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Palestinian human rights activist charged under repressive new cybercrimes law

The decision to charge Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro using a controversial Electronic Crimes Law marks a dramatic escalation...

Amnesty International welcomes Canada’s protection of LGBTI refugees from Chechnya

Amnesty International welcomes the initiative of the Canadian government, and non-governmental partners Rainbow Railroad and Russian LGBT Network, which has...

Philippines: Killings of children continue unabated

Responding to the discovery of the body in Gapan City of Reynaldo de Guzman, a 14-year-old boy who had been...

India must urge Myanmar to protect civilians, allow international aid to Rakhine State

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should use his official visit to Myanmar to urge authorities there to take urgent steps...

Colombia: Bilateral ceasefire with the ELN, a historic step forward

The announcement of a ceasefire agreement between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Colombian government is a historic step...

NGO websites latest targets of Egypt’s online clampdown

Responding to the news today that the Egyptian authorities have blocked access to the website of the Egyptian Commission for...

Iran: Campaign to stop destruction of mass grave of those killed in 1988 prison massacre

The Iranian authorities must urgently stop the destruction of a mass grave in the southern city of Ahvaz said...

Lake Chad region: Boko Haram’s renewed campaign sparks sharp rise in civilian deaths

· At least 381 civilians have been killed by Boko Haram since April 2017 in Cameroon and Nigeria amid a...

Cambodia: Closure of newspaper points to escalating crackdown

The Cambodian authorities’ closure of the country’s longest running English-language newspaper today represents a new and disturbing escalation in the...

Myanmar: Restrictions on international aid putting thousands at risk

The Myanmar authorities’ restrictions on international aid in Rakhine state is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in...

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Government must deliver on pledge to end child mining labour by 2025

In response to the commitment made this week by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to eliminate...

Amnesty International USA and Texas Groups Urge U.S. Government to Protect Immigrants’ Rights in Harvey’s Wake

Amnesty International USA Release NEW YORK – A letter from Amnesty International USA and local Texas groups Grassroots Leadership and...

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