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Syria: Horrific killings of civilians on northwest coast must be investigated

The authorities must act swiftly to ensure that civilians are protected in any ongoing or future fighting and to prevent…

March 10, 2025

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UN: States Squander Vital Opportunity to Uphold International Humanitarian Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

The night before the convening of a Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, Switzerland announced…

March 7, 2025

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- SEPTEMBER 8, 2021: Taliban fighters try to stop the advance of protesters marching through the Dashti-E-Barchi neighborhood, a day after the Taliban announced their new all-male interim government with a no representation for women and ethnic minority groups, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)
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Afghanistan: A Call to Global Conscience on International Women’s Day

On this International Women’s Day, we must amplify the resistance of women of Afghanistan. By applying grassroots pressure, we can…

March 7, 2025

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Zimbabwe: Ten Years Without Answers Since Journalist and Activist Itai Dzamara’s Enforced Disappearance

Zimbabwean authorities must urgently carry out an effective investigation into what happened to Itai Dzamara and end their official silence…

March 7, 2025

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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Return of Family Detention

Family detention is an inherently cruel practice that results in significant trauma while filling the coffers of corporations exploiting agony…

March 6, 2025

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Senegal: Authorities Must Deliver Justice to Victims of Violent Repression of Protests Since 2021

The Senegalese authorities must deliver justice, truth and reparation to the thousands of victims of the violent crackdown on protests…

March 6, 2025

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International Women’s Day: The World Must Resist Mounting Attacks on Gender Justice

We will never stop fighting for a world where women, girls and gender-diverse people are free to enjoy the full…

March 6, 2025

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Global: Electric Shock Equipment Widely Abused by Law Enforcement Agencies Due to Alarming Lack of Regulation

States and companies are manufacturing, promoting and selling electric shock equipment that is being used for torture and other ill-treatment.

March 5, 2025

BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: A Baltimore Police officer aims his taser at a demonstrator outside the Mondawmin Mall following the funeral of Freddie Gray April 27, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Gray, 25, who was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Homes housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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I Still Can’t Sleep at Night: The Global Abuse of Electric Shock Equipment

There are no global regulations controlling what type of electric shock law enforcement equipment is permitted to be used, despite…

March 5, 2025

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Lebanon: Israeli Attacks on Health Facilities, Ambulances and Paramedics Must Be Investigated as War Crimes

The Israeli military’s repeated unlawful attacks during the war in Lebanon on health facilities, ambulances and health workers must be…

March 4, 2025

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Lebanon: Israeli Attacks on Healthcare Providers Must Be Investigated as War Crimes

The Israeli military attacked healthcare facilities, ambulances, medics and civil defense workers in Lebanon, which are protected under international law.

March 4, 2025

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Congress Urged to Pass Joint Resolutions of Disapproval and End Arms Transfers to Government of Israel

Amnesty International USA welcomed the introduction of four Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) that would block the sale of more…

March 4, 2025