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Pakistan: Aasia Bibi verdict is a landmark victory for religious tolerance

Responding to the Pakistan Supreme Court’s decision to acquit Aasia Bibi, also known as Aasia Noreen, of blasphemy charges after...

UAE: Matthew Hedges’ bail release welcomed, but fair trial fears remain

‘Matthew wouldn’t be the first person to be arrested in the UAE on baseless grounds’ – Kate Allen Responding to...

Leading journalists demand justice for Jamal Khashoggi

Jake Tapper, Nick Kristof, Naomi Klein, Barkha Dutt, Mehdi Hasan, Hamid Mir and others read from Jamal Khashoggi’s last Washington...

Eswatini: New Prime Minister must ensure respect for human rights

In response to the swearing in of Ambrose Dlamini as the new Prime Minister of Eswatini, Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s...

Brazil: Toxic speech must not become government policy

Reacting to the election of Jair Bolsonaro and Hamilton Mourão as president and vice president of Brazil, Amnesty International said...

Amnesty International Response to Killings at Pittsburgh Synagogue

The following can be attributed to Victoria Coy, End Gun Violence campaign manager at Amnesty International USA: “The horrifying killings...

Amnesty International Canada disappointed by delayed French Court of Appeal decision for Hassan Diab

Amnesty International Canada is renewing calls for a public inquiry into the extradition and imprisonment of academic Hassan Diab, after...

USA: President Trump must abandon plan to close southern border to Central Americans seeking asylum

In response to reports that President Trump plans to take executive action blocking refugees and people seeking asylum from Central...

Amnesty India latest target of government crackdown

Amnesty India is the latest target of the Modi government’s assault on civil society. On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate, an...

Mexico: Killing of Rarámuri leader highlights lack of state protection for human rights defenders

The killing of the Rarámuri Indigenous human rights defender Julián Carrillo in the state of Chihuahua yesterday highlights yet again...

European Parliament urges arms embargo on Saudi Arabia

Reacting to the news that the European Parliament has condemned the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the killing of prominent...

UK Arms to Saudi Arabia: Amnesty to Intervene in Arms Deal Appeal

“It seems to be the only way to get the Government to finally do the right thing” – Rachel Logan...

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