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Yemen: Saudi Arabia-led coalition uses banned Brazilian cluster munitions on residential areas

Amnesty International has corroborated new evidence the Saudi Arabia-led coalition recently fired Brazilian-manufactured rockets containing banned cluster munitions striking three...

USA: WikiLeaks revelation on CIA hacking underscores how vulnerable our privacy really is

In response to WikiLeaks’ publication of thousands of documents on the United States Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) hacking tools, Sherif...

The Future is Feminist: Femmy Awards to Highlight Local Women’s Rights Defenders on International Women’s Day

March 8, 2017: Six feminist leaders are being recognized with Femmy Awards for their tireless work advancing women’s human rights...

Indonesia: Blasphemy sentences are an injustice that must be reversed

The Indonesian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release three people convicted under the country’s blasphemy laws for peacefully practicing their...

Nepal: Investigation urgently needed after police shoot protesters dead

Nepal’s authorities must promptly investigate the security forces who opened fire on a crowd of protestors in Saptari district in...

Colombia: Paramilitaries force hundreds off their homes as conflict persists

The forced displacement of 300 people from a community in North West Colombia by a paramilitary group is tragic evidence...

Philippines: The death penalty is an inhumane, unlawful and ineffective response to drugs

The adoption of a draft law by the Philippine House of Representatives to revive the death penalty sets the country...

Sudan: Opportunity to investigate Darfur chemical attacks must not be squandered

Member states of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) must demand a proper investigation into alleged chemical...

Hungary: container camp bill is flagrant violation of international law

Responding to the Hungarian Parliament’s adoption of a set of amendments allowing for the automatic detention of all asylum seekers...

USA: Trump’s revised travel ban will stir hatred and division

In response to President Trump’s new Executive Order to reinstate the suspension of the USA’s refugee resettlement programme and establish...

Commission of Investigation into ‘Mother and Baby homes’ must ensure truth and accountability for past human rights abuses

DUBLIN, 3 March 2017 – Amnesty International has called on the Irish government to ensure that the Commission of Investigation...

Ottawa Femmy Awards event to Highlight Women’s Rights Defenders on International Women’s Day

On March 8, six Ottawa-area feminist leaders will be recognized with Femmy Awards for their tireless work advancing women’s human...

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