Greece: Convictions in ‘Predatorgate’ scandal offer rare accountability in abuse of surveillance technology
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Responding to a landmark judgement by an Athens court which found four individuals linked to spyware maker Intellexa, guilty of unlawful access to private communication systems and data, and of violating privacy and…
India: UN experts warn of systemic policing failures over reports of deaths and torture in custody
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GENEVA – UN experts* today called on the Government of India to launch urgent independent investigations into alarming allegations of hundreds…
Iran: Children among 30 people at risk of the death penalty amid expedited grossly unfair trials connected to uprising
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The Iranian authorities must immediately halt all plans to execute eight individuals sentenced to death after being convicted of committing…
Philippines: Duterte confirmation of charges hearing a crucial opportunity for justice
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Ahead of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday 23 February,…
South Korea: Life sentence for Ex-President Yoon a significant step towards accountability
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Responding to today’s guilty verdict and life sentence for former South Korean President Yoon for the imposition of martial law…
UN experts urge urgent action to protect women in prisons and curb over-criminalisation ahead of CSW70
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GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today urged Member States to take action to strengthen protections for women and girls in…
Angola: Prominent journalist hacked with Predator spyware
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A new Amnesty International investigation has established that Predator spyware was used in 2024 to target Teixeira Cândido, a prominent Angolan journalist, press freedom activist, jurist and former Secretary General of the…
Azerbaijan: Ruben Vardanyan’s 20-year prison term culminates “travesty” of a trial against ethnic Armenian leaders
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Responding to the conviction and 20-year sentence of Ruben Vardanyan, the last of 16 ethnic Armenians put on trial by…
UK: Court draws ‘line in the sand’ against misuse of terrorism powers
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Amnesty International UK has welcomed today’s High Court judgment declaring the Government’s proscription of Palestine Action under terrorism legislation unlawful…
Amnesty International Australia calls for independent investigation of police violence towards peaceful protestors
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Amnesty International Australia condemns the unnecessary and disproportionate use of force by the NSW police against peaceful protesters demonstrating against…
Venezuela: UN Fact-Finding Mission cautiously welcomes draft Amnesty Law, urges greater transparency and public participation
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PANAMA / GENEVA – The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela cautiously welcomes the National Assembly’s initial approval of the draft Amnesty…
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai jail sentence a cold-blooded attack on freedom of expression
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Responding to the 20-year sentence handed to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai for ‘national security’ offences, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional…
Belarus: In latest report, UN experts express great concern about violations committed by State authorities to repress dissent
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In the present report, the Group of Independent Experts deepened its investigations into the patterns of violations committed by the…
Venezuela: Human Rights defenders released in Venezuela
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Between 8 January and 1 February 2026, human rights defenders who remained arbitrarily detained in Venezuela were released from their…
Russia: Authorities seeking to use “extremism” laws as pretext to ban leading LGBTI organizations
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Reacting to the Russian Ministry of Justice’s move to seek to ban as “extremist” the leading LGBTI organizations in Russia…
Algeria: Trade unionist Ali Mammeri faces 10 years in prison after court upholds his unjust conviction
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In response to the 1 Feb ruling by the Court of Appeal in Oum El Bouaghi to uphold the conviction of trade unionist and human rights defender Ali Mammeri, and…
Georgia: Ruling party proposes laws to criminalize foreign funding for civic activity
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Ahead of the parliamentary vote on legislative amendments announced by the Georgian Dream ruling party, which aim to further silence…
Egypt: Authorities must end crackdown on individuals discussing religious beliefs online
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The Egyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown on religious expression online in recent months, said Amnesty International today, calling on…
What happened at the protests in Iran?
