governments, factories and global fashion brands are profiting from the continued repression of garment workers.

November 26, 2025

Garment workers from Opex Fashion Limited are staging a demonstration in front of the Department of Labor building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 27, 2023, demanding their due payment. (Photo by Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Stitched Up: Denial of Freedom of Association for Garment Workers in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

This Amnesty International report focuses on violations of workers’ right to freedom of association in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri…

November 26, 2025

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - AUGUST 29: Women manufacturing clothes. The ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh is now a mainstay of this economic success story. Today, Bangladesh is one of the world's largest garment exporters, with the RMG sector accounting for 84 percent of Bangladesh's exports. On August 29, 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo credit should read Mustasinur Rahman Alvi/Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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Abandoned by Fashion: The Urgent Need for Fashion Brands to Champion Workers’ Rights; Brand Responses to Amnesty International Survey

Amnesty International analyzes where fashion companies can work harder to promote decent working conditions in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri…

November 26, 2025

Portrait photo of Zahra Joya wearing a hijab.
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Zahra Joya: Afghan Women Must Not Be Silenced

Codifying ‘gender apartheid’ in international law will help protect the human rights of women in Afghanistan.  

November 26, 2025

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Cuba: The State Represses Women Human Rights Defenders

The Cuban authorities must end authoritarian practices and state gender-based violence against women human rights defenders.

November 26, 2025

Y Quynh Bdap, a young man, sits next to a green leafy plant in front of painted wall, looks at the camera. He wears a blue and black plaid short sleeved collared button down shirt, which is open at the neck. He has a scruffy beard and thin moustache. His head is tilted to his left.
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Thailand: Extradition of Montagnard Activist to Viet Nam Places Him at Grave Risk of Torture

Thailand's extradition of Y Quynh Bdap to Viet Nam puts the indigenous activist in serious danger of torture.

November 26, 2025