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Sri Lanka: Authorities must exercise restraint in use of force and facilitate the right to peaceful assembly

Responding to the news that one protestor had been killed and dozens injured as a result of the unlawful use...

A woman in a dark suit (Virginia Laparra) presses her fist to a window that is re-enforced by a metal grate.

Guatemala: Prisoner of conscience Virginia Laparra jailed one year ago

Guatemalan prosecutor Virginia Laparra was unjustly imprisoned for taking on corruption, Amnesty International says....
Image of the Guapinol river with a painted rock with the inscription 'Rio Guapinol'

Honduran water defenders under attack

Download a copy of the 2nd UA 03/23 below Attacks on Honduran water defenders in the community of Guapinol persist...

Victims’ rights in Ukraine must be central

The international community must develop a robust plan to support victims’ rights in Ukraine. The international community must develop a...

Amnesty International Canada’s submission to public consultations on a potential free trade agreement between Canada and Ecuador

This submission by Amnesty International Canada is in response to the Government of Canada’s invitation to consult with Canadian stakeholders...

A middled-aged man with a brown mustache wearing a brown jacket over a white, collared shirt.

Nicaragua: The Ortega government’s new pattern of repression

In February 2023, the Nicaraguan government deported 300 people, many of them human rights activists, and stripped them of their...
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Deadly repression of Peru protests shows ‘systematic racism’

Amnesty International has released the initial findings of its investigation into the state response to the recent protests in Peru....
A man wearing a traditional Arab robe called a "thawb" is standing at a lectern giving a speech at a conference.

Climate: UAE state oil firm’s expansion plans prove CEO is unfit to lead COP28 climate talks

Amnesty International is re-iterating its call for Sultan al-Jaber to resign from the United Arab Emirates' state oil company....
Hundreds of people marching in the streets with Nicaraguan flags.

Nicaragua: 222 people stripped of citizenship, deported to U.S.

The 222 Nicaraguans had been held under arbitrary detention in their home country for exercising their rights....

Iran: Shameful anniversary celebrations amid decades of mass killings and cover-ups

The Iranian authorities’ refusal to acknowledge let alone ensure accountability for the 1988 prison massacres – the worst incident of...

Hong Kong: Case against 47 pro-democracy figures must be dropped as politically motivated trial begins

As Hong Kong’s biggest national security law trial of 47 democracy advocates began today, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Hana...

Israel/OPT: Palestinian lives in peril as Israel reinforces apartheid

Israeli authorities must dismantle the system of apartheid which is causing so much suffering and bloodshed, Amnesty International said today....

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