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Protests erupted in Iran on 28 December 2025. People across the country, outraged at decades of repression, were demanding fundamental…
Hong Kong: Trial of Tiananmen activists a cynical attempt to erase historical memory
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The prosecution of Hong Kong activists for commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown is a further escalation in the authorities’ weaponization…
Kazakhstan: Drop charges against Atajurt activists facing up to 10 years in prison for peaceful protest
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Ahead of the start of the trial of 19 activists from the Kazakhstani human rights group Atajurt, who are being…
Pakistan: Authorities must end judicial harassment of lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chatta
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Responding to the cancellation of bail of lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha and an order to immediately arrest them in a bogus case relating to “anti-state” tweets, Babu…
Türkiye: Acquittal of Istanbul Bar Association board “welcome news in the face of misuse of the criminal justice system”
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Reacting to the decision by an Istanbul court to acquit the president and the 10 members of the executive board of the…
Venezuela: Arbitrary detentions must end and all victims must be immediately released
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Following the release of a small number of persons arbitrarily detained in Venezuela on 8 January 2026 out of a total of around one…
USA: People across the country rally in the aftermath of the shooting and killing of a woman in Minneapolis
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“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the shooting and killing of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal agent…
Uganda: Authorities subjecting opposition supporters to “brutal campaign of repression” ahead of elections
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Ugandan security forces have unlawfully targeted opposition rallies with unnecessary and excessive force and arbitrary arrests, and subjected some attendees…
The right to freedom of association: Preliminary observations to the UN Human Rights Committee to inform the development of General Comment no. 38
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Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide the following preliminary observations on the right to freedom of association, following the…
Tanzania: Security forces used unlawful lethal force in election protest crackdown and ‘took away’ dead bodies
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Tanzanian security forces used unnecessary or disproportionate force, including lethal force, to suppress election protests between 29 October and 3…
Hong Kong: Prisons rife with violence and inhumane treatment, inmate testimony reveals
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Former Hong Kong prison inmates have told of inhumane and degrading conditions in new research published today by Amnesty International,…
Venezuela: Crisis warrants decisive action from states and international justice mechanisms to ensure accountability
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We remain deeply concerned by the persisting crisis in Venezuela. The government’s policy of repression continues, including through arbitrary detentions,…
Venezuela: Bolivarian National Guard responsible for systematic violations and crimes against humanity, UN Fact-Finding Mission says
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GENEVA – Officials of Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) have committed serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity for more…
Indonesia: Police beat protesters and unlawfully used tear gas to crush protests – new investigation
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Indonesian police used unlawful force against protesters, including beatings and the improper use of water cannon and tear gas grenades,…
Nepal: Government must ensure accountability for unlawful killings and use of force during Gen-Z protests
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Widespread failings by Nepal’s law enforcement agencies in policing September’s youth-led “Gen-Z” protests resulted in unlawful killings, unnecessary and excessive use…
Tanzania: Right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression must be protected as more protests planned
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Tanzanian authorities must respect and protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression during planned nationwide protests on…
Georgia: Government’s alleged use of toxic chemicals against protestors calls for international investigation and complete embargo on all policing equipment
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The appalling response by Georgian authorities to allegations that prohibited toxic chemicals were used against protestors to suppress peaceful demonstrations must be…
Türkiye: Misuse of criminal justice system to crack down on dissent must end following acquittal of 87 protesters, journalists and lawyers
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Responding to today’s acquittal of 87 protesters on trial for their participation in mass protests which took place following the…
Tunisia: Conviction of human rights defenders confirms criminalization of civil society work
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Responding to news that the Tunis Court of First Instance convicted human rights defenders Mustapha Djemali and Abderrazek Krimi yesterday…
Cuba: The State represses women human rights defenders
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The Cuban government must put an end to institutional gender-based violence against women human rights defenders, journalists, and activists, Amnesty…
Philippines: Testimony points to torture and other abuses by police as new protests loom
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Philippines police unlawfully targeted protesters with unnecessary and excessive force during anti-corruption marches in September, according to harrowing new testimony…
Kenya: Authorities weaponized social media and digital tools to suppress Gen Z protests
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*Names changed to protect identities Kenyan authorities systematically deployed technology-facilitated violence as part of a coordinated and sustained campaign to…
Tunisia: Escalating crackdown on human rights organizations reaches critical levels
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Tunisian authorities have increasingly escalated their crackdown on human rights defenders and independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) through arbitrary arrests, detention,…
Russia: Street musicians jailed for a third time over anti-war songs
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In response to the third time that Diana Loginova (aka Naoko) and Aleksandr Orlov, street music performers from the band…
Malaysia: Ensure full accountability for enforced disappearances following High Court ruling
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Responding to the Malaysian High Court ruling that the government and police were responsible for the enforced disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh…
Brazil: Police massacre in Rio de Janeiro is evidence yet again of systemic and racist violence
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Amnesty International urges a prompt, independent, impartial and internationally supervised investigation into the deadliest police operation in the state’s history.
