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Eswatini: Next government must seize opportunity to end suppression of human rights

The next government of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) must bring an end to the long record of human rights violations that...

Israel/OPT: Six Palestinians killed within 24 hours, some deaths may involve war crimes

The deaths of six Palestinians within just 24 hours is a horrific demonstration of the unnecessary or excessive force deployed...

Bangladesh: New Digital Security Act imposes dangerous restrictions on freedom of expression

Responding to the newly enacted Digital Security Act 2018 in Bangladesh which has drawn serious concerns for press freedom and...

International Women’s Rights Coalition Calls on Montreal Summit of Women Foreign Ministers to Champion Women Human Rights Defenders at UN General Assembly

A coalition of women’s rights organizations is calling on women foreign ministers participating in a precedent-setting meeting in Montreal this...

Egypt: Unprecedented crackdown on freedom of expression under al-Sisi turns Egypt into open-air prison

The crackdown on freedom of expression under Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi has reached alarming new levels unparalleled in Egypt’s recent...

Hungary: Failure to quash terror charges against Syrian man a devastating blow for justice

Following a decision by Hungary’s Court of Appeal to uphold the conviction of a Syrian man, Ahmed H, for “complicity...

Zimbabwe: Doubts over Commission of Inquiry’s independence puts justice for post-election killings at risk

The Zimbabwean authorities must bolster the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry into the country’s post-election killings if victims’ families...

Turkey: Detention of protesting construction workers an attempt to stifle legitimate protest

The order by an Istanbul court to remand 24 construction workers and union leaders in prison pending trial is a...

South Sudan: Government troops and militias given free rein to commit new atrocities

The staggering brutality of a recent military offensive in South Sudan – including murder of civilians, systematic rape of women...

Hungary: 100,000 demand release of Syrian man convicted of ‘terrorism’ for throwing a few stones

Ahead of tomorrow’s appeal court decision in the case against Ahmed H, a Syrian man sentenced to seven years in...

One Year On, Progress Flounders on Critical Recommendations to Canada by UN’s Top Anti-Racism Body

More than one year after the United Nations’ top anti-racism body raised serious concerns in its review of Canada’s track...

Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Adjournment of Abousfian Abdelrazik’s Human Rights Case

Amnesty International is deeply disappointed by the adjournment of Abousfian Abdelrazik’s civil case against the federal government in which he...

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