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Civil society leaders call on Parliamentary Committee to Ensure Protection of Human Rights for Refugee Claimants crossing into Canada from the United States

As the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration holds hearings as part of its study related to the “Impact of...

Philippines: Duterte’s human rights smears a “classic diversionary tactic”

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte today attacked critics of his deadly ‘war on drugs’, telling human rights activists: “your concern is...

Russia: Lawyer covering torture case flees country after threats

Russian authorities must act immediately to protect Irina Biryukova, a lawyer who has fled the country after releasing a video...

GOVERNMENT OF KENYA MUST STOP THE ONGOING FORCED EVICTIONS THAT WILL RENDER 30,000 KIBRA RESIDENTS HOMELESS

Amnesty International expresses deep concern at community reports this morning that the Kenya Urban Roads Authority is demolishing homes and...

Iraq: Security forces deliberately attack peaceful protesters while internet is disabled

Peaceful protesters in southern Iraq and Baghdad fear authorities are deliberately disabling internet access before security forces attack and open...

EU: European leaders must tackle Hungary’s xenophobic laws head on

Following the European Commission’s new infringement proceedings against Hungary for breaches of EU law ahead of a parliamentary vote on...

Mexico: Government insists on hiding the truth about Ayotzinapa

In reaction to the ruling of the Third Unitary Court of the Nineteenth District on the investigative commission in the...

Rights groups tell Justice Minister that Hassan Diab external review is not enough

OTTAWA – Amnesty International and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) have written to Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to express...

Sierra Leone: Arrest of activist during peaceful protest demonstrates the urgency to reform restrictive laws

Following the arrest and interrogation today of activist Edmond Abu during a peaceful protest in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sabrina Mahtani,...

Nicaragua: Government must end repression after three months of senseless slaughter

Three months after the government of President Daniel Ortega first unleashed its lethal strategy of repression on student demonstrators on...

Turkey: Lifting of state of emergency must pave road back to justice

Responding to the fact that Turkey’s the state of emergency will not be renewed when it expires at the end...

Thailand: Government must re-join path towards abolition of death penalty

The Thai authorities must recognise that the death penalty has no place in any criminal justice system and halt any...

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