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Libya: Horrific attack targeting refugees and migrants at detention centre must be investigated as a war crime

A violent attack by fighters who opened fire on refugees and migrants at a detention centre on the outskirts of...

Hong Kong: Free jailed pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protest leaders

Four leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protests jailed today for their role in the 2014 peaceful protests must...

South Africa: Less talk, more action on human rights

South Africa’s post-election government must put human rights at the centre of its policies or risk shackling people to the...

Myanmar: Reuters journalists’ rejected appeal a tragic denial of justice

Responding to the decision by Myanmar’s Supreme Court to uphold the conviction and seven year prison sentence of Reuters journalists...

Sri Lanka: Attacks another grim reminder of the need to tackle hate

The shocking Sunday morning bombing attacks targeting churches and hotels in three cities in Sri Lanka resulting in more than...

Iran: Release women’s rights defenders detained for peacefully protesting against forced veiling

Iranian authorities must stop harassing, arresting and imprisoning women’s rights defenders peacefully protesting against Iran’s degrading and discriminatory forced veiling...

Attorney General Announcement on Asylum-Seekers is Heartless and Cruel

Following the attorney general’s decision that individuals who seek asylum after crossing between ports of entry and pass their initial...

Libya: Release migrants and refugees trapped in detention centres amid escalating clashes

Responding to a news report that more than 700 refugees and migrants in Libya were trapped in a detention centre...

Indonesia elections: Time to recommit to human rights

Indonesia’s next government must put human rights at the center of its policies after the serious abuses that have marred...

Lebanon: Refer Torture Case to Civilian Court

Update: On 12 April 2019, a Lebanese military court transferred Ziad Itani’s torture complaint to a civilian court. According to...

USA: Transgender Military Ban is “A Shameful Step Backward”

In response to President Trump’s transgender military ban going into effect, Tarah Demant, director of the gender, sexuality, and identity...

Afghanistan: ICC refuses to authorize investigation, caving into USA threats

The International Criminal Court’s decision not to authorize an investigation into crimes committed in Afghanistan under international law marks a...

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