“NAAN, KOR, AZADI!”
“Naan, kor, azadi!” Bread, work, freedom! This was the chant heard on the streets of Kabul by the many brave women this past weekend, who marched in the name of […]
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Afghanistan: One year of the Taliban’s broken promises, draconian restrictions and violence
Since seizing control of Afghanistan a year ago, the Taliban have mounted a sustained attack on human rights, persecuting minority groups, violently clamping down on peaceful protests, suppressing women’s rights […]
CANADA: Indigenous Land Defenders At Risk
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 61/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Canada are at risk of serious human rights violations as the construction of a pipeline is slated […]
For more than 4 years I was imprisoned for defending the collective rights of Indigenous Peoples
By Maya Q’eqchi’ teacher and rights defender Bernardo Caal Xol Indigenous Peoples face racism and discrimination in most countries. We have been stripped of our lands and evicted from them. […]
Myanmar: Detainees tortured to crush opposition to coup
Based on 15 interviews carried out in March 2022 with former detainees, lawyers of prisoners and experts, as well as a review of over 100 news reports, the briefing, 15 Days Felt like 15 Years, documents the horrific experiences of individuals from the moment they are arrested, through their...
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Activist Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 71/22 BELOW On 15 July, a court in Krasnodar (southern Russia) sentenced Andrei Pivovarov to four years in prison for “carrying out activities of an […]
Death in Slow Motion: Women and Girls Under Taliban Rule
In less than a year, the Taliban have decimated the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan. Soon after they took control of the country’s government, the Taliban said they […]
Afghanistan: Taliban’s ‘suffocating crackdown’ destroying lives of women and girls – New report
The report, Death in Slow Motion: Women and Girls Under Taliban Rule, also reveals how women who peacefully protested against these oppressive rules have been threatened, arrested, detained, tortured, and forcibly disappeared
Pegasus Spyware: Unlawful surveillance continues after failure to clamp down
One year after the Pegasus Project revelations, Amnesty International warned today that the lack of a global moratorium on the sale of Pegasus spyware is allowing the surveillance industry to continue unchecked. […]
ALGERIA: Investigate Torture of Whistleblower
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 43/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW Mohamed Benhlima is an activist, former military official and whistleblower who exposed alleged corruption by high-ranking Algerian military officials online. He […]
CUBA: Political Leader Held Incommunicado
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 67/22 BELOW José Daniel Ferrer García, leader of the unofficial political opposition group “Patriotic Union of Cuba,” was arrested on 11 July 2021 in the […]
BAHRAIN: Hunger-Striking Academic Denied Medication
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 11/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW Unjustly jailed Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace, who has been on a hunger strike for a year, since 8 July 2021, announced on […]