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Brazil: Authorities must bring all those responsible for Marielle Franco’s death to justice Brazilian authorities must prioritize solving the killi

Brazilian authorities must prioritize solving the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, and bring...

Colombia: Authorities must guarantee effective protection of women human rights defenders

Following the killing of Doris Valenzuela, Colombian human rights defender, in Murcia, Spain, on 11 April, Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas...

Amnesty International to BC government: avoid criminalization of pipeline protesters

Amnesty International Canada is calling on the BC government to avoid unjustified criminalization of individuals defying an injunction against protests...

Myanmar: Case against Reuters journalists upheld as media restrictions intensify

Responding to the decision by a Myanmar court to press forward with the criminal case against Reuters journalists, Wa Lone...

Swaziland: Housing demolitions leave dozens homeless

Dozens of people, including more than 30 children, were left homeless after their homes were demolished by 20 armed police...

North Korea: Release of detained woman offers glimmer of hope

The unexpected release of a North Korean woman widely expected to be sentenced to life in a political prison camp,...

Hungary: “We will continue to resist the rollback of human rights”

In the wake of the apparent victory of President Orban’s party, Fidesz, in Hungary’s general election, Amnesty International’s Europe Director,...

Chad: Release of online activist following global campaign must signal end of repression of dissidents

The release of an online activist following a major global campaign should be a first step towards ending the repression...

Turkey: Global stunts and vigils mark 300 days behind bars for Amnesty chair

Letter from Taner Kılıç says solidarity actions “have lifted my spirits” Photographs and spokespeople available Ahead of today’s international day...

Russia: One year after ‘gay purge’ in Chechnya, still no justice for victims

The Russian authorities have abjectly failed to take effective action in response to the violent persecution of gay men in...

Amnesty International welcomes Special Envoy Bob Rae’s report on Myanmar, calls on Canada to implement recommendations without delay

Amnesty international Canada welcomes the final Report of Bob Rae, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to Myanmar, on the grave...

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Crackdown on press freedom not a solution to tackle ‘fake news’

Reacting to reports of the withdrawal of an executive order issued by the central government that allowed journalists’ accreditation to...

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