Tanzania: Unlawful killings and other human rights violations continue amid internet and electricity blackouts
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In response to the ongoing partial internet shutdown by Tanzanian authorities following the October 29 general elections, Amnesty International’s Deputy…
Algeria: Authorities must quash outrageous 15-year sentence against unionist Ali Mammeri
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In response to the sentencing of unionist and human rights defender Ali Mammeri, head of the independent National Union of…
Cameroon: Alarming deaths during post-election protests
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Responding to reports of several deaths during post-election protests in Cameroon, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…
Tanzania: Authorities must investigate police use of force against election day protesters
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Reacting to the news that two people were killed and several others injured during protests today calling for a boycott…
Mali: Authorities must immediately release former Prime Minister Moussa Mara and stop crackdown on civil and political rights
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The conviction and sentencing of Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison, one of which is…
Pakistan: Inclusion of Baloch activists on terrorist watchlist an affront to human rights
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Responding to the arbitrary inclusion of 32 individuals, including Baloch activists, as “proscribed persons” under section 11-EE of the Anti-Terrorism…
Guatemala: Six months of injustice and criminalization against Indigenous representatives from Totonicapán
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In light of the prolonged arbitrary detention of Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán, Indigenous representatives of the 48 cantons of…
Bangladesh: Authorities to bring 15 serving army officers before a court to face charges including enforced disappearances and torture
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Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the Bangladeshi authorities to bring 15 serving army officers before a court to face…
Tanzania: Authorities instil climate of fear and step up repression ahead of general elections
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Tanzanian authorities have intensified their repression of dissent against the opposition, journalists, civil society and human rights defenders in a…
Georgia: Police round up protesters as new restrictions on public rallies take effect
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Reacting to a new wave of arrests in Georgia, where police have detained over a dozen protesters after new restrictions…
Canada: Sentencing of land defenders sends ‘chilling message’ about Indigenous rights
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The sentencing of three land defenders criminalized by Canada sends a chilling message about the threats facing people and Nations…
PERU: AUTHORITIES MUST STOP DISPROPORTIONATE USE OF FORCE AND PREVENT FURTHER VIOLENCE
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Amnesty International deeply regrets the death of Eduardo Mauricio Ruiz Sanz (32) from a gunshot wound, according to the Public…
UN experts urge Germany to halt criminalisation and police violence against Palestinian solidarity activism
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GENEVA – UN experts* today urged Germany to stop criminalising, punishing, and suppressing legitimate Palestinian solidarity activism. “We are alarmed by…
Côte d’Ivoire: The authorities must stop stifling peaceful protests ahead of presidential election
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Ivorian authorities must respect and protect the right to protest and allow peaceful rallies to take place, Amnesty International said…
IACHR publishes Third Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas
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Washington, DC—The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published today its Third Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders…
The Gen-Z Movement: This is why we’re risking our lives to protest
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Across the world, a number of young people – known as the Gen Z movement – are taking to the…
IACHR: The Special Rapporteurship publishes its thematic report “The Impact of Digital Surveillance on Freedom of Expression in the Americas.”
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Washington, D.C. — The Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) publishes…
Ecuador: Alert over repression of protests, judicial independence and enforced disappearances
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Amnesty International is concerned about the continued deterioration of the human rights situation in Ecuador, under the administration of President…
Afghanistan: Establishment of accountability mechanism a landmark moment in pursuit of justice
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Reacting to the UN Human Rights Council’s decision to establish an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan to collect, consolidate, preserve…
UK: ‘New’ police powers to tackle protest yet another attempt to clamp down on human rights
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Responding to news that the Home Secretary is to hand police broader powers to tackle repeat protests, Tom Southerden, Amnesty International…
Georgia: Elections marred by severe reprisals and risk of further violence
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Georgia’s 4 October local elections are taking place amid severe political reprisals against opposition figures and civil society, Amnesty International…
Morocco: Halt use of excessive force following crackdown on youth protests
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There must be an immediate and independent investigation into the Moroccan security forces’ violent crackdown on youth protests, following credible…
Pakistan: Authorities must protect the right to peaceful protest and lift communications blackout amid Jammu & Kashmir protests
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Responding to reports of the deaths of at least nine people, including six protesters and three police officers, and injuries to…
El Salvador: Criminal System Used as a Weapon to Punish Human Rights Defenders
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Amnesty International warns that the state of exceptionopens in a new tab extended by the government and reforms to the penal…
Madagascar: Authorities must launch investigations into deadly force used against Gen Z protesters
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Reacting to the reported deaths of at least 22 people and injuries to more than 100 others, including children, in…
Yemen: Huthis must immediately release prominent human rights lawyer and cease relentless crackdown on civic space
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The Huthi de facto authorities must immediately and unconditionally release human rights lawyer Abdul Majid Sabra, who has been arbitrarily…
Iraq: Six years since Tishreen protests, activists persecuted and freedom of expression in peril
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Six years on from the nationwide protests in October 2019, referred to as Tishreen, Iraqi authorities continue to persecute activists…
Madagascar: UN Human Rights Chief shocked by violent response to electricity and water protests
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GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday expressed shock at the violent response by security forces…
Amnesty International USA Reaction to White House Executive Memo to Silence Dissent
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In response to the new Presidential Memorandum on Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence announced last night, Paul O’Brien,…
Cameroon: Authorities must release 36 protesters arbitrarily detained for five years amid crackdown on human rights
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The Cameroonian authorities must immediately release 36 opposition supporters arbitrarily detained for five years for exercising their right to peaceful…
China: Journalist Zhang Zhan sentenced to prison again on baseless charges
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Responding to reports that Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan has been convicted of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and sentenced to…
Amnesty International USA Raises Alarm at Freedom of Expression Crisis in the U.S.
