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Uganda: Opposition MPs must not be tried in military court

Two opposition MPs arrested and detained in Uganda must be promptly charged and tried in ordinary civilian courts if sufficient...

Turkey: Amnesty Turkey’s Chair released after more than a year behind bars

Following the release of Honorary Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, Taner Kilic after more than fourteen months behind bars, Kumi...

Canada: People with irregular status have the right to access essential health care

Amnesty International and ESCR-Net welcome a ground-breaking decision of the UN Human Rights Committee, which, in upholding a complaint against...

Italy/Malta: Stop playing with refugee and migrants’ lives by closing ports

Responding to news that the authorities in Italy and Malta have closed their ports to Aquarius MV, a rescue ship...

OPEN LETTER URGES PRIME MINISTER TO MAKE GOOD ON HIS COMMITMENT TO THE RIGHT TO HOUSING

OTTAWA (August 14, 2018) – At a press conference in Ottawa today advocates released an open letter to Prime Minister...

Mexico: Amnesty International presents recommendations to president-elect regarding human rights situation

In a memorandum delivered to President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador yesterday, Amnesty International presented findings and concerns regarding the human...

UN: New High Commissioner will enter a tumultuous era for human rights

Responding to the nomination of Michelle Bachelet as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Isha Dyfan, Director...

Open Letter BC Attorney General David Eby

9 August 2018 The Honourable David Eby Attorney General PO Box 9044 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9E2...

Egypt: Amal Fathy referral to trial a shocking case of injustice

Today’s referral to trial of Amal Fathy, an Egyptian activist arrested for posting a video online sharing her experiences of...

Concerns and questions over establishment of Ministry of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction

In a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau (attached), organizations from across Canada have laid out concerns and questions regarding the...

Responsibility for surging death toll in Central Med laid squarely at Europe’s door

The number of people drowning in the Central Mediterranean or being taken back to squalid detention centres in Libya has...

Raqqa civilian killings admission ‘tip of the iceberg’ for US-led Coalition military operation in Syria

After Amnesty International research prompted the US-led military Coalition to admit to killing dozens of civilians in its Raqqa offensive,...

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