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The killing of a human rights lawyer a new low for Philippines

Amnesty International Philippines Release Responding to news of human rights lawyer Benjamin Ramos gunned down by still unidentified men on...

Turkey: Judicial farce continues as authorities once again fail to produce evidence against Taner and the Istanbul 10

Responding to the decision by an Istanbul court to further postpone the trial of Amnesty International Turkey’s Honorary Chair, Taner...

Saudi Arabia: Families of twelve men fear imminent execution

Responding to the news that the cases of twelve men from Saudi Arabia’s Shi’a minority who were sentenced to death...

Jordan: Government should withdraw amendments to cybercrimes law ahead of UN review

Proposed changes to a national cybercrimes law will deal a devastating blow to freedom of expression in Jordan, Amnesty International...

Rwanda: Drop freedom of expression charges against political activist, Diane Rwigara

The expression-related charges against a would-be presidential candidate and her mother must be dropped, Amnesty International said ahead of the...

Tanzania: 10 men arrested in Zanzibar for being ‘gay’

Ten men have been arrested on suspicion of being gay on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar after police received a...

Tunisia: Judge says government’s implementation of S17 is unlawful

Responding to the news that Tunis’ Administrative Court spokesperson has stated that border control measures imposed on thousands of people...

Indonesia: Crackdowns on LGBTI people in Indonesia hit alarming level

LGBTI communities in Indonesia are facing increasing crackdowns both from the police and the municipal police (Satpol PP) with at...

Madagascar: Next government must end human rights violations

The next government of Madagascar must bring an end to the brutal suppression of human rights in the country, Amnesty...

Cameroon: 70 schoolchildren taken in mass abduction must be freed

Following the abduction of at least 70 schoolchildren in Cameroon’s Anglophone region, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Deputy regional director for...

Bahrain: Opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman unlawfully convicted

Responding to the Bahraini Appeal Court verdict, overturning the acquittal of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and sentencing him instead...

UN Human Rights Council must demand answers from China over Xinjiang mass internment camps

China’s human rights record to come under scrutiny by UN Human Rights Council The Chinese government must tell the truth...

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