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Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung (C) and lawmakers take a selfie after a meeting for Basic Law Article 23 legislation at the Legislative Council on March 19, 2024. Photo by Chen Yongnuo/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images.

Hong Kong: Passing of Article 23 law a devastating moment for human rights

Responding to the passing of Hong Kong’s Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (Article 23), Amnesty International’s China director Sarah Brooks said:...

Haiti violence © REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

Haiti: Grave crisis requires international condemnation and lasting solutions

Following the spiral of violence that erupted after armed gangs took control of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other areas of...

Heavily-armed soldiers without identifying insignia and pro-Russian militants guard the Crimean parliament building on March 1, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images,

Russia/Ukraine: A decade of suppressing non-Russian identities in occupied Crimea 

Since the occupation of Crimea 10 years ago, Russia has sought to change the peninsula’s ethnic makeup and suppress the...

Cao Shunli © Private

Remembering Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli

It is 10 years since the death of human rights activist Cao Shunli, who passed away on 14 March 2014...

Parachutes filled with aid boxes float down as planes drop humanitarian aid around various regions in the northern Gaza, Gaza on March 09, 2024. Photo by Omar Qattaa/Anadolu via Getty Images.

Gaza: Airdrops and sea routes are no alternative to aid delivery by land

25 NGOs call on governments to prioritize ceasefire and ground-based humanitarian aid as deaths from malnutrition and disease risk Human...

Hong Kong: Article 23 legislation takes repression to ‘next level' © Getty Images

Hong Kong: Article 23 legislation takes repression to ‘next level’

Responding to the release of the full draft text of Hong Kong’s new national security law – known locally as...

Sudanese refugees queuing up to fetch water in Adre, Eastern Chad, 26 June 2023. Photo by Amnesty International.

Sudan: Internet shutdown threatens delivery of humanitarian and emergency services

A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns in early February poses serious risks to...

A woman sitting in a chair holds a portrait of her late husband, a Mexican journalist who was assassinated for his reporting.

Mexico: Killings of journalists under state protection show urgent need to strengthen federal mechanism

In a new report, Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists urges Mexico to do more to prevent future...
Iranian female students pictured from the back with their hair uncovered and raising their compulsory veils in the air. © private

Iran: Draconian campaign to enforce compulsory veiling laws through surveillance and mass car confiscations 

Iranian authorities are waging a large-scale campaign to enforce repressive compulsory veiling laws through widespread surveillance of women and girls...

Women confronting risks stand in a circle, their arms round one another

Talking women, peace and security in Colombia

Recently, Amnesty Canada organized a meeting to enable four threatened women human rights defenders in Colombia to share their experiences...

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Iraq: Journalist Guhdar Zebari Released After Unjust Detention

On February 17, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) authorities finally released journalist Guhdar Zebari, ending his over three-year wrongful...

A collage of defenders and the environment they seek to protect

Land and water defenders face a new wave of deadly threats in Colombia

It was 3 AM when armed men arrived at the homes of Maria, Luz Angela, and Richar. The three water...

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