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Tunisia: Political activists unjustly detained

Since February 2023, Tunisian authorities have opened criminal investigations against at least 21 people including political opposition activists, lawyers, and...

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Amnesty International Secretary General in Peru to present report on state repression

Amnesty International has asked to meet with President Boluarte to discuss the report, which details lethal repression by Peru state...
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Iran: At least 7 people face imminent execution

At least seven individuals in Iran are under sentence of death in connection with nationwide protests. Dozens of others are...

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Bahrain: Prisoner of conscience, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja denied healthcare

Danish-Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has not been seen by a cardiologist since he experienced cardiac arrhythmia in jail...

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Three men in Iran are at imminent risk of execution. Names from left to right: Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaghoubi © Private

Iran: International community must take bold action to prevent the execution of three tortured protesters

Responding to fears over the imminent execution in Iran of three protesters – Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi...

Toronto Solidarity Protest against Uganda’s ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill’ March 2023. Photo by: Brayo Bryans v

Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ Hate in Canada Must End

An earlier version of this article erroneously reported Norfolk County voted to exclude pride and other non-civic flags from being...

Activists attend a candlelight vigil against the impending execution of Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore, outside the Singaporean embassy in Kuala Lumpur on November 8, 2021. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Amnesty International Death Penalty Report 2022

Recorded executions worldwide in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years. According to the Amnesty International Death Penalty Report...

People gather in front of the Palace of Justice (Palais De Justice) to protest, as they demand the release of those who stormed the banks on Friday in an attempt to retrieve their savings frozen in the banking system in Beirut, Lebanon on September 19, 2022.

Amnesty International urges social security protection for all

Amnesty International is calling this week for social security to be made available to everyone worldwide after a series of...

On May 11, 2023 the UN HRC will hold a special session on the Sudan conflict

Sudan: UN Human Rights Council’s special session on Sudan should establish an investigative mechanism

Responding to news that the United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Sudan on 11 May...

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Joint statement: Canada’s new law on forced, child labour in supply chains won’t work

Passed Wednesday, Bill S-211 only compels companies to issue reports and risks making the problem worse by providing the appearance...
Two police officers in riot gear hold shields while another police officer behind them fires a gun.

Canada must stop arms exports to Peru amid deadly repression of protests

Amnesty International urges Canada to suspend arms exports to Peru in light of the Peruvian state’s lethal crackdown of recent...
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