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Iran: Stop increasingly ruthless crackdown and investigate deaths of protesters

Iranian authorities must ensure the right to peaceful protest, investigate reports that security forces have unlawfully used firearms against unarmed...

Yemen: Huthis must quash death sentence of Baha’i prisoner of conscience

Responding to the news that Huthi authorities sentenced 52-year-old Yemeni prisoner of conscience Hamid Haydara to death for allegedly collaborating...

Ethiopia: Closure of “torture chamber” could signal new chapter for human rights

Responding to an announcement by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn that all political prisoners will be released and a notorious...

Afghanistan: Horrific Kabul bombing underscores dangers for civilians

Reacting to the deadly attack on Afghan Voice, a news agency, that has killed at least 40 people and wounded...

China: Stop contemptible trials of human rights activists timed for Christmas holiday

Reacting to the news that human rights activist Wu Gan received his verdict and was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment...

Former Soviet states entrenching homophobia and demoralizing LGBTI rights activists

Discrimination, homophobia and Russia’s crusade against non-traditional sexual relationships have helped fuel a worrying rise in hostility towards LGBTI human...

Israel/OPT: Military must end excessive force to avoid further bloodshed

Ahead of planned protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territories tomorrow, and in the wake of the deaths of four Palestinian...

United Nations Sends a Global Rebuke to Trump’s Reckless Jerusalem Policy

Following the approval of a United Nations resolution condemning President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Sherine...

Amnesty International appoints Kumi Naidoo as next Secretary General

Amnesty International has appointed Kumi Naidoo as the next Secretary General of the global human rights movement. From August 2018...

USA: President Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid Over Jerusalem Vote

In response to reports that President Trump has threatened to withhold aid to countries if they vote for a resolution...

Cameroon: Radio France Internationale journalist’s 10 year sentence quashed

In response to today’s Appeal Chamber of the Military Court ruling quashing the 10 year sentence of Radio France International...

Somalia: Refugees pressured to leave Dadaab return to insecurity, drought and hunger

Thousands of Somali refugees who were pressured into leaving the Dadaab camp in Kenya are now facing drought, starvation and...

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