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Angola: Authorities Must Investigate Allegations of Unlawful Use of Force that Killed 22 People During Strike

Nobody should be killed, arrested or injured for simply striking.

August 1, 2025

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Iraq: Lawmakers Must Ensure New Law Does Not Unduly Restrict Freedoms of Expression and Peaceful Assembly 

Iraqi lawmakers must vote against or propose amendments to any laws that would further restrict civic space.

August 1, 2025

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Celebrations and Challenges: Pride in the Age of Trump

Pride Month may be over, but we reflect on the summer and recommit to ensuring everyone's rights are fully protected…

July 31, 2025

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Iran: Officials Responsible for Finger-Amputations Must Face Accountability for Torture

The amputations carried out on Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharafian and Mehdi Shahivand are a stark reminder of Iran’s prolific use…

July 31, 2025

(Andriamisainamiharintsoa Toky for Amnesty International)

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Madagascar: Authorities Fail to Protect and Assist Antandroy People Displaced by Climate-Exacerbated Droughts

From insufficiently addressing the impacts of droughts in the south, to its lack of protection and support for internally displaced…

July 30, 2025

(Mati Milstein)

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Israel/OPT: Killing of Prominent Palestinian West-Bank Activist Awda Al-Hathaleen Demands Justice and Accountability

The cold-blooded killing of Awda, a dedicated human rights defender and father of three young children, is a devastating tragedy…

July 30, 2025

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Congress Once Again Urged to Pass Joint Resolution of Disapproval and End Arms Transfers to Government of Israel

AIUSA urged U.S. Senators to vote in favor of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval that would block arms transfers to the…

July 29, 2025

David Roberts, with short hair and a goatee, looks into the camera with his eyebrows raised, against a nondescript wall. The shoulders of his orange prison jumpsuit are barely in the frame.

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Alabama Governor Ivey Must Commute David Roberts’ Death Sentence

The State of Alabama must not execute David Roberts.

July 29, 2025

little girl in Gaza waiting for food
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Talk is Cheap: Here’s What President Trump Should Do to Help Starving Palestinians in Gaza

Mass starvation is spreading across the occupied Gaza Strip due to Israel’s unlawful blockade and near-total siege.

July 29, 2025

(Daniyal Yousaf, Amnesty International)

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Pakistan: Sanitation Workers Facing Systemic Discrimination and Other Rights Violations Need Better Legal Protection

Pakistan’s authorities must ensure robust protections for sanitation workers both in law and practice against institutionalized religious and caste-based discrimination.

July 28, 2025

Two women sanitation workers transporting collected trash after sweeping a street in Lahore.
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Cut Us Open and See That We Bleed Like Them: Discrimination and Stigmatization of Sanitation Workers in Pakistan

Amnesty International found that sanitation work in Pakistan is disproportionately assigned to non-Muslims who belong to so-called “lower castes.”

July 28, 2025

A photo of Behrouz Ehsani, sitting for a portrait wearing a dark suit, shirt and tie, and a photo of Mehdi Hassani, smiling in a checkered shirt sitting on a couch with drapes behind him.
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Iran: Horrifying Secret Executions Amid Mounting Political Repression

Iranian authorities arbitrarily and secretly executed Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, the latest in nearly 700 people hanged this year.

July 28, 2025