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Nigeria: Killing of football fan by police must be investigated

The Nigerian authorities must investigate the killing of a man shot dead by the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police...

Canada: Senators must be there for reconciliation

Indigenous peoples’ organizations, human rights groups and faith communities urge Senate not to squander opportunity to pass UN Declaration implementation...

Russia: Two years after Chechnya’s ‘gay purge’, victims still seek justice as LGBTI defender receives death threats

Two years after the violent ‘gay purge’ in Chechnya, Russian authorities have failed to provide justice for the victims, Amnesty...

Arab League Summit: Leaders must address region’s shameful human rights violations

Arab leaders must bring an end to the widespread repression that has become a hallmark of governments in the region,...

Quebec’s proposed ‘secularism’ bill must respect the rights of everyone in the province

Following the tabling of a proposed bill on “secularism” (laïcité) in the Quebec legislature on March 28, Amnesty International is...

USA: Congress Must Reject Inhumane DHS Policy Proposals

Responding to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s letter to Congress, Charanya Krishnaswami, Americas Advocacy Director at Amnesty International...

Saudi Arabia: Provisional release of three women activists a positive step, but bogus charges must be dropped

Responding to the release of three Saudi women activists, Iman al-Nafjan, Aziza al-Yousef and Ruqayyaa al-Mhareb, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’s...

Dominican Republic: Police routinely use rape and commit other forms of torture to punish women sex workers

Police in the Dominican Republic routinely rape, beat, humiliate and verbally abuse women sex workers to exert social control over...

Palestine: Authorities must drop charges against human rights defender Issa Amro for peaceful criticism

The prosecution of Issa Amro, a prominent Palestinian human rights defender, over a social media post critical of the Palestinian...

Crimea: At least 20 people detained in a new crackdown against Crimean Tatar minority

Responding to news that Russian security forces in occupied Crimea have conducted extensive searches and detained ethnic community Crimean Tatars,...

Brunei: Heinous punishments to become law next week

Cruel and inhuman punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex sexual acts and amputation for robbery will come into...

Syria: Unlawful attacks by government forces hit civilians and medical facilities in Idlib

Syrian government forces, supported by Russia, hit a hospital, blood bank and other medical facilities as well as a bakery...

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