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Amnesty International US and Canada Directors condemn proposals to restrict refugee protection in Canada for claimants coming through the United States

The US is not safe for all refugees. The Canadian government should suspend the US/Canada border pact and allow those...

USA: Government must stop illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers to Mexico

The US government must immediately halt its illegal pushbacks of thousands of asylum seekers at the border with Mexico and...

Indigenous women to address violence and abuse linked to resource development in northern Manitoba

TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, MB – On April 11, 2019, Indigenous women from northern Manitoba and northeastern BC will be...

Sudan: Military authorities must break with al-Bashir’s assault on human rights

Responding to the ousting of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir in a military coup following months of street protests, Amnesty International’s...

Canada: Conservative Senators jeopardize crucial human rights legislation

Indigenous peoples’ organizations and human rights groups condemn partisan efforts to prevent debate on bill to implement the United Nations...

Death penalty 2018: Dramatic fall in global executions

Global executions fell by 31%, reaching lowest figure in at least a decade But several countries saw a rise in...

Sudan: Government mounts lethal offensive against protesters killing nine, blocking food and water supplies

Nine people have been reportedly killed in Sudan since protesters began a sit-in at the military’s headquarters in Khartoum on...

Independent UN Investigation Only Path to Accountability for Khashoggi Killing

While Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that 16 Saudis would be barred form entering the United States in response...

Hong Kong: Guilty verdicts against pro-democracy protest leaders a “crushing blow” for freedom of expression 

Responding to the guilty verdicts for “public nuisance” against nine leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protests in Hong...

South Africa: Authorities must tackle longstanding impunity to end xenophobia

In response to the “follow-up” meeting between the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu and the Minister of...

Eswatini: One year on, forcibly evicted Malkerns residents left broken and in poverty

The brutal forced eviction of 61 people, including 33 children, from a farming area in Eswatini one year ago has...

UAE: BRITISH WOMAN DETAINED FOR FACEBOOK POST SHOULD HAVE ALL CHARGES DROPPED

Responding to the case of Laleh Shahravesh, a British woman who has reportedly been detained in Dubai on defamation charges...

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