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Cambodia: Genocide verdict is bitter, belated justice

Responding to the guilty verdict handed to Khmer Rouge cadres Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea in the Extraordinary Chambers in...

UN: Hodeidah’s embattled civilians on a knife-edge as Security Council discusses Yemen

Petrified civilians in Hodeidah face a likely onslaught unless the UN Security Council acts today to press the warring parties...

Turkey: Brutal crackdown continues with new wave of detentions of activists and academics

Responding to today’s detention of 13 civil society figures in Turkey in connection with the investigation into jailed civil society...

Hong Kong: Drop “chilling” prosecution of pro-democracy protest leaders

Trial of nine Umbrella Movement leaders due to start on Monday The Hong Kong government must drop the politically motivated...

DRC: Investigate student deaths after lethal force used against campus protests

Responding to the deaths of two University of Kinshasa students on Thursday 15 November following the unlawful use of lethal...

Libya: Refugees and migrants refuse to disembark ship in desperate plea to avoid detention and torture

Libyan, European and Panamanian authorities must ensure that at least 79 refugees and migrants who are on board a merchant...

Mexico: Authorities must obtain free, prior and informed consent for ‘Mayan Train’ from Indigenous Peoples who could be affected

In response to the announcement made by the government of Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who will take office...

Egypt: Repeal draconian NGO law following President’s calls for review

Following comments by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in which he acknowledged the need for a more” balanced” law governing...

Enforcement Directorate must cease smear campaign against Amnesty India

AMNESTY INDIA PRESS RELEASE BENGALURU/DELHI The latest leak of a dossier on Amnesty India by the Enforcement Directorate, a financial...

South Africa: Minister Motsoaledi must not use refugees and migrants as scapegoats for the failing health system

In response to a statement made by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi that ‘foreign nationals’ are behind the overcrowding of hospitals...

Colombia: Authorities must respect the rights of the Indigenous Peoples of Chocó

The Embera, Wounaan and Zenú Indigenous Peoples of the department of Chocó have begun a peaceful demonstration in Bogotá, called...

Morocco: Hirak protester jailed over Facebook posts must be released

Responding to the news that a Moroccan court has upheld a five-year prison sentence against El Mortada Iamrachen, a local...

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