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Syria: Nowhere to hide for civilians killed by reported Russian air strike in Arbin

Responding to reports that an alleged Russian air strike using an incendiary weapon burned to death 37 civilians – mainly...

Citing grave concerns, Amnesty International Canada withdraws from reporting process on Human Rights and Free Trade between Canada and Colombia

In an open letter to Cheryl Urban, Director General of the Latin America and Caribbean Bureau at Global Affairs Canada,...

Yemen: Three years on, US and UK arms supplies to Saudi Arabia-led coalition are devastating civilian lives

A Saudi Arabia-led coalition attack with a US-manufactured bomb, which turned a civilian home into rubble and killed or injured...

Mauritania: Growing repression of human rights defenders who denounce discrimination and slavery

Government continues to deny the existence of slavery but thousands remain enslaved Activists have faced arrest and torture simply for...

Zimbabwe: Commuting death sentences a commendable first step

In response to the decision by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to commute the death sentences of prisoners who have been on...

Israel/OPT: Palestinian child activist Ahed Tamimi sentenced to 8 months in prison

The continued imprisonment of Palestinian child activist Ahed Tamimi is a flagrant attempt to intimidate those who dare challenge the...

Iraq: Alarming reports of more than 3,000 people facing death over terror-related offences

Responding to an Associated Press report that Iraqi authorities have detained or imprisoned at least 19,000 people accused of links...

Nigeria: Authorities must ensure Dapchi schoolgirls’ welfare

Responding to today’s release of 101 of the schoolgirls abducted from a school in Dapchi, northern Nigeria by the armed...

Social media campaign targets Apple over privacy betrayal for Chinese iCloud users

New Amnesty campaign launches as Apple chief executive Tim Cook co-chairs business forum in Beijing Millions of Chinese iCloud users...

Amnesty International USA joins March for Our Lives Against Gun Violence

Amnesty International USA will have member and staff-led delegations in 14 cities around the country as part of the March...

Online abuse of women thrives as Twitter fails to respect women’s rights

On the day Twitter celebrates 12 years since the first tweet, Amnesty launches a new campaign challenging the company’s failure...

Colombia: Killing of the son of a murdered human rights defender denotes a lack of comprehensive protection of rights defenders and their families

Amnesty International condemns the murder of Javier Bernardo Cuero Ortíz, son of Bernardo Cuero Bravo, on 19 March 2018 in...

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