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Amnesty International USA is deeply concerned about the growing crisis of freedom of expression in the United States. “There is…
Egypt: Prisoner of conscience Alaa Abdel Fattah granted presidential pardon after six years of unjust imprisonment
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Responding to the news that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a pardon for Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, along…
Rwanda: Authorities must immediately release Victoire Ingabire
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Rwandan authorities must immediately release opposition politician and president of Development and Liberty for All (DALFA-Umurinzi) political party, Victoire Ingabire,…
Nicaragua: Persecution Beyond Borders Exile and Transnational Human Rights Violations
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The Nicaraguan Government is extending its repression of critics far beyond its own borders, UN independent rights experts told journalists…
Hong Kong: Rejection of same-sex partnerships bill shows disdain for LGBTI rights
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Responding to the Hong Kong legislature’s rejection of a bill that proposed a new legal framework for registering same-sex partnerships,…
In response to the ruling by Jordan’s State Security Court to uphold its conviction and five-year prison sentence against political…
Türkiye: Crackdown on freedom of expression and assembly exposes troubling pattern of police violence
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Responding to the unlawful three-day blanket ban on all protests issued by the Istanbul governor and reports…
UK: Further information: 857 protestors arrested in one day
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On 6 September, 857 protesters were arrested in London, with more than 700 others arrested for similar offences in London…
Iran: Authorities unleash wave of oppression after hostilities with Israel
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Iranian authorities are waging a terrifying crackdown under the guise of national security in the aftermath of the June 2025 hostilities with…
Nepal: Independent investigation and accountability needed following deadly crackdown on ‘Gen Z’ protesters
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Reacting to emerging reports of at least nineteen dead and over 100 injured during a crackdown on the…
Malawi: Elections offer an opportunity to end human rights violations
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Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary candidates must ensure the promotion and protection of human rights before, during and after elections, Amnesty…
Syria: New investigation reveals evidence government and affiliated forces extrajudicially executed dozens of Druze people in Suwayda
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Verified videos and eyewitness testimony reveal 46 Druze men and women deliberately and unlawfully killed Extrajudicial executions were carried out…
Georgia: Sentencing of protestors reveals abuse of justice system to silence dissent
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Reacting to the sentencing of twenty protesters in Georgia, yesterday and today, to prison terms for participating in anti-government rallies,…
Indonesia: Authorities must investigate eight deaths following violent crackdown on protests
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Responding to the Indonesian government’s announcement that at least eight people have been killed since nationwide protests against low wages,…
Indonesia: Caning of gay men an act of cruelty
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Responding to today’s caning of two men in the city of Banda Aceh for having consensual same-sex sexual relations, Amnesty…
Türk calls on Egypt to end “rotation” practice that facilitates prolonged arbitrary detentions
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GENEVA – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday called on Egyptian authorities to put an end to a practice…
Viet Nam: UN experts alarmed by ongoing repression of Khmer Krom Indigenous Peoples and Theravada Buddhist monks
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GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed serious concern over reports of escalating repression against Khmer Krom Indigenous Peoples in Viet Nam,…
UK: End prosecution of peaceful protestors
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On 9 August, 522 protestors were arrested in London, with more than 200 others arrested for similar offences in London…
Georgia: Actor protester jailed, denied justice: Andro Chichinadze
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Georgian actor Andro Chichinadze was detained in December 2024 during pro-European protests. He is accused of throwing an “object” towards…
USA/Global: Tech made by Palantir and Babel Street pose surveillance threats to pro-Palestine student protestors & migrants
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The US authorities are using automated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance tools to deliberately target non-US citizens and pose risks to…
Belarus must end ill-treatment of prisoners convicted on terrorism and extremism charges, say UN experts
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A group of UN experts* today called on authorities in Belarus to promptly and efficiently investigate the alleged ill-treatment of…
UN says Sri Lanka has ‘historic opportunity’ to end impunity, deliver justice
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Sri Lanka’s Government has a “historic opportunity” to end decades of impunity and deliver justice for victims of past violations,…
UN: Myanmar: Rights investigators reveal ‘systematic torture’, sexual violence
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UN-mandated independent investigators have uncovered “systematic torture” in Myanmar’s military-run detention facilities – including beatings, electric shocks, strangulations and gang…
UN Special Rapporteur: China must uphold the rights of imprisoned human rights defenders
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China must uphold the rights of imprisoned human rights defenders, including by ensuring that they are not subjected to torture…
UK: Arrests of Palestine Action protesters ‘deeply concerning’
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In response to the mass arrests of Palestine Action protesters in Parliament Square today, Sacha Deshmukh, Chief Executive of Amnesty…
