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New Zealand: Mosque attacks are a moment of reckoning for the politics of demonization

The horrific attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which shooters killed 49 people and injured at least...

Kyrgyzstan: Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities opens new opportunities to hundreds of thousands

Amnesty International welcomes today’s signing into law of the bill ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...

DRC: Release of prisoners of conscience first step towards restoring human rights

Following last night’s presidential pardon of about 700 people, including many detained solely for expressing their political views or participating...

Malaysia: Repeal of Mandatory Death Penalty Should Be a First Step Towards Full Abolition

The announcement today that the mandatory death penalty will be abolished for 11 offences should be considered Malaysia’s first step...

Saudi Arabia: Women activists persecuted under bogus charges

Speaking to Amnesty is not a crime The prosecution of 11 women activists before a Criminal Court in Riyadh for...

Amnesty International stands in solidarity with school strike for climate

Governments are playing truant on climate action, warns Amnesty chief Kumi Naidoo Amnesty International today warned that the failure of...

Lebanon: Ziad Itani’s litmus test in authorities’ intent to address torture

One year after Lebanese actor Ziad Itani was released from detention, he is no closer to getting justice for the...

Venezuela: Authorities must free Luis Carlos Díaz immediately

Luis Carlos Díaz, a Venezuelan journalist and defender of digital rights and freedom of expression, was arrested in Caracas on...

Brazil: Arrests are first sign of progress in investigation into killing of Marielle Franco

Responding to reports that Brazilian police have arrested two men in Rio de Janeiro over the killing of human rights...

Mexico: López Obrador’s government must prioritize human rights

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s government took some steps to improve the human rights situation in Mexico during the first...

Iran: Pro-government vigilantes attack women for standing up against forced hijab laws

A series of videos shared on social media in recent weeks have shed light on the daily harassment and violent...

Palestine: New government must reverse human rights decline

The State of Palestine’s new government must seize the opportunity to reverse the appalling deterioration of human rights that took...

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